Matches (26)

BAN vs WI (1)

Women's World Cup (2)

Ranji Trophy (19)

HKGPL (2)

WCL 2 (1)

NZ vs ENG (1)

Bangladesh

West Indies

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BAN-W

IND-W

(8.4/27 ov, T:126) 57/0

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Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

@afidelf

Keep dreaming, little brother

This Bangladesh are crazy if they think they can beat Sri Lanka in their own den. Right?

19-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at P Sara Oval

'Poor catching, batting cost us, not complacency' - Herath

Rangana Herath also pinpointed Sri Lanka's catching at the end of day two and their collapse on the fourth afternoon as definitive passages of play that cost them the game

19-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at P Sara Oval

'Loss to Bangladesh could scar SL cricket'

Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka's second-innings centurion, credited Mustafizur Rahman for a potentially match-turning spell after lunch on the fourth day

18-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at P Sara Oval

Sri Lanka's fix-it men left to do the job again

If Sri Lanka are to get out of the hole they are in, they will have to be rescued by the bowlers, as has been the norm in recent times

18-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Kusal Perera, Thisara return to Sri Lanka ODI squad

Kusal Perera and Thisara Perera were recalled to Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the series against Bangladesh

17-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Spinners losing sting with old ball - Sandakan

Finding suitable purches on a slow pitch in Colombo was only possible while the shine remained on the ball, said Sri Lanka's left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan

17-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Learned from Chandimal's first-innings knock - Shakib

Shakib Al Hasan has said his century on the third day stemmed from a lot of "thinking overnight"

17-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

When Colombo hosted a clinic in incompetence

The final hour of play on the second day was a hilarious mixture of errors that took away from an otherwise competitive match

16-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Boy racer Chandimal steers clear of trouble

The booming cover drive was packed away as Dinesh Chandimal buckled up for the safety-first innings Sri Lanka needed

15-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at P Sara Oval

India, Bangladesh, SL to play tri-series in 2018

While it is not yet clear whether the matches will be ODIs or T20I fixtures, the tournament is scheduled for March 2018

15-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

We have the winning mentality at home - Herath

Lauding his team's self-belief in home Tests, Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Rangana Herath also said that the pitch at the P Sara Oval would prove a little more helpful for batsmen than it had been in previous matches

14-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Bangladesh confront form, selection calls for landmark Test

Bangladesh will need an extraordinary turnaround in fortunes to compete and level the series on one of the more livelier surfaces in Sri Lanka

14-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Consistent selection puts Tharanga at ease

Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga has said that being picked consistently in the team has been the key to his mental state and good performances in recent matches

13-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Would love to get 400 wickets but can't guarantee form - Herath

The 39-year old record-breaking left-arm spinner also said he considers his future before every series he plays

11-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Herath takes six as Bangladesh crumble to 259-run defeat

Rangana Herath took the last four wickets to seal a big win for Sri Lanka after Bangladesh's top collapsed in the first hour of the final day

11-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Tharanga unperturbed by rain forecast

Upul Tharanga, the Sri Lanka batsman, has said that the team had not included the weather in their calculations as they batted on past tea on the fourth day

10-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Sri Lanka in control after setting 457

Upul Tharanga struck his first Test century at home, as Sri Lanka set Bangladesh 457 to win the Galle Test

10-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

'Never thought of dropping Mendis' - Ford

Backing Kusal Mendis was an easy decision for Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford and the batsman repaid the faith hitting 194 in Galle

09-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Bangladesh avoid follow-on but Sri Lanka in control

Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan helped Bangladesh avoid the follow-on, but with a lead of 182, Sri Lanka were in firm control of the Galle Test

09-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Pitch has slowed down considerably - Dickwella

Niroshan Dickwella, who scored his second Test half-century and spent 46 overs keeping wicket, said that the Galle surface had slowed down since the first day, but was not yet the raging turner it can become

08-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

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