One of the best Sri Lankan cricketers to have emerged in the modern era, Mathews started his career as a genuine all-rounder proving equally effective with both the ball and the bat across formats. Handed the Test captaincy at 25 years of age he rallied his troops to win a historic maiden Test series win on English soil in 2014. But, multiple injury issues including a shoulder surgery forced him to largely give up on his bowling limiting himself to focussing on his batting. Going into the 2019 World Cup, Mathews remains one of the Islanders' biggest hopes in lifting the coveted title.
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Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews played a gritty knock of 46 off 38 balls with the help of five fours and a maximum. He was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) for his match-winning innings.
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"When the helmet broke, it appears that Mathews did not consult with the umpires, which a player would be expected to do when seeking new equipment. Rather, he just signalled to the dressing room for a replacement," the MCC said in a statement.
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Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday (November 6). But the match made the headlines for other reasons with Angelo Mathews being adjudged timed out. A lot of post-match comments are coming out and Mathews is quite busy on social media as well.
Angelo Mathews became the first batter in International Cricket to be 'timed out' during Sri Lanka's clash against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The dismissal became the epicentre of the match as the laws of cricket vs the spirit of cricket debate found life again.
Angelo Mathews was forced to make his way back into the Sri Lankan dressing room after he was adjudged timed out by the on-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Marais Erasmus as Shakib Al Hasan didn't withdraw his appeal.
Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews became the first ever cricketer in international cricket to be given out 'time out'. The controversy has taken place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi during the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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Matheesha Pathirana, 20, suffered a shoulder niggle during World Cup 2023 game against Pakistan on October 10 and has already returned to Sri Lanka. Angelo Mathews comes in as his replacement having already joined the team as a travelling reserve.
"The Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors took this decision in order to ensure that the team has ready replacements in place to face contingencies, such as an injury to an existing squad member. Accordingly, Angelo Mathews and Dushmantha Chameera will join the team tomorrow," SLC statement said.
Since January 2021, the inception of the POTM (Players of the Month) award, Mathews is the first Sri Lankan player to get his hands on the title. Elated by the title Mathews said "I am honored and delighted to be the ICC Men’s Player of the Month.
Mathews, a veteran of 386 internationals, last represented Sri Lanka in April this year in the two-Test series at home against Bangladesh.
SLC clarified that Mathews was not in the contracted players' list because he is "currently unavailable for selection".
The 34-year-old Mathews was not a part of the squad that toured England recently and last played the Test series against Bangladesh in April.
Mathews is considering the step after him and Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne found themselves excluded from the contracts that were offered to Sri Lankan players.
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