Angelo mathews retirement: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have been released on the Test match draw, in which Sri Lanka had a target of 295 runs in the fourth innings. On the fifth day, Sri Lanka was able to score 72 runs at the loss of 4 wickets, as a result, the match was missed. At the end of this match, veteran player Angelo Mathews has retired to Red-Ball format. In the last innings of his Test career, Mathews was able to score just 8 runs. Let me tell you that Mathews scored more than 8 thousand runs in his 119 -match Test career.

Angelo Mathews had already announced that the first Test in the series against Bangladesh will be the last match of his red-ball career. He scored 39 runs in the first innings. He helped his team reach 485 runs in the first innings. He was dismissed by Mominul Haq in the first innings. In the second innings, Mathews was dismissed for just 8 runs and this time his wicket was taken by Taijul Islam.

Mathews on retirement

Angelo Mathews became emotional in the post match presentation. He said, “This journey was not easy, in which many ups and downs were seen. I could reach this point only because of the support of my peers. I am retiring from the best format of cricket, I loved the Test format the most. Now the time has come for the young players to understand their responsibility and take Sri Lanka cricket forward.”

Angelo Mathews Test Career

Angelo Mathews started her Test career in 2009. He scored 8,214 runs in his 119 -match Test career. Batting, he scored 16 centuries and 45 fifty in the red ball format. Mathews made a mark in international cricket as a legendary all -rounder. He also took a total of 33 wickets in his Test career.

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Angelo mathews test retirement: Sri Lankan legendary player Angelo Mathews has announced retirement. The 37 -year -old Mathews announced on May 23, saying that in June, the match against Bangladesh will be the last match of his Test career. The 2 -Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will start from June 17, in which Mathews will play only the match in Galle.

Angelo Mathews started his Test career against Pakistan in the year 2009 on the Galle ground. Mathews is retiring as the third highest run -scorer for Sri Lanka in Test cricket in a career that lasted for about 17 years. He has scored 8,167 runs in 118 Tests so far. Mahela Jayawardene (11,814) and Kumar Sangakkara (12,400) are ahead of them in terms of scoring the most Test runs for Sri Lanka.

Retirement with passionate message

Angelo Mathews announced his Test retirement by sharing a long message on Instagram. He said, “Playing cricket for Sri Lanka in the last 17 years has been the biggest pride for him. When a player comes on the field wearing a national team’s jersey, the feeling of patriotism and service cannot give anything else.”

Also, let us tell that Mathews has only retired from Test format, he will continue to play in ODI and T20 matches. Mathews has so far taken 126 wickets in 226 ODI matches and scored 5,916 runs. On the other hand, he has 1,416 runs in 90 T20 matches and he has also taken 45 wickets.

Angelo Mathews, who has received the status of a veteran all-rounder, has so far scored 15,499 runs as well as 204 wickets. He also scored 19 centuries and 91 fifty in his international career.

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