Dilhara Fernando      

Sri Lanka

Full name Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando

Born July 19, 1979, Colombo

Current age 31 years 79 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Mumbai Indians,Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Board President's XI,Worcestershire

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	34	40	13	198	36*	7.33	625	31.68	0	0	22	1	10	0
ODIs	139	56	32	237	20	9.87	382	62.04	0	0	19	2	26	0
T20Is	15	5	2	24	21	8.00	20	120.00	0	0	4	0	2	0
First-class	100	98	28	505	42	7.21			0	0			38	0
List A	197	82	43	320	21*	8.20			0	0			41	0
Twenty20	38	13	7	36	21	6.00	35	102.85	0	0	5	0	9	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	34	59	5314	3188	89	5/42	7/95	35.82	3.59	59.7	3	3	0
ODIs	139	133	6080	5270	176	6/27	6/27	29.94	5.20	34.5	3	1	0
T20Is	15	15	318	392	16	3/19	3/19	24.50	7.39	19.8	0	0	0
First-class	100		13443	7980	269	6/29		29.66	3.56	49.9		6	0
List A	197		8764	7287	272	6/27	6/27	26.79	4.98	32.2	5	2	0
Twenty20	38	38	834	1024	49	4/14	4/14	20.89	7.36	17.0	2	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Jun 14-17, 2000 scorecard
Last Test	Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Jul 26-30, 2010 scorecard
Test statistics	- Statsguru Test analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  Test match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Bowling match list  Best innings bowling  Best match bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
ODI debut	South Africa v Sri Lanka at Paarl, Jan 9, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI	Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 16, 2010 scorecard
ODI statistics	- Statsguru ODI analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  ODI match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Best innings bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
T20I debut	England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	India v Sri Lanka at Mohali, Dec 12, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics	- Statsguru T20I analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  T20I match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Best innings bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
First-class debut	1997/98
Last First-class	Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Jul 26-30, 2010 scorecard
List A debut	1998/99
Last List A	Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 16, 2010 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, Apr 25, 2010 scorecard

Profile

When Fernando burst onto the international scene, young and raw, he soon inspired hope that he would be the long-term replacement for Chaminda Vaas as the cutting edge of the pace attack. He has natural pace - six months after his debut he was timed at 91.9 mph in Durban - hits the pitch hard and moves the ball off the seam. During the early years he paid for his inconsistent line and length, but then worked hard with Rumesh Ratnayake in the Fast Bowling Unit and became more reliable. He also learnt the art of reverse swing and developed a well-disguised slower ball. His career, though, has been plagued with injury. He suffered his second stress fracture of the back in 12 months in January 2004 and missed the entire home series against Australia. However, he has now been slowly nursed back to full fitness and after playing for Sri Lanka A in New Zealand, he has won his place back in the squad. He struggled to hold down a regular spot, especially in the Test team, and was again struck by injury in 2005. However, he fought his way back for the one-day leg of the tour of England and, although he is having to look over his shoulder at the young seamers, has forced off the attention of Nuwan Zoysa for a place in the 2007 World Cup squad. But he remains a wild card that can either win or lose a match in one spell. Worcestershire thought of him as a winner, however, when they signed him for the final few weeks of their Championship campaign in 2008. thanks crickinfo.com