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 retirement: The year 2025 is going through a lot of ups and downs for Test cricket. This year, many legendary players of international cricket retired from the Test. Indian cricket star player Rohit Sharma announced his retirement. After this, Virat Kohli also took retirement from Test cricket. At the same time, Sri Lankan star player Angelo Mathews is also retiring from Test cricket. The Sri Lankan team is running a Test match (SL vs Ban) in Colombo with Bangladesh. Angelo Mathews is playing the last Test match on the land of his own country today.

Mathews received respect

When Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews landed on the ground on the third day of the Ban vs SL match, Bangladeshi players welcomed Mathews on the field with ‘Guard of Honor’. Players of Bangladesh stood by making two lines, from which Angelo Mathews passed and the players welcomed him by clapping on the field.

Mathews missed half -century in the last match

Angelo Mathews scored 39 runs in 69 balls at a strike rate of 56.52 in his last match. In this last innings of Test career, Mathews hit three fours and a six. Matthews were batting better, but in this match, Sri Lankan star players missed out on making a half -century. According to the circumstances of the match, this innings may be the last innings of Mathews’s Test career.

Angelo Mathews is playing his 119th Test match. Mathews has scored 8,206 runs in his Test career. Mathews’s highest score is 200 runs. The average in Matthews Test is close to 45.

Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test match

The first Test match between Bangladesh-Sri Lanka has started on 17 June. With this Test match, the new season of WTC 2025-2027 has also started. In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh set a huge target in front of Sri Lanka by scoring 495 runs in the first innings. At the same time, the Sri Lankan team is also batting brilliantly and after the end of the third day’s play, Sri Lanka’s first innings score has been 368 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Now there is only two days of game left and Bangladesh’s first innings is not over yet. In such a situation, it is difficult for Angelo Mathews to come to bat again on the field.

A Classy Gesture from Bangladesh as Angelo Mathews Headed Out to Bat in his Final Test for Sri Lanka #SLVBAN : https://t.co/fvvoyq8L3Q pic.twitter.com/0pehsackd2

– ICC (@ICC) June 19, 2025

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