Player profile
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Role
- Bowler
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Born
- 31 Jul 1997 Age 29
- Recorded matches
- 12178 internationals
Asitha Fernando is a bowler from Sri Lanka with 121 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 78 internationals (28 Tests, 43 ODIs, 7 T20Is).
Batting: 134 runs across all recorded formats, with 0 hundreds and 0 fifties; the most runs came in Test cricket (59) and the highest recorded score is 14.
Bowling: 214 wickets in recorded matches, 97 of them in Test cricket, with 3 five-wicket hauls.
Career figures by format
Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.
| Format | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 28 | 41 | 59 | 11 | 2.95 | 22.5 | 0/0 | 97 | 26.74 | 3.47 | 3 |
| ODI | 43 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 3.50 | 45.2 | 0/0 | 59 | 32.24 | 6.06 | 0 |
| T20I | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | – | 220.0 | 0/0 | 4 | 52.00 | 10.40 | 0 |
| T20 (league and domestic) | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 20.0 | 0/0 | 20 | 40.05 | 10.10 | 0 |
| T10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0 | – | 14.60 | 0 |
| First-class | 12 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 4.86 | 31.8 | 0/0 | 30 | 32.50 | 3.47 | 0 |
| List A | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 43.00 | 5.64 | 0 |
Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.
Asitha Fernando at a glance
FairPlay holds 26 complete scorecards featuring Asitha Fernando, most recently for Sri Lanka (T20 and shorter, one-day, first-class).
In those matches Asitha Fernando batted 18 times for 23 runs at a strike rate of 29.11. The highest score was 7 off 10 balls against Pakistan.
With the ball: 41 wickets from 276 overs, an economy rate of 5.35. Best figures: 5 for 130 against West Indies.
How the 9 dismissals happened: caught 6, bowled 2, run out 1.
These matches were played at 12 different grounds.
Figures in FairPlay's scorecards
| 18 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 2.56 | 29.11 | 0/0 |
| 28 | 276 | 28 | 1,477 | 41 | 5/130 | 5.35 |
Match by match
Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.
| Date | Match | Batting | Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Pakistan v Sri LankaBat 6* (5) · Bowl 2/72 (9) | ||
| 29 Oct 2026 | Sri Lanka v EnglandBat 1 (3) · Bowl 2/63 (10) | ||
| 27 Oct 2026 | Pakistan v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 1/34 (6) | ||
| 22 Oct 2026 | Sri Lanka v EnglandBat 1* (1) · Bowl 1/68 (10) | ||
| 18 Oct 2026 | Pakistan v Sri LankaBat 7 (10) · Bowl 3/59 (10) | ||
| 27 Sept 2026 | England v Sri LankaBat 6 (9) · Bowl 3/64 (9) | ||
| 24 Sept 2026 | England v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 1/68 (10) | ||
| 22 Sept 2026 | England v Sri LankaBat 0 (2) · Bowl 3/53 (9.1) | ||
| 23 Aug 2026 | Sri Lanka v IndiaBat 1* (4) & 0* (24) · Bowl 4/106 (29) | ||
| 15 Aug 2026 | Sri Lanka v IndiaBat 0* (5) & 0* (1) · Bowl 2/63 (17.4) & 4/31 (8.5) | ||
| 30 Jul 2026 | Jaffna Kings v Kandy RoyalsBat 1 (4) · Bowl 1/25 (2) | ||
| 29 Jul 2026 | Galle Gallants v Kandy RoyalsBat – · Bowl 0/46 (4) | ||
| 26 Jul 2026 | Kandy Royals v Jaffna KingsBat 0 (1) · Bowl 0/28 (3) | ||
| 25 Jul 2026 | Galle Gallants v Kandy RoyalsBat – · Bowl 2/33 (4) | ||
| 23 Jul 2026 | Kandy Royals v Colombo KapsBat – · Bowl 0/33 (2) | ||
| 21 Jul 2026 | Dambulla Sixers v Kandy RoyalsBat – · Bowl 0/16 (2) | ||
| 19 Jul 2026 | Colombo Kaps v Kandy RoyalsBat – · Bowl 0/17 (2) | ||
| 18 Jul 2026 | Kandy Royals v Dambulla SixersBat – · Bowl 1/52 (4) | ||
| 3 Jul 2026 | West Indies v Sri LankaBat 0* (0) · Bowl 5/130 (40) & 0/21 (6) | ||
| 25 Jun 2026 | West Indies v Sri LankaBat 0 (3) & 0 (2) · Bowl 2/56 (28) | ||
| 3 Jun 2026 | West Indies v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 1/59 (8) | ||
| 27 Jan 2026 | Sri Lanka v EnglandBat 0* (2) · Bowl 0/77 (9) | ||
| 24 Jan 2026 | Sri Lanka v EnglandBat 0 (1) · Bowl 1/31 (7) | ||
| 22 Jan 2026 | Sri Lanka v EnglandBat – · Bowl 1/64 (8) | ||
| 14 Nov 2025 | Pakistan v Sri LankaBat – · Bowl 0/66 (8.2) | ||
| 11 Nov 2025 | Pakistan v Sri LankaBat 0* (2) · Bowl 1/42 (10) |
Sri Lanka's next match
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, ICC World Test Championship, 9 Nov 2026 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
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