Angelo Mathews

Angelo Davis Mathews (Sinhala: ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්; Tamil: அஞ்செலோ மத்தியூஸ்; born 2 June 1987) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the national cricket team in all formats. Mathews currently plays all formats for Sri Lanka. Considered as one of the best allrounders in his generation, Mathews was a key member of the team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and was part of the team that made the finals of 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and 2012 ICC World Twenty20. An occasional bowler who can deliver swinging match-winning spells, Mathews and Lasith Malinga hold the record for the highest ninth wicket partnership in ODI cricket.

Angelo Mathews
Angelo Mathews with Sri Lanka U19 in 2006
Personal information
Full name
Angelo Davis Mathews
Born (1987-06-02) 2 June 1987
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NicknameAngie
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 112)4 July 2009 v Pakistan
Last Test2 February 2024 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 137)31 December 2008 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI9 November 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.69
T20I debut (cap 28)8 June 2009 v Australia
Last T20I18 January 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.69
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2010Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 69)
2011–2013Pune Warriors India (squad no. 69)
2012Nagenahira Nagas (squad no. 69)
2015; 2017Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 69)
2018Lahore Qalandars (squad no. 69)
2020–2022Colombo Stars (squad no. 69)
2023-presentB-Love Kandy
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 107 226 81 150
Runs scored 7,502 5,916 1,260 10,613
Batting average 46.02 40.24 27.39 48.24
100s/50s 16/40 3/40 0/6 25/54
Top score 200* 139* 81* 270
Balls bowled 3,948 5,324 1,064 6,539
Wickets 33 126 40 63
Bowling average 54.06 32.61 31.57 47.07
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/44 6/20 3/16 5/47
Catches/stumpings 73/– 53/– 24/– 108/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 March 2023

In July 2022, Mathews played in his 100th Test match for Sri Lanka. As captain, Mathews led his national team to be the winners of the 2014 Asia Cup. On 7 November 2023, Mathews became the first player in the history of international cricket to be declared timed out without facing a delivery, as it happened during a group stage match between Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India .

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