Andrew Fidel Fernando

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Versatile Kamindu hints at finding his T20 home

The allrounder has long seemed a ready-made T20 cricketer and this innings may be the performance he needed

09-Feb-2026 • 3 hrs ago•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ireland fielding errors prove costly

As Sri Lanka accelerated, Ireland's catching deteriorated

08-Feb-2026 • 7 hrs ago•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Tucker hopes 'dry' Khettarama pitch brings Ireland into the game

"Our spinners have grown a lot recently. I think their performances have improved. They've become more experienced"

07-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Adil Rashid: 'You've got to have a big heart to be a spinner at the top level'

At 38, the England legspinner is in one of the most penetrative and consistent phases of his T20I career. He talks about his consistency, evolution, and more

07-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'I'd like to play on flat tracks' - Shanaka links SL's batting woes to spin-friendly pitches at home

At the T20 World Cup, though, the Sri Lanka captain hopes his batters can perform on what he thinks will be better tracks

07-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

No India vs Pakistan? Agha still confident of 'exciting' games in Colombo

The Pakistan captain said Sri Lanka "is like a second home for me," and went on to praise the support and love his team gets there

05-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

A prayer for cricket to rise above the politics

The 2026 T20 World Cup desperately needs the players to give us moments to cherish, a balm for the wounds in our beloved game

04-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka aim to overcome disarray and end trophy drought

The 2014 T20 World Cup champions have had a few setbacks recently

03-Feb-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rathnayake in Sri Lanka squad for England T20Is; Thushara, Kamindu left out

Legspinner Dushan Hemantha has also been left out while Dunith Wellalage retains his place

28-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Harry Brook blasts England to 2-1 series victory

Joe Root ton bolsters team-mate's quickfire effort as Pavan Rathnayake's century goes in vain

27-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Asalanka questions Brook's 'worst pitch' assessment after second ODI

"That was his opinion - mine might be a bit different," says Sri Lanka captain of Khetarrama surface

26-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Road turns minefield as England fail familiar trial by mid-innings spin

England were well set in their 272-run chase before Khettarama surface did as it tends to do

22-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

England succumb to spin-bowling choke as Sri Lanka go 1-0 up

Four host spinners share six wickets between them to seal victory despite Jamie Overton's late charge

22-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka, England take ODI digression in bid for revived fortunes

With the T20 World Cup looming, 50-over contest is unhelpful timing, but a chance to restore confidence

21-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dhananjaya de Silva returns to Sri Lanka's ODI squad for England series

Allrounder last played 50-over cricket for his country at the 2023 World Cup

21-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Raza, Usman steer Pakistan to victory over Scotland

Rowles, Bulbulia starred with hundreds in South Africa's big win over Tanzania

19-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Shanaka, Mendis star in 12-over run-fest to square series for Sri Lanka

Hasaranga claims four wickets as Pakistan fall 14 runs short, despite Agha's best efforts

11-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka hope for top-order upturn, if rain stays away

Pakistan are 1-0 up, with the second T20I having been washed out

10-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Clinical Pakistan look to keep momentum going and wrap up series

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will be hoping to fix their batting issues as they look to finetune preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup

08-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hesson pleased with Pakistan's show 'outside of a little untidiness in the field'

Babar Azam "the glue that brings everyone together," Mike Hesson says of the star batter who is currently playing in the BBL in Australia

08-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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