Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Sri Lanka looking to outlaw street cricket

A Sri Lanka Police spokesperson said playing cricket on the roads could lead to arrests, adding that three poor Colombo souls had already been apprehended for this 'offence'

06-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews keeps Bangladesh winless

Sri Lanka's spinners effected a mid-innings trauma, before Angelo Mathews' collected 74 not out overcame a collapse of their own, to extend Sri Lanka's unbeaten run in Bangladesh

06-Mar-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka cruise to final with third win

Afghanistan's bowlers limited Sri Lanka to 253, but their batsmen were unable to raise to the challenge. Sri Lanka's 129-run win assures them a spot in the Asia Cup final

03-Mar-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Woakes delight at team and personal gains

England Lions captain Chris Woakes has credited his team's preparation and their unrelenting focus on victory, for the 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka A.

02-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Afridi sixes seal final-over victory

No other cricketer in his generation blends genius so liberally with lunacy as Shahid Afridi, and though there were glimpses of both in Mirpur, Afridi sent Pakistan's fans into raptures with two mighty blows during an incredibly tense final over

02-Mar-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Robson's fifth hundred completes Lions' job

Sam Robson underlined his batting potential with his fifth hundred of the winter as England Lions secured a series win against Sri Lanka A in Colombo

01-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kerrigan starts out on path to redemption

So highly rated in county cricket but so emphatically embarrassed in his first Test at the Oval last year, Simon Kerrigan delivered an incisive spell in Colombo that may light his path to redemption.

28-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Woakes and Tharanga share tons

Sri Lanka A's hopes of levelling the series diminished on Thursday, after England Lions had added a further 159 runs, but for Upul Tharanga and Suraj Randiv, the second day brought their possible return to the tips of the Test team

27-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Chandimal awarded top contract by SLC

Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain, has been promoted to the top category of Sri Lanka Cricket's central contracts, for 2014-15. SLC announced that it will be centrally contracting 17 players in all for the season

27-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLPL scrapped once again

The SLPL has been scrapped in favour of a short domestic Twenty20 tournament for the second consecutive year, after SLC failed to attract meaningful commercial interest in the tournament

27-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Woakes and Borthwick lift England Lions

A polished 83 from Varun Chopra laid the base for a busy, unbeaten 130-run stand between Chris Woakes and Scott Borthwick in the evening, as England Lions moved to a comfortable 302 for 5

26-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Malinga five-for cuts Pakistan short

Lasith Malinga reasserted his skill for rattling chases in a tight finish, after Lahiru Thirimanne had proclaimed his relevance to the ODI format, as Sri Lanka sputtered to an opening win in Fatullah

25-Feb-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

CSA confirms two-Test tour to Sri Lanka

South Africa will play two Tests and three ODIs in Sri Lanka in July, a CSA release confirmed

24-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Familiar foes in Asia Cup opener

Sri Lanka have the better batting. Pakistan have the better bowling. Who will prevail in the opening encounter of the Asia Cup

24-Feb-2014•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

'SLC happy with ICC resolutions' - Ranatunga

Sri Lanka Cricket's concerns about the ICC revamp were largely allayed by the second set of revisions to the position paper proposals in Singapore, SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has said

11-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka's experienced hands lead from the front

Sri Lanka's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Bangladesh

10-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bangladesh save Test but SL take series

Having arrived on the fifth day short of runs and confidence, Mominul Haque led Bangladesh to safety with a third Test hundred that showcased remarkable courage and a striking understanding of the dynamics of Test-match momentum

08-Feb-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Chittagong

Declaration wasn't defensive - Silva

Sri Lanka only got eight overs at the Bangladesh batsmen before stumps after setting them 467 to win, but Kaushal Silva said the size of the target would allow his team to attack more on the fifth day

07-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Chittagong

'Tried to keep my mind fresh to score runs' - Sangakkara

A long-time purveyor of Test cricket's grind, Kumar Sangakkara says it was a refreshed focus on positivity that helped him score the third-highest match tally of all time, against Bangladesh

07-Feb-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Chittagong

Sangakkara feat puts SL in commanding position

Kumar Sangakkara eased, almost casually, to a 35th career hundred in a Test match already heaving with his runs, completing a feat only Graham Gooch had achieved before him

07-Feb-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Chittagong

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