Dilhara Fernando
85Sri Lanka · PACE · 2001 to 2012 · on scorecards: CRD Fernando
BATTING
- Matches
- 147
- Innings
- 61
- Runs
- 239
- Average
- 9.19
- Strike rate
- 60.96
- High score
- 20
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 187
- Average
- 30.2
- Economy
- 5.2
- Strike rate
- 34.7
- Best figures
- 6/27
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 27 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 15
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dilhara Fernando played 139 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2012. The first came against South Africa at Boland Park, and the last against South Africa at Boland Park in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 160 wickets at 29.1 in 126 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 27 against England at R Premadasa Stadium in 2007. In all: 1 five-wicket haul.
With the ball: 52 wickets at 21.2 at home and 56 wickets at 39.0 away. The most wickets came against England: 36 wickets at 20.1 in 16 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 18 ODIs and 26 wickets at 20.0. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 74 of the ODIs Dilhara Fernando played and lost 60.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 139 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 31 | England | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2007 | Lost |
| 19 | 17 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
| 13* | 10 | India | Wanderers Stadium | 2003 | Lost |
| 13 | 11 | Bangladesh | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
| 12* | 29 | South Africa | Mangaung Oval | 2001 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/27 | 8 | England | R Premadasa Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 4/24 | 9 | Bangladesh | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 4/36 | 10 | Africa XI | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 4/48 | 10 | England | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2002 | Lost |
| 3/19 | 8 | Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium | 2005 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 29 | 72 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 28 | 42.46 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 12 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 15 | 33.53 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 15 | 7.50 | 0/0 | 29 | 27.14 |
| England | 16 | 64 | 10.67 | 0/0 | 36 | 20.06 |
| South Africa | 15 | 28 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 79.71 |
| Bangladesh | 11 | 13 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 2 | 0.67 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.59 |
| Australia | 8 | 13 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 49.75 |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 44.75 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 15.71 |
| Africa XI | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 9.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Kenya | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 40.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 104 | 14.86 | 0/0 | 52 | 21.19 |
| Away | 55 | 75 | 6.82 | 0/0 | 56 | 38.96 |
| Neutral | 49 | 52 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 70 | 27.67 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126 | 223 | 9.70 | 0/0 | 160 | 29.08 |
| 2010s | 13 | 8 | 2.67 | 0/0 | 18 | 31.56 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 18 | 53 | 13.25 | 0/0 | 26 | 20.04 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 10 | 49 | 16.33 | 0/0 | 11 | 35.64 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 6 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 11 | 15.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 2 | 0.67 | 0/0 | 8 | 21.25 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 6 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 14 | 16.71 |
| National Cricket Stadium | 4 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 31.80 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2001 at Boland Park
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2012 at Boland Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 19 July 1979
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 392
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
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