Dilhara Fernando is a right handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler who plays for Sri Lanka cricket team. The other teams for whom he has played are Worcestershire, Sinhalese Sports Club, Mumbai Indians and Asia XI.

Fernando debuted in Test cricket on 14th June 2000 at Colombo against Pakistan. In the 1st innings, he was unbeaten on 5 in 21 deliveries. He bowled 15.5 overs, out of which 1 was maiden and conceded 53 runs while taking 2 wickets. In the 2nd innings, he was bowled by Wasim Akram for no score when he had faced 4 deliveries. He bowled 3 overs, none of which were maiden, conceded 14 runs and did not take any wicket. Pakistan won this match by 5 wickets. Fernando debuted in One day cricket on 9th January 2001at Paarl against South Africa. In his match, he did not get an opportunity to bat. He bowled 7 overs, none of which were maidens, conceded 54 runs and failed to take a wicket. South Africa won this match by 8 wickets.

Career Highlights

Fernando has played in 30 Test matches and has scored 184 runs at a batting average of 7.07 and strike rate of 30.46. He has hit 20 boundaries and 1 sixer and has taken 10 catches. He has bowled 4700 deliveries and has conceded 2848 runs while taking 84 wickets. His bowling average has been 33.90 and economy rate 3.63. Fernando has taken part in 128 One day Internationals in which he has scored 201 runs at a batting average of 10.05 and strike rate of 60. He has bowled 5520 deliveries and has conceded 4766 runs while taking 163 wickets. His bowling average has been 29.23 and economy 5.18.