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Angelo Mathews

Angelo Mathews

Height: 1.83 m DOB: June 2, 1987

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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Sri Lanka likely to send second-string team to India for T20 series

Cricket | Jan 28, 2016, 03:23 PM IST

New Delhi: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is likely to send an under-strength team to India next month for the Twenty20 series, prior to the Asia Cup.Lanka's key players including fast bowler and T20 captain Lasith

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Sri Lanka wins toss, elect to bowl first against India in 3rd Test

Cricket | Aug 28, 2015, 12:03 PM IST

Colombo: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and opted to ball in the third Test match of the three-test series against India.Virat Kohli managed to register his first Test victory as captain after

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2nd Test, Day 3: India at 70/1 at stumps, take 157-run lead against Sri Lanka

Cricket | Aug 22, 2015, 06:30 PM IST

Colombo:  India gained an upperhand in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka by taking a handy 87-run first innings lead despite a fighting century by rival skipper Angelo Mathews, here today.Resuming at the overnight

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Angelo Mathews: We want to beat India for retiring Kumar Sangakkara

Cricket | Aug 06, 2015, 04:25 AM IST

Colombo, Sri Lanka (AP):   Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said Wednesday his team is eager to send off the retiring Kumar Sangakkara by winning the test series against India that starts next week.Sangakkara has

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SL vs PAK: Sri Lanka 304-9, in control of 2nd test vs Pakistan

Cricket | Jun 26, 2015, 08:55 PM IST

Colombo, Sri Lanka (AP):   Kaushal Silva and captain Angelo Mathews scored half-centuries to push Sri Lanka to 304-9 at stumps on the second day of the second test against Pakistan on Friday, with a

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IPL 8: Daredevils post 184/3 against Rajasthan Royals

Cricket | Apr 12, 2015, 05:58 PM IST

New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils put up a challenging 184/3 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Sunday.Daredevils got the bulk of their runs

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11 cricketers who failed in the World Cup but may become star in IPL 8

Cricket | Apr 07, 2015, 06:16 PM IST

New Delhi:  The eight edition of Indian Premiere League (IPL) which starts on April will once again see the galaxy of cricketers fighting it out to be the numero uno for their respective teams. IPL

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World Cup 2015: Our worst performance in World Cup, says Angelo Mathews

Cricket | Mar 18, 2015, 05:57 PM IST

Sydney: Describing their loss to South Africa in the quarter-final as their worst performance in the World Cup, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews on Wednesday thanked old war horses Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara for

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World Cup 2015: Need to get rid of de Villiers early, says Angelo Mathews

Cricket | Mar 18, 2015, 06:52 AM IST

Sydney: Wary of the threat his counterpart AB de Villiers is to his side, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews says getting rid of the dashing right-hander early will be the key to his side's success

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World Cup 2015: Sri Lanka's Mathews, Herath set to be fit for quarters

Cricket | Mar 12, 2015, 11:53 PM IST

Sydney: Sri Lanka were on Thursday "a 100 percent sure" that skipper Angelo Mathews, down with a heel injury, will be fit for their quarter-final outing of the cricket World Cup in Sydney next week.The

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World Cup 2015: Kumar Sangakkara make history as Sri Lanka crushes Scotland

Cricket | Mar 11, 2015, 05:07 PM IST

Hobart: Kumar Sangakkara created history by notching up a record fourth consecutive ODI century that powered Sri Lanka to a crushing 148-run win over Scotland in their final group league match of the ongoing cricket

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World Cup 2015: Mathews blames poor bowling, fielding for loss

Cricket | Feb 14, 2015, 12:49 PM IST

Christchurch: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews blamed his bowlers and poor fielding for their 98 run loss in the World Cup opener against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval here Saturday."The bowlers started off very

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NZ vs SL: New Zealand makes 360-5 in 5th ODI vs Sri Lanka

Cricket | Jan 23, 2015, 08:44 AM IST

Dunedin, New Zealand: Luke Ronchi made 170 not out and Grant Elliott an unbeaten 104 in a record 267-run sixth-wicket partnership which blasted New Zealand to 360-5 batting first in Friday's fifth one-day international against

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NZ vs SL: Ton-up Williamson leads New Zealand to victory over Sri Lanka

Cricket | Jan 20, 2015, 12:28 PM IST

Nelson, New Zealand: Kane Williamson scored 103 to rescue an ailing New Zealand innings Tuesday and steer it to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day cricket international for a 2-1 lead

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NZ vs SL: Sri Lanka wins toss, bats in 4th ODI vs New Zealand

Cricket | Jan 20, 2015, 06:38 AM IST

Nelson, New Zealand: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat on Tuesday in the fourth one-day cricket international against New Zealand.Captain Angelo Mathews said he was unsure of what to do after studying

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Rain washes out New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI

Cricket | Jan 17, 2015, 02:17 PM IST

Auckland, New Zealand: Rain forced the abandonment of Saturday's one-day game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, leaving the seven-match series tied at 1-1.Opener Martin Guptill had made a timely return to form, scoring an

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NZ vs SL: Dilshan ton leads Sri Lanka to win over New Zealand

Cricket | Jan 15, 2015, 03:41 PM IST

Hamilton, New Zealand: Tillakaratne Dilshan made a flawless 116 to lead Sri Lanka to a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand on Thursday, leveling the seven-match one-day series at 1-1.Chasing New Zealand's 248, Sri Lanka

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Meet the captains leading their nations in World Cup 2015

Cricket | Jan 14, 2015, 07:52 PM IST

New Delhi: With World Cup only a month away, teams are busy playing with each other to prepare for the mega sport event to be held in Australia and New Zealand, known for bouncy and

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NZ vs SL: New Zealand beats Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in 1st ODI

Cricket | Jan 11, 2015, 12:11 PM IST

Christchurch, New Zealand: Brendon McCullum lashed a half century from 19 balls, matching his national record, to spur New Zealand to a three-wicket win over Sri Lanka Sunday in the series-opening limited-overs international.Opening the batting,

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NZ vs SL: New Zealand completes 2-0 series victory over Sri Lanka

Cricket | Jan 07, 2015, 07:01 PM IST

Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand wrapped up a 193-run victory over Sri Lanka on Wednesday to complete a 2-0 win in the two-test series and continue its fine form in test cricket.Mark Craig took 4-53

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