Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Kusal Mendis 143 and Avishka Fernando 100 put Sri Lanka 1-0 up

A second-wicket stand of 206 was the bedrock of a comfortable win, with a mid-innings collapse ending New Zealand's challenge in a rain-shortened chase

13-Nov-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

NZ vs SL ODIs: New faces, spin pitches and Champions Trophy watch

New Zealand are hoping to build towards the ICC event in February. Sri Lanka, though, couldn't qualify for it

12-Nov-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hasaranga ruled out of NZ ODIs with hamstring injury; Hemantha called up

Legspin-bowling allrounder Dushan Hemantha has been called up

12-Nov-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ferguson hat-trick as New Zealand stun Sri Lanka and defend 108

The T20I series ends 1-1 with Glenn Phillips also playing an important role

10-Nov-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Test cricket is in rude health no? Think again

It's going to be a exciting run to the WTC final, but that shouldn't obscure the deep disparities in the game

10-Nov-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Asalanka, bowlers help SL brush NZ aside for 1-0 lead

Sri Lanka's spinners claimed six wickets between them to skittle New Zealand for 135

09-Nov-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Asalanka on SL's form: 'Goal is to climb to top three in the rankings'

Captain wants the team to be as good as Sri Lanka had been before 2014

08-Nov-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Perera, Mohamed Shiraz return for New Zealand ODIs

Chamindu Wickramasinghe has retained his place in both ODI and T20I squads

06-Nov-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka set to host men's T10 competition in December

The tournament is slated for an 11-day window between the end of the second Test in South Africa, and the start of a white-ball series in New Zealand in late December

29-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka's signs of batting resurgence 'good headache' for Asalanka

Between Madushka, Nissanka, Mendis, Avishka and Perera, there is now serious competition for places in the top three

27-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hasaranga and Theekshana spin West Indies out and seal Sri Lanka series win

Rutherford and Motie put on a WI record ninth-wicket stand but it was in vain

23-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Wet balls contribute to West Indies' defeat in Pallekele

Sri Lanka's bowlers made use of dry balls and a slow pitch, but West Indies had to bowl with slippery ones

21-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera fifties power SL to series win

West Indies had done well to recover from a poor start and make 162, but it wasn't nearly enough

17-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

West Indies go 1-0 up after Lewis, King outshine Kamindu, Asalanka

The half-centuries from Kamindu and Asalanka ended up as mere footnotes in the game as WI won with five balls to spare

13-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bhanuka Rajapaksa back in Sri Lanka's T20I squad to face West Indies

Dasun Shanaka and Dilshan Madushanka were left out, while Dushmantha Chameera missed out due to injury

10-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kapp sets the tone before bowlers combine in SA's NRR-boosting win over Scotland

Nonkululeko Mlaba, Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk shared seven wickets, as SA surged to the top of Group B

09-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sciver-Brunt and Ecclestone lead England to classy victory

They chased down a tricky target of 125 on a slow pitch in Sharjah with ease in the end

07-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sanath Jayasuriya appointed Sri Lanka's full-time head coach

He will remain in the role till the end of the 2026 T20 World Cup

07-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mlaba and Wolvaardt-Brits secure effortless opening win for South Africa

Nonkululeko Mlaba devastated West Indies' batters before South Africa's openers coasted home

04-Oct-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

NZ's little shop of horrors prompts uncomfortable questions

When you've had it as good as New Zealand have had it for so long, letting go is hard. But things change, and the world moves on

30-Sep-2024•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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