Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Kuldeep, Jadeja rip through SL Board President's XI

Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav scythed through Sri Lanka Board President's batting to bowl them out for 187, before India finished the first warm-up day at 135 for 3

21-Jul-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Cremer proud despite 'rollercoaster of emotions'

Zimbabwe's captain said the team had chinks to work out - particularly with their bowling - and hoped this performance would get them the regular cricket needed for that

18-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Dickwella asked me to keep talking to him - Gunaratne

Asela Gunaratne was the go-to man on Tuesday - for Niroshan Dickwella, with whom he put on 121, and for captain Dinesh Chandimal

18-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Dickwella, Gunaratne star in record chase

Sri Lanka pursued 388 - the highest successful chase on the island - with fifties from Niroshan Dickwella and Asela Gunaratne

18-Jul-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Karunaratne urges positivity over survival

Seeing out Graeme Cremer and staying positive will reverse a little pressure and bring a mammoth 388 target within reach, according to Dimuth Karunaratne

17-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Raza credits Klusener for batting revival

Raza also acknowledged continuity, a theory endorsed by head coach Heath Streak and chief selector Tatenda Taibu, for their recent upswing

17-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mendis solid, SL need 218 on final day

Graeme Cremer stuck himself into Sri Lanka's flesh on the fourth day, first making a stubborn 48 from No. 9, then claiming two wickets, as Zimbabwe dismissed three Sri Lankan batsmen in their defense of 388

17-Jul-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

ODI series win helped us mentally - Waller

Malcolm Waller believes confidence bred by the ODI series victory has bled into the Tests as well

16-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Pitch eased out during Zimbabwe revival - SL coach

The soft ball turned less sharply off the pitch and the Khettarama surface itself has become easier to bat on, according to Sri Lanka's interim head coach Nic Pothas, thus allowing Zimbabwe's revival

16-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Raza and Waller stretch Zimbabwe's lead to 262

Sikandar Raza's adventurous 97 not out helped Zimbabwe recover from 59 for 5 on the third day at Khettarama

16-Jul-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

SL should have been in a better position - Herath

The left-arm spinner warned that batting last at Khettarama 'won't be easy' and suggested Sri Lanka should have done better with the bat

15-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'Lead will be a bonus' - Streak

With one eye on how difficult it will be to bat in the fourth inning in Colombo, Zimbabwe coach Heath Streak is keen on securing a first-innings lead

15-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Sri Lanka batting lapses give Zimbabwe edge

A marathon spell from captain Graeme Cremer has allowed Zimbabwe to seriously think about securing a first-innings lead over Sri Lanka in Colombo

15-Jul-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'Expected little more bounce' - Gurusinha

Sri Lanka's cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha said the team was slightly let down by lack of bounce and slow pace of the the R Premadasa Stadium surface

14-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ervine's 151* headlines Zimbabwe's day

A career-best unbeaten 151 from Craig Ervine held a resurgent Zimbabwe together on the first day at the Premadasa Stadium, lifting them from a shaky 70 for 4 to a stumps total of 344 for 8

14-Jul-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Cremer backs Zimbabwe to counter Herath

Rangana Herath had taken 19 wickets in two Tests against Zimbabwe in 2016 - and that was away from home. Now, Zimbabwe have to battle him in his own backyard

13-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Goal is No. 1, but can't do that in a year' - Chandimal

Sri Lanka's new Test captain Dinesh Chandimal's objective is to take a languishing Sri Lanka side to the top of the rankings, but insisted on patience in their climb

13-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Can confident Zimbabwe topple Chandimal's Sri Lanka?

Zimbabwe seem confident about beating Sri Lanka in their backyard for the first time in Tests, but new captain Dinesh Chandimal won't easily let that happen

13-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal to lead SL in Tests, Tharanga in shorter formats

Dinesh Chandimal has been named Sri Lanka's new Test captain, after Angelo Mathews stepped down from the role in all formats on Tuesday

12-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Hambantota groundstaff stripped of pants, SLC to investigate

SLC will launch an inquiry into the decision to strip Hambantota Stadium groundstaff of their branded SLC trousers - which they had been wearing - following the fifth ODI against Zimbabwe

12-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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