Sri Lanka seamer Binura Fernando joins Notts Outlaws

Sri Lanka seamer Binura Fernando has joined Notts Outlaws for the remainder of their T20 Blast campaign, The Bbc reported. The 30-year-old left-armer, who stands 6ft 6ins, will replace Mohammad Ali after the Pakistan international was called up for national duty. Fernando holds 29 white-ball caps and 26 wickets for Sri Lanka and has appeared at two World Cups.

He will be available for both of Notts Outlaws' remaining North Group fixtures against Leicestershire Foxes and Yorkshire as well as any potential knockout matches. Notts Outlaws lead the North Group by two points from Yorkshire after seven successive wins and require one more point to secure a quarter-final berth, The Bbc reported.

Mohammad Ali ranks as the competition's second-highest wicket-taker this season with 19 scalps from 10 matches at an economy rate of 7.73.

"He has a proven record in white-ball cricket and real international pedigree, his skillset adds genuine variety to the team, and he will complement the rest of our bowling attack," Notts head coach Peter Moores said. Moores added that it would be a shame to lose Ali, who has performed well, but expressed excitement at Fernando's arrival.