Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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

Captains Shanaka and Agha in focus as Sri Lanka and Pakistan finetune World Cup preps

With both Sri Lanka and Pakistan set to play their entire group and Super Eights stages of the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, this series should help them get accustomed to the conditions

07-Jan-2026•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Miller's sixes turn tables to lift Royals off the bottom

Veteran rescues Paarl Royals from 35 for 4 and hands Sunrisers their first loss of the season

31-Dec-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Former SL Under-19 player Akshu Fernando dies after being in coma for years

He was struck by a train in December 2018 and had been on life support for much of the time since

30-Dec-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Malinga to work with Sri Lanka in lead up to T20 World Cup

Although this is only a 40-day appointment, it is essentially a continuation of Malinga's work with key bowlers in the national set-up

30-Dec-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL replace Asalanka with Shanaka as captain ahead of T20 World Cup

Shanaka will be the captain until the end of the forthcoming T20 World Cup

19-Dec-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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