(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) Wadduwa, Sri Lanka
Nickname
Ava, Bara Avi
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium-fast
Role
Opening batter
International information
National side
Sri Lanka (2016–present)
ODI debut (cap 175)
31 August 2016 v Australia
Last ODI
14 February 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 79)
19 March 2019 v South Africa
Last T20I
7 January 2023 v India
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2018–present
Colts Cricket Club
2019–present
Chittagong Vikings
2019, 2024
Chattogram Challengers
2020
Jaffna Stallions
Career statistics
Competition
ODI
T20I
FC
LA
Matches
35
33
34
87
Runs scored
1,178
337
1,843
3,243
Batting average
33.65
11.62
36.13
40.03
100s/50s
3/7
0/0
4/8
11/13
Top score
127
37
223
139
Catches/stumpings
14/–
7/–
20/–
28/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 15 February 2024
Weerahandige Inol Avishka Fernando (born 5 April 1998), commonly as Avishka Fernando, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who currently plays limited over internationals for Sri Lanka national team. He plays for Colts Cricket Club in domestic cricket, and he made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in August 2016. He had his education in St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa.
Weerahandige Inol AvishkaFernando (born 5 April 1998), commonly as AvishkaFernando, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who currently plays limited...
December 2020. "Avishka, Kohler-Cadmore fire Jaffna Kings to second successive LPL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2021. "Avishka, Samarawickrama...
Strikers by 7 wickets to win the Opening Macth. Overseas Players include AvishkaFernando, Bilal Khan, Curtis Campher, Tom Bruce and Romario Shepherd. "Launching...
89 balls while chasing 278 runs, with a productive partnership with AvishkaFernando. Sinhalese Sports Club won by 8 wickets with 68 balls remaining. In...
Shoriful Islam Kusal Mendis (c) AvishkaFernando Dhananjaya de Silva Kusal Perera Hayden Kerr Sadeera Samarawickrama Binura Fernando Noor Ahmad Sachitha Jayathilake...
India A Participants 8 Matches 15 Player of the series Nishant Sindhu Most runs AvishkaFernando (255) Most wickets Nishant Sindhu (11) ← 2019 2024 →...
Fernando and bowlers give Sri Lanka series win". The Papare. Retrieved 26 November 2022. Fernando, Andrew Fidel (26 February 2020). "AvishkaFernando...
turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022. "AvishkaFernando, Kusal Mendis and Carlos Brathwaite feature in ESPNcricinfo's LPL XI"...
dead rubber against the West Indies at Chester-le-Street, where both AvishkaFernando and Nicholas Pooran scored their maiden ODI centuries. Bangladesh's...
Hossain Salauddin Sakil Mohammad Waseem Abdullah Shafique Nihaduzzaman AvishkaFernando Phil Salt Romario Shepherd Tom Bruce Josh Brown Hunain Shah Jishan...
West Indies in international cricket, playing in his 455th match. AvishkaFernando (SL) scored his first century in ODIs. Jason Holder became the first...
elected to field. Dambulla Giants won the toss and elected to field. AvishkaFernando (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in Twenty20 cricket. Jaffna...
Indian Express. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021. "Spinners, AvishkaFernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points". ESPNcricinfo...
tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021. "Spinners, AvishkaFernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points". ESPNcricinfo...
tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021. "Spinners, AvishkaFernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points". ESPNcricinfo...
Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPNCricinfo. 6 July 2022. "Avishka, Samarawickrama lead Jaffna Kings to third straight LPL title". ESPNCricinfo...
2021. "Avishka, Kohler-Cadmore fire Jaffna Kings to second successive LPL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2021. "AvishkaFernando's maiden...
added to England's ODI squad as Buttler's replacement. Sri Lanka's AvishkaFernando was ruled out of the ODI series, after suffering a quadriceps tear...
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