Asitha Fernando

Sri Lankan cricketer

Asitha Fernando
Personal information
Full name
Asitha Madusanka Fernando
Born (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26)
Katuneriya, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 153)3 January 2021 v South Africa
Last Test24 April 2023 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 181)8 July 2017 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI30 November 2022 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 97)1 September 2022 v Bangladesh
Last T20I6 September 2022 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2020Chilaw Marians
2018–2019Nondescripts
2020Galle Gladiators
2022–presentColombo
2022Jaffna Kings
2023Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 13 7 3 48
Runs scored 36 1 10 156
Batting average 3.27 1.00 10.00 4.58
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 10 1* 10* 30
Balls bowled 1,971 270 113 5,936
Wickets 41 5 2 151
Bowling average 26.85 53.80 51.00 22.88
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 8
10 wickets in match 1 – 0 1
Best bowling 6/51 2/23 1/51 7/139
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 0/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 February 2024
Medal record

Asitha Madusanka Fernando (born 31 July 1997) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer currently plays all three formats of the game as the frontline bowler.[1]

Under 19 and domestic career

Prior to his Test selection, he was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2] He was the leading pace bowler in the World Cup for Sri Lanka who finished the tournament as semi-finalists courtesy of bowling performances of Fernando and Lahiru Kumara.[3]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 24 February 2018.[4]

In March 2018, he was named in Dumbulla's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[5][6] The following month, he was also named in Dambulla's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[7] He was the leading wicket-taker for Dambulla in the tournament, with six dismissals in three matches.[8]

In August 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[9] In March 2019, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[10]

In January 2020, in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, he took six wickets for eight runs for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club.[11] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Galle Gladiators for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[12] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[13]

International career

In July 2016 he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Australia, but he did not play.[14]

Fernando was included in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against Zimbabwe. He made his ODI debut on 8 July 2017 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe, but did not able to take a wicket.[15] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in July 2017.

In February 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh, but he did not play.[16] In May 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.[17]

In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[18] In August 2019, he was named in a twenty-two man squad for Sri Lanka's Test series against New Zealand.[19][20] However, he was not named in the final fifteen-man squad for the first Test.[21] In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[22] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[23] The Sri Lanka team won the silver medal, after they lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in the final.[24]

In December 2019, he was added to Sri Lanka's Test squad for their tour to Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20. He replaced Suranga Lakmal, who was ruled out of the tour due to dengue fever.[25] In March 2020, he was added to Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against the West Indies, replacing Nuwan Pradeep.[26]

In December 2020, Fernando was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[27] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka, against South Africa, on 3 January 2021.[28][29] In February 2021, Fernando was named in Sri Lanka's T20I squad for their series against the West Indies.[30] In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[31]

In May 2022, in the second match of the series against Bangladesh, Fernando took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, with 6/51.[32] In August 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's T20I squad for the 2022 Asia Cup.[33] He made his T20I debut on 1 September 2022, against Bangladesh.[34]

References

  1. ^ "Asitha Fernando". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ "SL include Charana Nanayakkara in U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Asitha Fernando six seals tight win for Sri Lanka U-19s". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Group C, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo, Feb 24 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament: Dambulla Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Ashen, Asitha and Lasanda light up SLC Invitational T20". The Papare. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Siriwardana left out of Sri Lanka squad for first Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Hambantota, Jul 8, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Sri Lanka pick Asitha for T20 series, Jeevan Mendis returns". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Udawatte, Rajitha, Vandersay picked for West Indies Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  19. ^ "New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019 – fixtures revised". The Papare. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Chandimal, Dananjaya, Dilruwan back in SL Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for first Test announced". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  23. ^ "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  24. ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  25. ^ "Suranga Lakmal out of Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan with dengue". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  26. ^ "Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva out of West Indies T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  27. ^ "Sri Lanka to take 22 players to South Africa". The Papare. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  28. ^ "2nd Test, Johannesburg, Jan 3 - Jan 7 2021, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Fernando and Bhanuka – All you need to know about Sri Lanka's latest Test debutants". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Shanaka named as Sri Lankan T20I captain for West Indies tour". BD Crictime. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Asitha, Mathews, Chandimal star in Sri Lanka's series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  33. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Asia Cup 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  34. ^ "5th Match, Group B (N), Dubai (DSC), September 01, 2022, Asia Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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