angelo mathews

Mumbai Indians etched their name in IPL history for an unfortunate record, becoming the second team to field three different captains in three consecutive matches during the 2026 season. Injuries and player unavailability forced leadership changes, with Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya all taking the helm.

Veteran Sri Lankan all-rounder angelo mathews announced his retirement from Test cricket, with his final appearance scheduled against Bangladesh in Galle next month. The 37-year-old, who amassed 8167 runs in 118 Tests, will continue playing white-ball cricket for Sri Lanka, and stated that his decision to retire is in consideration for a young player to come forward and take the mantle.

angelo mathews said his team will look to give retiring legend Kumar Sangakkara a winning send off when they take on India in a highly-emotional second Test.

Sri Lanka is gearing up to face Bangladesh in a two-Test series in Galle, marking angelo mathews's farewell to Test cricket after a stellar career. The series follows South Africa's WTC victory and includes ODIs and T20s. Sri Lanka, led by Dhananjaya de Silva, aims for a strong start after a WTC cycle stumble.

Sri Lanka, who were floored by a Rohit Sharma-special in the second ODI at Mohali, seemed a determined lot ahead of the decider.

Sri Lanka captain angelo mathews won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third cricket one-dayer here on Sunday.

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Sri Lanka's cricket board has announced that the veteran all-rounder angelo mathews and pacer Dushmantha Chameera will be added to the World Cup squad as traveling reserves, and they are expected to join the team in Lucknow on Friday.

Allrounder angelo mathews has been appointed Sri Lanka's Test and ODI captain, replacing Mahela Jayawardene, for a period of one year.

Sri Lanka all-rounder angelo mathews, who is currently in the West Indies, has pulled out of the tour due to personal reasons and will leave the Caribbean.

Sri Lanka captain angelo mathews won the toss and chose to field first against Zimbabwe in the third one-day international in Hambantota on Thursday.

Sri Lanka is set to name a new ODI captain next week, replacing current skipper Thisara Perera either with angelo mathews or Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said.

A furious angelo mathews lashed out at Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and his team after his 'timed out' dismissal snowballed into a major controversy at the World Cup on Monday. After the Sri Lanka all-rounder became the first international cricketer to be 'timed out' for not being ready to face the ball within two minutes of the fall of a wicket, Mathews hit out at Bangladesh over their 'disgraceful' actions at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Mathews, 33, did not make the South Africa trip because of a hamstring injury but is expected to line up against England in matches that count towards the inaugural World Test championship.

Veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder angelo mathews on Sunday became the sixth player from his country to play 100 Tests as the hosts won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second Test.

Sri Lankan all-rounder angelo mathews had become the first player in the 146-year history of international cricket to be given timed out as he had taken more than the regulation time to take strike when he came out to bat. Mathews later exacted sweet revenge for his 'timed out' dismissal by claiming the wicket of Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan during the ODI World Cup match. Mathews failed to reach the crease within the stipulated time of two minutes.

Sri Lanka have named an expanded 22-man squad for their Test series in South Africa and at home to England, although they will be without the experienced angelo mathews for the first of those through injury.

Sri Lanka's cricket selectors expressed concern over the fitness of angelo mathews, who is currently playing in the Indian Premier League as an allrounder.

Veteran Sri Lankan all-rounder angelo mathews is slowly coming to terms with the fact his body can no longer stand up to the rigours of Test bowling and that his future role in the team will be as a specialist batsman.

Sri Lanka all-rounder angelo mathews rated India's pace attack comprising Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav as top class and said that the batsmen cannot afford to relax against them.

angelo mathews was named Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain for the next 12 months in an appointment which could lead to him taking over as leader of the Test side.

All-rounder angelo mathews on Tuesday replaced Lasith Malinga as captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team for the ICC World Twenty20 in India but the injury- ravaged pacer managed to retain his place in the side.

If a team wants to change its captain during a series/tournament , just sending the new captain for the toss or writing 'captain' in front of his name in the team-sheet won't be enough.

Both Jayawardene and Malinga are currently playing in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa.

Angelo Matthews, who suffered from cramps during his unbeaten century knock in the second ODI at Mohali on December 13, bowled and batted as the Sri Lanka cricket team hit the ground running by taking part in a training session on Friday.

The ICC ODI World Cup is currently embroiled in a debate, with the controversy surrounding Sri Lanka batter angelo mathews' timed-out against Bangladesh. Mathews became the first cricketer to be timed out in international cricket at Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi. He demanded 'justice' from the ICC on social media and called the decision 'cheating'. The incident arose from Mathews' failure to comply with the World Cup rule, which requires a new batter to be ready within two minutes of a wicket falling.

Sri Lanka named a 16-member team for upcoming Test series against India with uncapped 23-year-old pacer Vishwa Fernando the only fresh face.

Over the past two years, Sri Lanka have lost ODI series to Pakistan, New Zealand, England, Australia and South Africa while drawing one with Bangladesh.

angelo mathews' timed out dismissal - first in international cricket - sparked a debate between the spirit of cricket and the laws of the game, creating differing opinions among members of the cricket fraternity.

Sri Lanka's victory in the third T20I against Bangladesh has sparked controversy over angelo mathews' timed-out dismissal during the 2023 World Cup. The team celebrated their victory in Sylhet, symbolically pointing to their wrists. Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto congratulated Sri Lanka on their series victory and urged them to focus on the upcoming tour fixtures.