Angelo Mathews

The 38-year-old finished with exemplary figures of three for 24 on a surface offering precious little encouragement.

Mathews hailed Root’s ‘magnificent innings’ in the first Test.

The Lanka Premier League is set to get underway on 21 November, the schedule is yet to be released but the final is set for 13 December.

Sri Lanka suffered a big blow when Angelo Mathews was ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand with the experienced allrounder also certain to miss the Test series in Australia later in January.

Angelo Mathews has revealed that he picked the brain of Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara before he played his epic innings to help the visitors secure a draw in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington.

After losing the captaincy following a disastrous Asia Cup campaign, Angelo Mathews has now been dropped from Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the series at home against England that starts next month.

Angelo Mathews has accused the Sri Lanka cricket board (SLC) of solely blaming him for the team's poor performances at the recent Asia Cup in the UAE.

Sri Lanka suffered a double when it was announced that Angelo Mathews and fast bowler Lahiru Gamage will return home early from the tour to the West Indies.

Sri Lanka have been boosted by the news that senior players Angelo Mathews and Suranga Lakmal were both passed fit to tour the West Indies for a Test series starting next month.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 tri-series at home against Bangladesh and India due to an ongoing hamstring problem.