Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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

Fifty record not on Guptill's mind during slogathon

Martin Guptill was not aware of the record coming his way, until the umpire pointed it out to him, he has said

28-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

McCullum, the flying wrecking ball

Plays of the day from the second ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, in Christchurch

28-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Guptill 93* off 30 annihilates Sri Lanka

Another calamitous Sri Lanka collapse gave way to a spectacular onslaught from Martin Guptill, as New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, running down their 118 in 8.2 overs

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

Sri Lanka look to batsmen for revival

New Zealand will look to continue their supreme run in the series, while Sri Lanka will hope for one their senior batsmen to take control of the match

27-Dec-2015•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Malinga-less SL hope to turn tables on depleted NZ

New Zealand may have got the better of Sri Lanka in recent encounters, but a number of injuries for the hosts promise an even contest in the ODI series

25-Dec-2015•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Malinga likely to miss NZ ODIs

Lasith Malinga may miss the entire ODI series against New Zealand after failing to recover from a knee injury he sustained during West Indies' tour of Sri Lanka in October and November

24-Dec-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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