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.
Read MoreCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath picked up an early wicket to put South Africa under pressure as the visitor,s chasing 369 to win the second test, finished day four on 38-1 Sunday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka : Scoreboard Sunday at the end of Sri Lanka's second innings on the fourth day of the second test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Sinhalese Sports Club:Sri Lanka 1st innings:
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka : Hashim Amla's 13th century in one-day international cricket and a 151-run stand with captain AB de Villiers led South Africa to a convincing 75-run win in the first ODI against Sri
LEEDS, England : England were bowled out for 365 on Sunday and lead Sri Lanka by 86 runs at lunch in the second test, as the tourists reached lunch on 22-0 in response on day
New Delhi: Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, the Asia Cup hero for Sri Lanka who is well known for his toe crushing Yorkers, has been yorked himself. A girl named Tanya Perera bowled out Malinga
Mirpur: Sri Lanka have not won a major title for a long while and captain Angelo Mathews today said that his side were happy to have broken the “barrier of finals” by defeating Pakistan in
Mirpur: Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews today threw his weight behind an out-of-form Mahela Jayawardene and expressed confidence that the veteran batsman would deliver the goods in the Asia Cup summit showdown against Pakistan here
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews frustrated Pakistan with a patient half century and led his team to 302-6 at lunch on Friday's second day of the decisive third test. Mathews was
Abu Dhabi: Angelo Mathews led Sri Lanka's strong fightback with a career-best unbeaten 116 and guided his team to a healthy lead of 241 in the first cricket test against Pakistan on Friday.Mathews defied Pakistan
Port of Spain, July 12: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been suspended for two ODIs while his players have been fined 40-per-cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during their one-wicket
Cardiff, Jun 21: Skipper Angelo Mathews said losing the toss and Tillakaratne Dilshan's injury were the key factors in Sri Lanka's eight-wicket defeat against India in the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal here on Thursday.In a
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct 27: Angelo Mathews says criticism of his batting from Sri Lanka's chief selector won't affect him as he prepares to lead the side against New Zealand in a one-off Twenty20 next
Colombo, Jul 4: Sri Lanka took no risks with a winning target of 261 against Pakistan by settling for a draw in the second test at Sinhalese Sports Club on Wednesday.Sri Lanka held onto its
Dhaka, Mar 14: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene says allrounder Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the Asia Cup one-day tournament with a calf injury.Mathews missed the finals of the recent tri-series in Australia
Mumbai, April 3 : "India owed their second World Cup to their magnificent batsmen. Their two finest - Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag - did not score 20 between them, yet the remaining Indian batsmen
Mumbai, Apr 1: The ICC's event technical committee of the World Cup today confirmed Suraj Randiv as replacement for the injured Angelo Mathews in Sri Lanka's squad for tomorrow's summit clash against India.The confirmation was
Lucknow, March 8: Yuvraj Singh will lead the 30-member Sahara's Pune Warriors, the latest entrant to the Indian Premier League.The players in the squad are : Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra, Robin Uthappa and Murali Karthik
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