Nuwanidu Fernando

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Nuwanidu Fernando
Personal information
Full nameMuthuthanthirige Nuwanidu Keshawa Fernando
Born (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 22)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 9 12 11
Runs scored 441 213 256
Batting average 29.40 21.30 28.44
100s/50s 1/0 0/1 0/1
Top score 109 68 61*
Balls bowled 252 – 12
Wickets 1 – –
Bowling average 141.00 – –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/71 – –
Catches/stumpings 4/– 9/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2021

Muthuthanthirige Nuwanidu Keshawa Fernando (born 13 October 1999) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Panadura Sports Club in the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament on 28 December 2016.[2]

In December 2017, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[4]

In October 2018, he was the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, with 195 runs in five matches.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 18 February 2019.[6] He made his List A debut on 14 December 2019, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament.[7] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[8] In March 2021, he was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.[9] In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[10] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nuwanidu Fernando". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier B at Panadura, Dec 28-30 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup, 2018/19 - Sri Lanka Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Group D, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Kaluthara, Feb 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Group A, SLC Invitation Limited Over Tournament at Colombo (SSC), Dec 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  9. ^ "SSC blow up Army to regain title after 16 years". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

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