24/08/2026
🔥 Asitha Fernando is quietly building an outstanding Test record for Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰
In the WTC 🎯
▪️ 86 wickets in 25 Tests
▪️ Average — 27.29
▪️ Strike Rate — 46.6
▪️ 3 five-wicket hauls
▪️ 1 ten-wicket match haul
Among Sri Lankan bowlers with 50+ WTC wickets, Asitha holds the best bowling average and strike rate. 👏
Overall in Tests:
🏏 97 wickets in 28 matches
🎯 Average — 26.45 | SR — 46.1
And here’s the special part — at the same stage of a Sri Lankan bowler’s Test career, only the legendary Muttiah Muralitharan had a better bowling average. 🇱🇰🐐🔥
Asitha Fernando — consistent, underrated and delivering! 💪