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]
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Full name | Muthuthanthirige Nuwanidu Keshawa Fernando | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 22) Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Vishwa Fernando (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2022 |
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]
In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England.[12] The following month, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Australia.[13] In June 2022, he was named in the Sri Lanka A squad for their matches against Australia A during Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.[14]
In July 2022, he was signed by the Galle Gladiators for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[15]
Sri Lanka squad – 2022 Asia Cup – Champions (6th title) | ||
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Galle Gladiators – current squad | |
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