Dilhara Fernando

Dilhara Fernando

Fernando in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando
Born	(1979-07-19) 19 July 1979 (age 45) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2000–2016)
Test debut (cap 82)	14 June 2000 v Pakistan
Last Test	8 July 2012 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 106)	9 January 2001 v South Africa
Last ODI	11 January 2012 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 3)	15 June 2006 v England
Last T20I	14 February 2016 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997/98–2015/16	Sinhalese Sports Club
2008	Worcestershire
2008–2011	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 40 147 18 121 Runs scored 249 239 25 590 Batting average 8.30 9.19 5.00 7.46 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 39* 20 21 42 Balls bowled 6,181 6,507 378 15,764 Wickets 100 187 18 315 Bowling average 37.84 30.20 25.77 30.46 5 wickets in innings 3 1 0 6 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/42 6/27 3/19 6/29 Catches/stumpings 10/– 27/– 3/- 40/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Sri Lanka ICC Cricket World Cup Runner-up 2007 West-Indies Runner-up 2011 India–Bangladesh–Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2023

Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando (Sinhala: දිල්හාර ප්‍රනාන්දු; born 19 July 1979) is a former professional Sri Lankan international cricketer. He played as a right-handed pace bowler and was a key member of the Sri Lankan teams which finished as runners-up in the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups.

Fernando is best known for his rare technique when bowling the slower ball by splitting the fingers on the ball as it is released.