Binura Fernando

Binura Fernando
Personal information
Full name	Binura Fernando
Born	12 July 1995 (age 29); Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Ragama Rambo,
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–present);
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
	SSC
2020	Jaffna Stallions
2021	Kandy Warriors
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 February 2024

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]

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

^ "21 හැවිරිදි කොලු ගැටයා නොවන්නට වසන්තය යනවා සත්තයි". aboutceylon. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "Binura Fernando". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Five uncapped players in SL squad for Pakistan T20s". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ "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.
^ "Kusal Perera named new Sri Lanka ODI captain; Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Dhaka, May 28 2021, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "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

[1] "21 හැවිරිදි කොලු ගැටයා නොවන්නට වසන්තය යනවා සත්තයි". aboutceylon. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

[Bio-2] "Binura Fernando". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

[2018SLC-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.

[Squad-8] "Five uncapped players in SL squad for Pakistan T20s". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[T20I-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.

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