Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

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Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson to debut as teams seek turnaround

Both teams have concerns with their batting, and are coming into the two-Test series on the back of poor recent records

23-Jan-2019•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

The wavering Test trajectory of Dhananjaya de Silva

If it has baffled fans that a player of such obvious talent has faltered so often, it has been a frustrating journey for the Sri Lanka batsman himself as well

23-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Number of people' approaching ICC on alleged corruption in Sri Lankan cricket

ICC's amnesty period currently on, during which it hopes to gather evidence which may further its investigations in Sri Lanka

21-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The year of New Zealand

They lost in the final, but up until then, McCullum's men defined the tournament

21-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Grant Elliott's six sends New Zealand to their first World Cup final

Five runs to get in two balls - what do you do, Grant?

21-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ross Taylor second only to Virat Kohli since 2015 World Cup

Ever since he's had surgery to correct a growth in his left eye, the New Zealand batsman's game has hit the stratosphere

21-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Pradeep ruled out of Australia series due to hamstring strain

The grade-one strain has also left the Sri Lanka seamer doubtful for the South Africa Tests, that follow close on the heels of the Australia tour

20-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Batsmen still haven't understood the value of finishing a match' - Malinga

The Sri Lanka captain wanted his team to show character in the middle, and not sit back satisfied merely by good starts - with bat or ball

11-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Frustrating to not have shown my abilities at international level' - Bracewell

Having watched from the sidelines during the ODI series, the allrounder came good in the lone T20I against Sri Lanka with bat and ball

11-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bracewell, Kuggeleijn, Ferguson end SL's winless tour

Bracewell and Kuggeleijn bashed 44 off 26 and 35 not out off 15 respectively before Ferguson's three-for dented Sri Lanka's chase

11-Jan-2019•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

We should never have dropped so quickly in T20s - Lasith Malinga

With Sri Lanka having slipped to ninth on the T20I rankings, this will be the first time they'll not gain direct qualification into the T20 World Cup

10-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Auckland

Final chance for Malinga's SL to break New-Zealand tour rut

Tim Southee will be leading New Zealand in Kane Williamson's absence as Sri Lanka look to finish the tour on a high

10-Jan-2019•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Taylor, Nicholls centuries seal 3-0 sweep

New Zealand piled on 364, before a familiar middle-order collapse left Thisara Perera waging a lone battle as Sri Lanka sank to a 115-run defeat

07-Jan-2019•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Colin Munro aims to tweak code T20 to suit ODI requirement

Where in T20, Munro explodes virtually the moment he takes guard at the crease, he feels he's got to adapt a little better in ODIs

07-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand's chance to experiment with series in the bag

Sri Lanka's weaknesses have been their attack's toothlessness through the middle overs and a frail middle order. Can they fix those issues?

07-Jan-2019•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ross Taylor puts 'big focus' on World Cup with spectacular form

Big totals for the team, an excellent run of scores for himself - all of this is helping New Zealand pick up speed as they head towards the World Cup, he said

06-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand pull off narrow win after Thisara Perera's 140

The allrounder smashed Sri Lanka's third fastest ever ODI century while fighting a lone battle, but the home side held on for a narrow win

05-Jan-2019•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Settled New Zealand need only fine-tuning ahead of second ODI

Sri Lanka will take heart from their batting in the first match, but they need wholesale changes if they hope to be contenders at the World Cup

04-Jan-2019•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

'I knew if I scored a century against Australia I'd have a big future'

Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis on learning to build an innings, and dealing with criticism on social media

04-Jan-2019•Interview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Guptill, Neesham put New Zealand 1-0 up after 45-run win

While the opener smote his 14th ODI hundred, the allrounder made an impactful return with both bat and ball

03-Jan-2019•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

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