Avishka Fernando
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| Full name | Weerahandige Inol Avishka Fernando | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 April 1998 Wadduwa, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI (cap 175) | 31 August 2016 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weerahandige Inol Avishka Fernando (born 5 April 1998), or Avishka Fernando, is a professional Sri Lankan ODI cricketer from Wadduwa, Sri Lanka. He is a past student of St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa.
Youth Career
Avishka Fernando has the record for scoring the most number of runs in Youth ODI history for Sri Lanka(1379 runs)[1]He too has the record for scoring the most number of centuries for Sri Lanka in Youth ODI history(4).[2]
He was also the part of the Sri Lankan team which won the ACC Emerging teams asia cup 2017 by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets.[3]
Rising in ranks
He hit 95 from 96 balls in Sri Lanka's victory over England in the quarter-final of the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, and later in the year would hit two consecutive hundreds against the same opposition, this time in a bilateral series in England.[4] Sri Lanka U-19s whitewashed England U-19s for the first time in England as well.
International career
As an 18-year-old, he has been picked in Sri Lankan ODI squad for their home series against Australia.[5] He earned his first call-up to the national ODI team without having played any T20 or List A or first-class cricket. He made his One Day International debut for Sri Lanka against Australia on 31 August 2016 at Dambulla. He was dismissed for a duck after facing two balls from Mitchell Starc.[6]
Youth One Day International centuries
| Youth One Day International centuries of Avishka Fernando | |||||||
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| No | Runs | Against | Venue | Year | |||
| 1 | 127 | Australia | Colts Cricket Club Ground | 2014 | |||
| 2 | 117 | England | County Cricket Ground, | 2016 | |||
| 3 | 138 | England | St Lawrence Ground | 2016 | |||
| 4 | 108 | Zimbabwe | Boland Park | 2017 | |||
References
- ↑ "Cricket Records | Records | Sri Lanka Under-19s | Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ↑ "Cricket Records | Records | Sri Lanka Under-19s | Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals | Most hundreds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Under-23 Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ↑ "SL U-19 versus England U19". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Fernando (19 August 2016). "18-year-old Avishka Fernando in Sri Lanka ODI squad". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: Sri Lanka v Australia at Dambulla, Aug 31, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2016.