Angelo Mathews scored an unbeaten 40 runs to help Sri Lanka score 242 for 3 at the end of Day 2 of the second Test match against South Africa in Gqeberha. The veteran batter also became the only third Sri Lankan cricketer to record 8000 Test runs.

Sri Lanka announced a 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match T20 series against India with a new captain following Wanindu Hasaranga's relinquishment from the post. India will take on Sri Lanka in six white-ball matches starting with three T20Is in Pallekele with the opener on July 27.

Angelo Mathews won the Player of the Match (POTM) award for his all-round efforts. He played a quick-fire knock of 42 off 22 balls and claimed figures of 2/9 to play a key role in Sri Lanka's win.

Angelo Mathews registered his 16th Test hundred by smashing 141 off 259 as Sri Lanka posted 410/6 at the end of Day 2 of the only Test match against Afghanistan. Mathews threw away his wicket when only three were left to play on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's veteran cricketer Angelo Mathews played a starring knock on his T20I comeback against Zimbabwe helping his side win the first T20I of the three-match series. He has now come down hard at the selection panel that kept him away from white-ball cricket since 2021.

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.

Australia defeated India in the finals of the World Cup 2023 to claim their record-sixth ODI World Cup while playing at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19. Australia's win in the final ended the dominant run of the Men in Blue at the 50-over extravaganza.

"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.

Angelo Mathews became the first batter ever in international cricket history on Monday (November 6) to be adjudged timed out. But do you know that Sourav Ganguly could've had this feat to his name almost 17 years ago in a Test match? Know what happened here...

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.

Sri Lanka are taking on Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi in a bid to stay in the top seven on the points table in order to earn qualification for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

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.