Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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Abdominal strain rules Ben Stokes out of tour game in Colombo

However, there is no news yet about whether his availability for the Test series is affected

13-Mar-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Zak Crawley breezes to hundred as England dominate with bat in tour match

Root and Pope add unbeaten 175 for fourth wicket but COVID-19 casts some doubt over series

12-Mar-2020•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Perera likely to receive compensation for 2015-16 doping suspension

Perera is seeking compensation for expenses, loss of income and damages

10-Mar-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Andre Russell smashes 40* off 14 as West Indies sweep Sri Lanka 2-0

King and Russell tore into the SL attack to chase down a modest 155 with three overs to spare

06-Mar-2020•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka search for answers to West Indies' power

Sri Lanka's bowlers will need to pose more of a collective threat to stop a rampaging batting line-up

05-Mar-2020•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Oshane Thomas five-for trumps Perera-Hasaranga counterattack

Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell made telling contributions with the bat

04-Mar-2020•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

My hope is we get a team unafraid to take risks - Lasith Malinga

Sri Lanka's T20 captain sees a promising future ahead with their young batsmen taking centre stage

03-Mar-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka look to end torrid run and mar Kieron Pollard's 500th T20 party

The hosts have had a poor sequence of results under Malinga, but the world champions haven't done much better

03-Mar-2020•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Is Tendulkar an Indian? Probably not

And is the Barmy Army the greatest set of travelling fans in sport ever?

02-Mar-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews the hero as Sri Lanka seal a stunning game

The old pro picked up four wickets to prevent West Indies from running away with the show

01-Mar-2020•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Momentum with Sri Lanka as West Indies look to end barren run

The series may be over, but West Indies will be hoping to score their first ODI win in Sri Lanka since 2005

29-Feb-2020•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep back in Sri Lanka T20I squad

Rajapaksa, Oshada, Rajitha left out for the two-match series against West Indies

27-Feb-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis hit tons as Sri Lanka dominate West Indies

What will especially lift the hosts is that it was their wristspinners Hasaranga and Sandakan that sewed this game up

26-Feb-2020•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Arthur calls on Sri Lanka's top order to get big scores

Coach says they won't win a majority of the games if they leave the lower order with too many runs to get

25-Feb-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

West Indies look to keep series alive against Sri Lanka in clash of equals

The side that best adapts to the ground's particular challenges will win

25-Feb-2020•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Finishers are the ones who have long careers - Wanindu Hasaranga

He was a big reason for SL's victory over WI and he was able to make that difference thanks to club cricket experience

22-Feb-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Wanindu Hasaranga does the trick as Sri Lanka take see-saw game

Shai Hope hit a century for West Indies, but they were unable to take advantage of his knock

22-Feb-2020•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

'We don't want to play defensive cricket anymore' - Sri Lanka's Mickey Arthur

Team set to unleash both wristspinners - Wanindu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan - on West Indies

21-Feb-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka's bowling in focus against resurgent West Indies

Sri Lanka's own top order appears reasonably secure, even without the injured Danushka Gunathilaka

21-Feb-2020•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Fearless Chamari Atapattu needs support to carry Sri Lanka

They were comfortably beaten in Australia last year, but Atapattu showed what was possible

19-Feb-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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