India had a gun batting lineup as well. We played the same way as we did in the last 15 overs and we were able to finish off and win.I couldn’t even walk for two weeks after the quadriceps muscle injury as it was painful. But I’m glad that I at least got to 99 and if not for that ‘stupid’ run-out, I would’ve got to the century. Then we started connecting the ball really well and Lasith was also doing reasonably well. Mathews last played in the home ODIs and T20Is against the West Indies.During this while, even as Sri Lanka is going through the COVID-19 pandemic, Mathews is spending time at home. He scored 139* vs India in 2014, in a match that Sri Lanka lost by three wickets. We wanted to have a bit of fun, take the game on and play our shots.We took the powerplay and they got nine fielders inside the circle. We had only three to four days off in between.I remember we beat every other team in that period, against Bangladesh and whichever team we faced. I would have them both in my team.I would still pick Lasith purely because of his experience.

I had to work hard, run hard to get those runs and it was difficult.It was a special moment for me because it was my first match against Australia and in Australia as well in any form, not even at the U19 and ‘A’ team levels. He is capable of batting anywhere in the middle-order and is a handy medium pace bowle...A very good allrounder, Angelo Mathews, made his international debut against Zimbabwe in November 2008. All of them came against India and not on one occasion did Lanka manage to win. Players knew how to handle the situations.That was one of the biggest moments and we will always cherish it for the rest of our lives. But I was thankful that I was taken with the squad to India to see if I can play, but it didn’t happen.I still feel that if we had gotten about 320, we could’ve given a good fight even against India’s strong batting lineup. Yes, some will say it was against ‘Zimbabwe’, but if you watch the match, I didn’t get any loose balls as such.Generally, when the bowlers get tired, they tend to give you a few loose balls, but Zimbabwe were very disciplined. Such has been Mathews' impact, that he has become a regular member in all three formats of the game and has also captained the Sri Lankan side with composure. Find out more in our Anis Sajan, the mentor of the Delhi Bulls in the T10 League, caught up with him to discuss on various interesting topics.That was a very disappointing Test match for me purely because I couldn’t get to the century. It’s always a learning process, it takes years to mature.Once you lose the feel of winning, it’s difficult to get back into it unless you play some real good cricket. All in all, it was a good game.There’s a saying that a captain is as good as your team. It can be comprehended that talent wasn’t an issue for them, but it was lack of consistency that kept pushing them back. Angelo Mathews – Best Batting Performances 91 & 157 not out vs Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, December 2013/January 2014 Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Mathews (L) plays a shot alongside Pakistan wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal during the opening day of the first cricket Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on December 31, 2013. Apart from three centuries, Mathews has 38 half-centuries against his name. We had an experienced team back then and I got a lot of support from all of them. However, along the way, they have been blessed with a few very talented cricketers, one of them is Angelo Mathews, who has shone in all the three formats.He has played lone hands plenty of times and a number of his valiant efforts have gone in vain. The doctors also ruled out my chances of me playing. Angelo Mathews smashed 87 runs as Sir Lanka swept the series 3-0 Sri Lanka's last sweep was a 2-0 series win at in Ireland in June 2016.
Angelo Mathews took four wickets as Sri Lanka completed a 3-0 ODI series whitewash over West Indies with a thrilling six-run win at Pallekele.
During the 44th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between Sri Lanka and India at Headingley, veteran Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews registered his third ODI century to provide a rescue act for his team. Aravinda, on the other hand, was the best batsman ever produced by Lanka.I don’t think I can pick one.

Mind you, his medium pacers can’t be undermined either as he has 191 wickets at the highest level with a five-wicket hauls and three four-fers. Wankhede is not a massive stadium, but the ball stays hit when you hit it and the pitch was also good.We were short by about 20 to 30 runs. Hanging in there is even tougher. Over the last 15 years or so, Sri Lanka have made their way into the knockout rounds of a number of tournaments. But Bumrah is also one of the best death bowlers going around these days. Winning a World Cup in any format is a massive achievement and credit should go to the entire team. It’s just that we were playing really good cricket.

Then, MS Dhoni joined them and finished it off. We had some rough times over the last few years, especially as we lost three or four big names at once.Arjuna was one of the very best captains that we have ever had and he changed Sri Lankan cricket.

The confidence level goes down, you start doubting your abilities. We had our chances, but Gautam (Gambhir) and Virat (Kohli) batted really well.