Binura Fernando

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
Nickname	Ragama Rambo,[1]
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left arm medium fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2015–2022)
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	04 March 2024 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	SSC
2020	Jaffna Stallions
2021	Kandy 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

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.

References

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.

External links

• Binura Fernando at ESPNcricinfo