Binura Fernando
Sri Lankan cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| Full name | Binura Fernando | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1995 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ragama Rambo,[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left arm medium fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 195) | 28 May 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 July 2021 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 54) | 30 July 2015 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 2 January 2025 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020 | Jaffna Stallions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Kandy Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[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
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
He is known for his ability to generate awkward bounce from a height of 6'7", and swing the ball.
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