Vishwa Fernando
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| Full name | Muthuthanthrige Vishwa Thilina Fernando | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 September 1991 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Left handed medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 137) | 4 August 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vishwa Fernando (born 18 September 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan Test cricketer and first class cricketer.[1]
Early career
He played in the tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indian national cricket team in August 2015 and was called up for the 15-man squad for the three-match series.[2] In July 2016 he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Australia.[3]
International call
Despite he has been a regular contender for the international cricket in many times, he could not play any match due to heavy fast bowling attack Sri Lanka had. But, when all four major fast bowlers were injured; Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera and Suranga Lakmal, Fernando played his debut Test match in the second Test against Australia on 4 August 2016 as the main pacer. In his first over, he took the wicket of Joe Burns. In rest of the match, he did not ball at all, where Sri Lankan spinners dominated the whole match by taking 19 wickets in two Australian innings.[4] However, Sri Lanka won the match by 229 runs, to secure the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy for the first time.[5]
References
- ↑ "Vishwa Fernando". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "India tour of Sri Lanka, Tour Match: Sri Lanka Board President's XI v Indians at Colombo (RPS), Aug 6-8, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Siriwardana left out of Sri Lanka squad for first Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ "Perera bowls Sri Lanka to series triumph". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, 2016 - 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2016.