Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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Kusal, Nissanka easily dispatch Bangladesh in T20I series opener

But it was the SL bowling that laid the groundwork with Shanaka and Vandersay applying the squeeze

10-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bangladesh look to turn tour around; Sri Lanka eye T20I resurgence

Both teams have not been in great form in the format in recent times

09-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal 124 forms the centrepiece of Sri Lanka's series victory

Asitha Fernando and Dushmantha Chameera picked up three wickets each to bowl Bangladesh out for 186 chasing 286

08-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL batting coach Kandamby: 'Kusal needs to convert starts into hundreds'

"He could have easily gone on to score 150 to 200 runs in the first match," Kandamby said

07-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Liyanage rues not taking Sri Lanka over the finish line

"If I'd stayed there, we would have been able to win. I was the one who made the mistake"

05-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Tanvir five-for spins Bangladesh to series-levelling win

Sri Lanka collapse sensationally after Kusal Mendis' 20-ball fifty

05-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Asalanka has been key alongside me' - Jayasuriya on SL's rise up ODI rankings

From No.9 last year, they have climbed up to fourth on the ICC's table

04-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Taskin on Bangladesh's 7 for 5 collapse: 'We panicked a bit'

Najmul Hossain Shanto's run-out in the 17th over and the two-wicket 18th over, Taskin said, turned the match in Sri Lanka's favour

03-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Khettarama bites back as Bangladesh unravel in magnificent fashion

The pitch was meant to be more batting-friendly than usual, and seemed so for a while, but then changed character and one team bore the brunt more than the other

03-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Asalanka expects seam and batter-friendly pitch at Khettarama

"There's definitely a difference in this surface," says Sri Lanka's ODI captain

01-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka focusing on better scoring rate, bowling more maidens this WTC cycle

Dhananjay de Silva says they made a few mistakes in the last WTC cycle and want to fix that this time around

28-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

How captain Dhananjaya is turning Sri Lanka into an image of himself

He has been one of cricket's most laidback vibes for years but in leadership is revealing some of his more intense, driven, and occasionally unforgiving forms

27-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Madushanka back in SL squad for Bangladesh ODIs

Milan Rathnayake, who is uncapped in white-ball internationals, also receives a call-up but his involvement depends on fitness

27-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Mendis on SL's day three plans: We want to bat as long as possible

With a lead of 43 and eight wickets still in hand, the hosts have a chance to dictate how the remainder of this game goes

26-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Don't jump off the Nahid Rana hype train just yet

On a pitch better suited, on a day with more luck, he could have bowled exactly as he did on day two and finished with several wickets

26-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hit the deck, break a neck, still no cheque: the quiet sacrifice of SL's red-ball quicks

What must it be like to bowl fast in Tests for a non-Big Three nation? Just ask Asitha and Vishwa

25-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka surprised by uneven bounce on 'unusual' SSC pitch

Batting coach Thilina Kandamby said Sri Lanka had initially hoped to play three seamers, but changed their minds when they saw the pitch

25-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mehidy or Nayeem? Bangladesh face selection dilemma

While SL are set to play three seamers in Colombo, Bangladesh are likely to go the other way and pick three spinners

24-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dhananjaya de Silva bets on pace in second Test against Bangladesh

The Sri Lanka captain is likely to take the vacant No. 4 slot following Angelo Mathews' retirement

24-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Galle springs a surprise as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh settle for a draw

"The wicket on day five wasn't as we expected," Shanto said with Mathews adding that "it was a tough wicket for the bowlers"

21-Jun-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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