Andrew Fidel Fernando

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Munro's flamingo shot, and Boult's breezy issues

Plays of the day from the second T20 international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, in Auckland

10-Jan-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Guptill sets fastest NZ fifty record, Munro breaks it five overs later

Colin Munro's 14-ball 50 and Martin Guptill's 25-ball 63 helped New Zealand gun down Sri Lanka's 142 for 8 in just 10 overs to win the T20 series 2-0

10-Jan-2016•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka play for pride, and top ranking

Sri Lanka have lost more than they have won on this tour. To save the T20 series, and their No. 1 ranking in T20Is, they need to win in Auckland

09-Jan-2016•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand prepping Taylor for WT20 finishing role

Ross Taylor has made a significant move in the top order, as New Zealand attempt to fill the firepower void left by Brendon McCullum

09-Jan-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Boult back at optimum, says Mascarenhas

Trent Boult's bowling is once again "pretty special", with the bowler having recovered from back complaints, New Zealand bowling coach Dimitri Mascarenhas has said

08-Jan-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Williamson's heavy bail, Jayasuriya's granite palms

Plays of the day from the first T20I between New Zealand and Sri Lanka

07-Jan-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand cling on for three-run win

With overs from their frontline bowlers exhausted, New Zealand were forced to turn to Grant Elliott's gentle seamers to defend 13 runs from the last over in the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Mount Maunganui

07-Jan-2016•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Stretch of T20s a 'window of preparation' for WT20 - Hesson

The five upcoming T20s at home are New Zealand's chance to build depth into their squad ahead of the World T20 in March, coach Mike Hesson has said

06-Jan-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chance for fringe players to book World T20 berths

The World T20 is on the horizon, but these will be vastly different conditions. So the biggest significance this series holds with relation to that would be how the fringe players fare ahead of the squads being finalised

06-Jan-2016•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Taylor's throwback shot, Dilshan's failed scoop

Plays of the day from the fifth ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Mount Maunganui

05-Jan-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Guptill and Henry seal series for New Zealand

Martin Guptill's measured hundred helped drive New Zealand to 294 for 5, but it was Matt Henry, in his third outstanding turn in the series, who clinched the match and the series for New Zealand

04-Jan-2016•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Injury-hit NZ look to close out series

Sri Lanka have a chance of squaring the series in Mount Maunganui after a horror start to the ODI series against an injury-laden New Zealand outfit

04-Jan-2016•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL sports ministry wants alleged fixing approach investigated

Sri Lanka's sports ministry has reported an alleged fixing approach made to Kusal Perera and one other Sri Lanka player to the country's Financial Crimes Investigation Department

02-Jan-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rain ruins New Year's ODI in Nelson

A 24-over match had begun after an initial three-hour-and-forty-minute rain delay, but the teams could only get through nine overs before bad weather returned to wash out play

02-Jan-2016•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Young Sri Lanka's riposte set to continue

Sri Lanka found their groove four weeks into the New Zealand tour, and their reward may be a used Saxton Oval pitch that will offer a lot more turn for the fourth ODI

01-Jan-2016•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Gunathilaka's lip-smacking drop

Plays of the day from the third ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Nelson

31-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Gunathilaka, Dilshan keep series alive

Only the ever-consistent Kane Williamson crossed fifty for New Zealand, and despite a promising turn from Sri Lanka's rookie strike bowlers, the hosts mustered a competitive 276 for 8 in Nelson

30-Dec-2015•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

McCullum unlikely to play on New Year's eve

Having drubbed Sri Lanka in the first two ODIs, New Zealand are primed to wrap up the ODI series against Sri Lanka, despite Brendon McCullum's injury

30-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Tough freshman year

Losing matches from a point of certain victory was a theme for the young team, but there's some good talent there

29-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

A really humiliating day - Jayaratne

Sri Lanka interim coach Jerome Jayaratne has called Sri Lanka's abject defeat in the second ODI "humiliating"

28-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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