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Binura Fernando
බිනුර ප්‍රනන්දු
Personal information
Full name
Binura Fernando
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 54)30 July 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I1 August 2015 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
SSC
2020Jaffna Stallions
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 2 7 6 10
Runs scored 8 182 32 12
Batting average 26.00 32.00 4.00
100s/50s -/- -/- -/-
Top score 8* 40* 12* 8*
Balls bowled 44 804 294 225
Wickets 3 28 8 20
Bowling average 23.66 17.21 27.37 13.75
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 1 0 0
Best bowling 2/33 9/70 3/40 4/26
Catches/stumpings -/– 1/- 7/- 1/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 October 2016

Binura Fernando (born 12 July 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He is a past student of D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo.

Early and domestic career

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.[2] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[3]

International career

He was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan in July 2015.[4] He made his T20I debut on 30 July 2015. He took his first international wicket by bowling Shahid Afridi.[5]

On 21 January 2021, Fernando tested positive for COVID-19.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Binura Fernando". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Five uncapped players in SL squad for Pakistan T20s". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka's Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne test Covid-19-positive ahead of West Indies tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2021.