MVT Fernando

Bowler, Sri Lanka, 27 Tests, 2016-2025. Debut v Australia, 2016

33.2Adjusted bowling average, 100th of 137 bowlers: runs per wicket once the batters he bowled at, the grounds and the conditions are allowed for, so lower is better. Raw 32.5. It could reasonably be anywhere from 29.3 to 40.7.

Where his adjusted bowling average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

97MJ SantnerNew Zealand32.7 98KTGD PrasadSri Lanka32.9 99MJ LeachEngland33.1

100MVT FernandoSri Lanka33.2

101A MishraIndia33.4 102A KumbleIndia33.5 103RAS LakmalSri Lanka33.8

Every bowler on one chart

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2016	1	16	16.00	8.00
2017	2	87	43.50	3.35
2019	18	581	32.28	3.79
2020	5	217	43.40	3.33
2021	14	502	35.86	3.34
2022	3	243	81.00	5.17
2023	7	223	31.86	3.54
2024	25	577	23.08	3.23
2025	2	61	30.50	2.44
Career	77	2507	32.56	3.53

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

33.3

Volume

Wickets

5 wkts

Quality

Average

32.56

Strike rate

55.4

Economy

3.53

Conditions

Away average

32.57

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

7.1

Value / inns

1.1

Volume

Runs

161

Average

Hundreds

Quality

Strike rate

26.1

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

6.38

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg
Bangladesh	7	51	17.00
Zimbabwe	1	38	38.00
Pakistan	4	26	26.00
South Africa	10	18	3.00
India	6	14	2.80
England	3	13	4.33
West Indies	2	1	1.00
Australia	4	0	0.00

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
South Africa	28	24.68	5/101	1
Bangladesh	16	24.81	4/48	0
England	7	29.29	3/40	0
Ireland	6	24.67	2/3	0
Australia	5	37.00	3/126	0
West Indies	5	49.00	2/52	0
India	5	57.60	2/87	0
Pakistan	3	86.67	2/31	0

Home & away

Home

13.5bat avg

32.5bowl avg

Away

6.38bat avg

32.57bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	9	74	18.50
2nd	13	56	6.22
3rd	9	17	3.40
4th	6	14	2.80

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v Bangladesh22/61Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2025-06-25 v South Africa2 & 54/112St George's Park, Gqeberha2024-12-05 v South Africa0 & 14/99Kingsmead, Durban2024-11-27 v England05/86The Oval2024-09-06 v England13 & 02/119Old Trafford2024-08-21 v Bangladesh11 & 83/77Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram2024-03-30 v Bangladesh9 & 47/84Sylhet International Cricket Stadium2024-03-22 v Pakistan21 & 01/75Galle International Stadium2023-07-16 v Ireland—2/107Galle International Stadium2023-04-24 v Ireland—4/41Galle International Stadium2023-04-16

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 37
Not outs: 14
Runs: 161
Average: 7.00
Strike rate: 26.1
Highest: 38
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 0
Ducks: 13

Wickets: 77
Average: 32.56
Economy: 3.53
Strike rate: 55.4
Best: 5/101
5 wickets: 1
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 4265