Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Mathews, Chandimal in ODI captaincy frame

Sri Lanka's ODI captaincy may pass back to Angelo Mathews, barely six months after he resigned from the position, or go to Test captain Dinesh Chandimal who has not consistently featured in the XI

04-Jan-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

How low can you go?

Even Sri Lanka's victory over Pakistan in the UAE, a feat no other team has managed in seven years, couldn't make their 2017 less than awful

03-Jan-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rookies Phillips, Rance star in dominating NZ win

Tim Southee celebrates captaincy debut with a win as West Indies wither away in steep chase to remain winless on tour

29-Dec-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

WI grapple with the loss of Pollard, Narine and Samuels

Both T20 heavyweights have pulled out due to personal reasons, leaving the world champions short on firepower as they face a New Zealand team in top form

28-Dec-2017•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kitchen called up for WI T20s, Guptill returns

New Zealand will continue to rest players through the T20 series, with Kane Williamson, Trent Boult and Ross Taylor set to be given breaks

23-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL cricketers to undergo special training programme

Sri Lanka Cricket has organised the special training programme featuring 23 ODI cricketers, to allow Chandika Hathurusingha to have "quality time" with the preliminary squad

23-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Boult's seven-for seals New Zealand's series win

Boult's relentless accuracy and Lockie Ferguson's raw pace hit the high notes after Nicholls' enterprising 83 in a dominating win

22-Dec-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Under-strength New Zealand still favourites

Kane Williamson and Tim Southee won't be playing in Christchurch but West Indies are still in for a fight to level the series

22-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC promises new coach Hathurusingha autonomy

Board president Thilanga Sumathipala said: there's no point in hiring one of the best coaches in the world and then failing to give him the freedom to do his job

20-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Malinga 'rested' for India T20s

Suranga Lakmal has also been omitted for the three-match series, leaving the seam-bowling contingent short of experience

15-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC looking to relaunch showpiece T20 league

The board has not begun planning the event yet, but it has taken the preliminary step of blocking out a three-week slot in August and September 2019

13-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Wagner, Boult seal 2-0 sweep

Trent Boult and Tim Southee shot out the top order, Neil Wagner bruised the batsmen in the middle, and Mitchell Santner cleaned up the tail, as New Zealand cruised to a 240-run victory at Seddon Park

12-Dec-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Taylor's record-equalling ton puts NZ in sight of 2-0

New Zealand's stranglehold on the Hamilton Test grew tighter as they piled on the runs to set West Indies 444 to chase, and claimed two wickets before stumps to begin the victory push

10-Dec-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Southee, Boult put New Zealand in command

The Tim and Trent adventures included one key partnership, four wickets and two spectacular catches, which left West Indies trailing by 158 runs at stumps

10-Dec-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Gabriel, Cummins help West Indies rally after Raval 84

Half-centuries from Jeet Raval and Colin de Grandhomme put New Zealand in a comfortable position at 286 for 7, but West Indies broke through to the tail late in the day to boost their chances

08-Dec-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandika Hathurusingha appointed Sri Lanka coach

Chandika Hathurusingha has been appointed Sri Lanka's new head coach and will begin his new role on December 20, at the start of the T20I series in India

08-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand favourites as Southee set to return

With New Zealand having won the first Test by a big margin, and with Tim Southee set to return, West Indies are up against it to level the series

08-Dec-2017•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

New Zealand inflict another collapse to seal innings victory

West Indies' resistance came undone on the fourth day as they lost eight wickets in under one-and-a-half sessions to lose by an innings

04-Dec-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

West Indies show fight with Brathwaite, Hetmyer fifties

West Indies put in a spirited second-innings batting display to give themselves a chance at salvaging something from the Wellington Test, ending the third day 172 runs behind

03-Dec-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

The saviour, the protecter, the butthead and the bully

The month of November was all about the stars of yet another glorious Ashes series

02-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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