Binura "Boyka" Fernando (born 12 July 1995) is a Sri Lankan

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er who plays for the Sri Lanka national team.

Early and domestic career

He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the

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. In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League. In October 2020, he was drafted by the

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for the inaugural edition of the

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. In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the

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tournament. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the

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. In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the

International career

He was named in Sri Lanka's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan in July 2015. He made his T20I debut on 30 July 2015. He took his first international wicket by bowling Shahid Afridi. In May 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh. He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka on 28 May 2021, against

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. In September 2021, Fernando was named as one of four reserve players in Sri Lanka's squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernando, Binura 1995 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Colombo Hambantota Troopers cricketers Southern Express cricketers Jaffna Kings cricketers Kandy Falcons cricketers