Vishwa Fernando

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Fullname
Muthuthanthrige Vishwa Thilina Fernando
Born (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 34)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-handed
Vishwa Fernando
Fernando playing for Yorkshire in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Muthuthanthrige Vishwa Thilina Fernando
Born (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 34)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsNuwanidu Fernando (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 137)4 August 2016 v Australia
Last Test25 June 2025 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 182)20 August 2017 v India
Last ODI6 March 2019 v South Africa
Only T20I (cap 74)20 December 2017 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2016Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
2020Kandy Tuskers
2023–presentChattogram Challengers
2023Durham
2024Yorkshire
2025Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 27 8 1 129
Runs scored 159 30 2 784
Batting average 6.91 15.0 9.22
100s/50s –/– –/– –/– –/–
Top score 38 7* 2 41
Balls bowled 4272 297 12 16575
Wickets 79 5 349
Bowling average 32.07 67.40 - 29.22
5 wickets in innings 1 11
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/101 1/35 5/14
Catches/stumpings 7/– –/– –/– 39/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2025

Muthuthanthrige Vishwa Thilina Fernando (born 18 September 1991), commonly as Vishwa Fernando, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who represents the national side in all three formats.[1] He had his education in St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa. He is the elder brother of the emerging cricketer Nuwanidu Fernando.

He played in the tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI vs Indian national cricket team in August 2015 and was called up for the 15-man squad for the three-match series.[2] In July 2016 he was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Australia.[3]

In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[4][5] The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[6]

In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[7] In March 2019, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[8] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[9]

International career

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