Binura Fernando

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

Binura Fernando
බිනුර ප්‍රනන්දු
Personal information
Full nameBinura Fernando
Born (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995
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

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.
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