Binura Fernando (born 12 July 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka national team in limited over internationals.[2]

Binura Fernando
Personal information
Full name
Binura Fernando
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NicknameRagama Rambo,[1]
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft arm medium fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 195)28 May 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI4 July 2021 v England
T20I debut (cap 54)30 July 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I04 March 2024 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
SSC
2020Jaffna Stallions
2021Kandy Warriors
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 4 14 25 41
Runs scored 26 30 683 264
Batting average 8.66 15.00 25.29 13.89
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/5 0/1
Top score 17 20 82 61
Balls bowled 152 277 2,604 1,741
Wickets 2 14 60 58
Bowling average 68.00 27.57 25.38 23.34
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/33 2/12 9/70 6/28
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– 7/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 February 2024

Early and domestic career

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He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[3] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[4] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6] In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[7]

International career

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He was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan in July 2015.[8] He made his T20I debut on 30 July 2015. He took his first international wicket by bowling Shahid Afridi.[9]

In May 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[10] He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka on 28 May 2021, against Bangladesh.[11] In September 2021, Fernando was named as one of four reserve players in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[12]

Playing Style

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He is known for his ability to generate awkward bounce from a height of 6'7", and swing the ball.

References

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  1. ^ "21 හැවිරිදි කොලු ගැටයා නොවන්නට වසන්තය යනවා සත්තයි". aboutceylon. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Binura Fernando". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Five uncapped players in SL squad for Pakistan T20s". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Jul 30, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Kusal Perera named new Sri Lanka ODI captain; Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Dhaka, May 28 2021, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Theekshana, Jayawickrema make the cut as Sri Lanka announce T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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