Clipdex page for "Mathews, Angelo D"
- Name:
- Mathews, Angelo D
- Nickname:
- Angie
- Date of Birth:
- 02 Jun 1987
- Gender:
- Men
- Place of Birth:
- Colombo
- Career:
- Teams:
- Sri Lanka (Country)
Angelo Mathews: from family academy to captain
- Howstat Statistics:
- ODI Career
Test Career
T20 Career
- External Links:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mathews
https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/angelo-mathews-49764
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- The links were accurate at the time CricketCrowd recorded them.
- Player profile:
Angelo Mathews: Fast bowling allrounder, youngest captain
Angelo Mathews was born in Colombo on 2 June 1987. He is an all rounder who is a hard hitting right handed middle order batsman who bowls medium pace.
He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka in 2008 against Zimbabwe in Harare.
He has become a key player in the Sri Lankan team. He was made captain of the Test team in 2013 at the age of 25 making him the youngest ever captain of Sri Lanka.
Mathews played a major role in Sri Lanka winning the ICC WT20 2014. He had innings of 43 against South Africa, 40 against the West Indies, and figures of 3-16 against the Netherlands.
In 2016, Mathews led Sri Lanka to a 3-0 whitewash of Australia at home. This is only the second time Sri Lanka has beaten Australia in a Test series.
Mathews retired from Test cricket after the Bangladesh Test at Galle in June 2025.
Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter
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