Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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Sri Lanka allrounder Dunith Wellalage flies home after his father's death

Sri Lanka qualified for the Super Four round but the allrounder's participation is now doubtful

18-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Afghanistan in must-win territory, Sri Lanka look to avoid big defeat

Both teams have strong bowling line-ups but will want their batters to fire

17-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Pathum Nissanka is raising his bar one notch at a time

Since the start of his career, he has had to put his game together brick by brick, improving at every step

17-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Nissanka helps Sri Lanka edge sloppy Hong Kong in a thriller

Hong Kong gave Sri Lanka a scare, but a slew of dropped chances meant they could not pull off the upset

15-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

LIVE BLOG - Sri Lanka survive Hong Kong scare

Can Hong Kong spring a surprise? Follow the Asia Cup 2025 game right here

15-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

UAE and Oman look to end losing streaks in Abu Dhabi showdown

Both UAE and Oman know this is their best chance at getting points on board in the Asia Cup

14-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

No mystery spinner, no problem as Sri Lanka's pace battery does the magic

They left Maheesh Theekshana out against Bangladesh, as rapid, round-arm and two-arm bowlers unsettled the opposition

14-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Asalanka: We are T20 Asia Cup defending champions

While India are the most recent winners of the tournament in 2023, it was played in ODI format

12-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Familiar foes Bangladesh and Sri Lanka meet in high-stakes contest

Group B is the group of death, and whoever loses on Saturday will ride a treacherous road to Super Four qualification

12-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Why are Sri Lanka and Bangladesh so poor at T20I batting?

A look at their scoring rates begins to point to the reasons for this long-standing problem

12-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka slump to their second-lowest T20I total as Zimbabwe romp to series-levelling win

Raza, Muzarabani and Evans shared eight wickets among them to never give the visitors a sniff

06-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kamindu and Nissanka salvage a victory for Sri Lanka

The visitors had collapsed from 96 for 0 to 125 for 5 in a chase of 175 in Harare

03-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Nissanka, Pathirana in focus as SL tune up for Asia Cup with Zimbabwe T20Is

Zimbabwe, meanwhile, will be banking on their allrounders to make a difference in the two-match series

02-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Madushanka seals thriller with last-over hat-trick

Raza had valiantly revived Zimbabwe's chase through the middle overs but he could not take them over the line

29-Aug-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Taylor's return, SL's love for allrounders, Zimbabwe's ODI form in focus

For a change, Sri Lanka have also named a full-strength squad to face Zimbabwe in the two ODIs

28-Aug-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bazball has lit a fire under Joe Root. Will he overtake Tendulkar in about 27 Tests?

And do his achievements trump those of the others in the Fab Four?

20-Aug-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Can Bangladesh stop Sri Lanka's in-form batters?

The visitors need to win in Dambulla on Sunday if they are to keep the T20I series alive

12-Jul-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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

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