Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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Bowlers, Young help New Zealand seal series

Sri Lanka, as a result, miss out on qualifying for this year's World Cup directly

31-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rain in the air as New Zealand eye Super League bragging rights

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, look set to miss direct qualification for the ODI World Cup and be forced to take the qualifiers route

27-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Shipley on special homecoming: 'That roar will stick with me for a long time'

He dismissed five of Sri Lanka's top-seven batters to set up a huge victory

25-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Henry Shipley leads rout of Sri Lanka with maiden five-for

Chasing 275, the visitors were bowled out for 76 in 19.5 overs in Auckland

25-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dimuth Karunaratne wants to step down as captain after Ireland Tests next month

"I've talked to the selectors about this, but I haven't got a response yet"

20-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Keep going in tough times' - Southee commends quicks for doing the job at blustery Basin Reserve

New Zealand bowled 208.5 overs, and had to contend with extreme conditions on the final day, to complete an innings victory

20-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rookie mistakes leave Sri Lanka needing another miracle

The top order had the experience to bail out their inexperienced attack, but they instead went down in abject fashion

19-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand's dream day proves a nightmare for Sri Lanka

Double-tons for Williamson and Nicholls, and two wickets with the new ball - the second day in Wellington could not have gone better for the hosts

18-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Wellington's winds mess with Sri Lanka's quicks

Devon Conway said the conditions on day one at the Basin Reserve were the windiest he had ever played in

17-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka carry confidence to Wellington despite losing Christchurch thriller

The pitch looks even greener than the one at Hagley Oval, but rain could play spoilsport

16-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Southee lauds 'world class' Williamson, Mitchell after thrilling win

"Seeing how calm he is in the middle keeps us all calm as well," Southee said of Williamson

13-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

If you need someone to scramble, who better than Kane Williamson?

In a very Kane Williamson sort of way he made sure nothing less than the perfect play would catch him out at the pivotal moment of the Christchurch Test

13-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'We've got the fast bowlers to exploit the conditions' - Angelo Mathews

He backs Sri Lanka to make a serious push for victory at the Hagley Oval on Monday

12-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Wagner out of second Test against Sri Lanka; Bracewell called up

Batter Will Young will be released to play in the Plunket Shield between the Tests

12-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Pretty cool to do it when those runs were really needed, says Mitchell after his fifth Test ton

"I never knew if I would actually be able to get one Test hundred, let alone be where we are now"

11-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

How an unfancied Sri Lanka attack got the better of New Zealand's top order

Sri Lanka's seamers tend to be modest in foreign conditions, but they put together an impressive stretch of bowling on day two in Christchurch

10-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews says Sri Lanka not getting enough Tests, especially this year

"Everyone's talking about Test cricket dying, but we're not doing any good for Test cricket playing only five Tests a year"

09-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hagley Oval, Sri Lanka, and the collapse that never came

Mendis, Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal and de Silva refused to buckle, and that's not happened often

09-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Will Sri Lanka's perfect preparation reap rewards in New Zealand?

It may come down to how their batters fare against New Zealand's seamers in the first innings

08-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka's seniors key in their quest for a spot in WTC final

If there is some chance for SL to pull off an unlikely brace of victories in NZ, it is through their experience

07-Mar-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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