Andrew Fidel Fernando

Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo's Sri Lanka correspondent. @andrewffernando

Take off: Shahid Afridi stretches while fielding

Pakistan v UAE, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Pakistan seek more points in packed week

Mar 3, 2015 Pakistan are playing their second of three games in the space of a week. Having earned their first points of the tournament against Zimbabwe on Sunday, they will seek to climb the group against UAE

Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara congratulate Sachithra Senanayake

World Cup 2015: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's slow Asian death technique thwarted

Mar 2, 2015 Their bowlers have had immense success by slowly strangling oppositions at home, but pitches in the World Cup are not conducive for that tactic

Lahiru Thirimanne roars after becoming the youngest Sri Lankan to score a World Cup century

England v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington

The bunny bites back

Mar 1, 2015 | Match Analysis
 James Anderson had tormented Lahiru Thirimanne on their previous meetings but the roles were emphatically reversed in Wellington

Rangana Herath went off the field after being struck on his hand

World Cup 2015: Sri Lanka

Herath in doubt for Australia game

Mar 1, 2015 | Match Analysis
 Rangana Herath is in doubt for Sri Lanka's match against Australia next Sunday, after splitting the skin on the inside of his spinning finger during the match against England

Lasith Malinga arrived in Hambantota in an air force helicopter

England v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington

Lasith Malinga: a hero or a pariah?

Feb 28, 2015 | Match Analysis
 Detractors may question his motivation, but Sri Lanka's last phase could be defined by Malinga's bowling

James Anderson will hope to swing England to a surprise against Australia

England v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Wellington

England seek surge against rallying Sri Lanka

Feb 28, 2015 | Match Analysis
 After shaky starts in the tournament, both England and Sri Lanka will be looking for resurgence when they meet in Wellington on Sunday

Tillakaratne Dilshan punches the ball on the off side

SL v Ban, Group A, Melbourne

Bad-boy Dilshan develops good habits

Feb 26, 2015 | Match Analysis
 Less flashy, more substantial, maybe a little boring - Tillakaratne Dilshan has matured into one of Sri Lanka's most reliable run-scorers

Rangana Herath holds on to Mahmudullah's catch

SL v Ban, Group A, Melbourne

Taskin takes a nap, Herath doesn't

Feb 26, 2015 | Match Analysis
 Plays of the Day from the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the MCG

Lasith Malinga celebrates after dismissing Bilawal Bhatti

SL v Ban, Group A, Melbourne

Mathews stands by tireless Malinga

Feb 25, 2015 | Match Analysis
 Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has voiced his support for Lasith Malinga despite the seamer's patchy form, believing "he will come good" when it matters most