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        <title>Sri Lanka salvage draw in Mathews' farewell Test</title>
        <description>It was a case of what might have been for Bangladesh who declared with 37 overs left</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-ban-1st-test-sri-lanka-salvage-draw-in-angelo-mathews-farewell-test-1491134</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 04:57:24 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Galle springs a surprise as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh settle for a draw</title>
        <description>&quot;The wicket on day five wasn't as we expected,&quot; Shanto said with Mathews adding that &quot;it was a tough wicket for the bowlers&quot;</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/galle-springs-a-surprise-as-sri-lanka-and-bangladesh-settle-for-a-draw-1491222</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:47:24 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Nissanka 187 leads SL's solid reply after Bangladesh post 495</title>
        <description>Mathews fell for 39 in his farewell Test, even as Chandimal's fifty helped SL reduce deficit to 127</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:45:45 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>'It's quite sad'- Mathews calls for more Tests for Sri Lanka</title>
        <description>Sri Lanka are set to play just four Tests in 2025</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-ban-its-quite-sad--angelo-mathews-calls-for-more-tests-for-sri-lanka-1490483</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:52:09 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>'Time for me to say goodbye' - Angelo Mathews to retire from Test cricket</title>
        <description>Angelo Mathews, now almost 38, will finish up after the first Test against Bangladesh in June</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 14:49:10 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Kuhnemann's four, Webster's late impact puts Australia on course for 2-0</title>
        <description>Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis had given Sri Lanka hope but the home side lost late wickets to finish on the brink</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:10:22 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Mathews: Sri Lanka willing to chase 'anything around or below 300'</title>
        <description>&quot;If we can push them back into second and third spells and make them tire a little bit, then we have a chance&quot;</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-sl-angelo-mathews-sri-lanka-willing-to-chase-anything-around-or-below-300-1464012</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:58:48 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Chandimal, Mathews punish sloppy New Zealand to make it Sri Lanka's day</title>
        <description>Chandimal made the most of his promotion to No. 3 allowing Mathews and Kamindu to cash in later in the day</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-nz-2nd-test-dinesh-chandimal-angelo-mathews-make-it-sri-lankas-day-1452638</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:07:05 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Mathews, Dhananjaya help extend SL's lead ahead of rest day</title>
        <description>The duo helped Sri Lanka recover from O'Rourke's strikes after Chandimal and Karunaratne had laid the foundation earlier</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sl-vs-nz-angelo-mathews-dhananjaya-de-silva-help-extend-sl-lead-ahead-of-rest-day-1451799</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:28:34 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Sri Lanka seek to keep series alive at their unlikely home-away-from-home </title>
        <description>Tourists have avoided defeat at Lord's for 33 years and counting. Can they rise to the occasion again?</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:20:12 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Angelo Mathews: Replacement ball 'changed the entire momentum of the game'</title>
        <description>Decision to grant home side a replacement during Sri Lanka's second innings tips balance</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-sl-1st-test-angelo-mathews-replacement-ball-changed-the-entire-momentum-of-the-game-1448536</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 11:41:31 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Madushka, Mathews, Dhananjaya find form but England Lions close in</title>
        <description>Three Sri Lanka batters make half-centuries but Lions need only 75 on final day</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-in-england-madushka-mathews-dhananjaya-find-form-1447729</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:46:19 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Chameera ruled out as Sri Lanka gear up to take on India</title>
        <description>Chief selector Upul Tharanga said Angelo Mathews was not being considered for selection in T20Is any longer</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/dushmantha-chameera-ruled-out-as-sri-lanka-gear-up-to-take-on-india-1444378</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:36:48 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Mathews on Sri Lanka's exit: 'We've let the entire nation down'</title>
        <description>Sri Lanka have not qualified for a T20 World Cup semi-final since 2014</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/angelo-mathews-apologises-to-sri-lanka-for-poor-performance-1438928</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 02:58:54 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Najmul Hossain Shanto: 'Sri Lanka haven't moved on from timed-out incident'</title>
        <description>Controversy flares between the two sides yet again as Sri Lanka celebrate series win with players pointing to their watches</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 16:26:07 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Comeback man Mathews seeks to 'improve further' after starring in Sri Lanka's wins</title>
        <description>He has also resumed bowling, although had to clear a fitness test for a tight hamstring before the second T20I against Afghanistan</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/angelo-mathews-seeks-to-improve-further-after-starring-in-successive-series-1421882</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:48:36 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Mathews, bowlers rout Afghanistan to seal T20I series for Sri Lanka</title>
        <description>Mathews bashed 42* off 22 with the bat and then returned with figures of 2 for 9 in two overs as Afghanistan went down by 72 runs</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afghanistan-opt-to-bowl-in-bid-to-keep-series-alive-angelo-mathews-fit-for-sri-lanka-1421804</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 17:24:53 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Mathews 141, Chandimal 107 put SL 212 ahead</title>
        <description>Inexperienced Afghanistan were persistent through parts of the day, picking up six wickets</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/angelo-mathews-dinesh-chandimal-centuries-put-sri-lanka-212-ahead-on-second-day-1419446</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:05:52 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Jongwe pastes wallpaper icon Mathews to down SL at the death</title>
        <description>&quot;Angelo was one of my role models growing up,&quot; says Zimbabwe match-winner</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:56:15 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Ervine, Jongwe and Madande seal a thriller against Sri Lanka</title>
        <description>Zimbabwe knocked off 20 runs in the final over to draw level in the series</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/craig-ervine-luke-jongwe-and-clive-madande-seal-a-thriller-against-sri-lanka-1416878</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:58:40 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Mathews blames 'agendas' of former selectors for white-ball wilderness</title>
        <description>He says the freshly-installed selection panel, headed by Tharanga, had him in their T20 World Cup plans</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 04:02:09 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Angelo Mathews stars in thriller as Sri Lanka go 1-0 up</title>
        <description>Raza's all-round efforts in vain as Mathews and Shanaka helped SL chase a modest target</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 17:35:44 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Angelo Mathews back in T20I squad after three-year absence</title>
        <description>Kusal Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva, who were left out of the ODI series, are also part of the squad</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:27:05 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Mathews hat-trick as Warriors defend 103, Kohler-Cadmore's 68* ensures Gladiators open with victory</title>
        <description>A wrap of the first day's action in the Abu Dhabi T10 2023</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:31:04 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Umpires informed Mathews of timed-out threat before helmet malfunction</title>
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        <description>An international first took place in a heated contest between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka while Afghanistan look to boost semi-final hopes</description>
        
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        <description>&quot;It was obviously disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh,&quot; Mathews says of the incident</description>
        
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        <description>Mathews hadn't been around ODI cricket much of late, but was keeping himself ready for exactly the sort of opportunity that has now come his way</description>
        
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        <description>Pathirana had suffered a shoulder injury against Pakistan and missed Sri Lanka's next two games</description>
        
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        <description>They are the only team without a win in the World Cup so far, having lost their first three games</description>
        
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        <description>Galle had it all - the return of an ace speedster, a thrilling fightback and a wicket off the last ball</description>
        
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        <title>LPL auction: Dilshan Madushanka becomes most expensive player</title>
        <description>Defending champions Jaffna fork out US$ 92,000 for the left-arm quick as the top-eight expensive signings were all domestic</description>
        
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        <description>The squad includes fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana and legspinner Dushan Hemantha, who recently made their ODI debuts</description>
        
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        <description>Strong showing in Tests gives visitors hopes of springing a surprise in opening fixture</description>
        
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        <description>Uncapped batters Lasith Croospulle and Sahan Arachchige have made the cut for the ODI and T20I series</description>
        
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        <title>'We've got the fast bowlers to exploit the conditions' - Angelo Mathews</title>
        <description>He backs Sri Lanka to make a serious push for victory at the Hagley Oval on Monday</description>
        
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        <description>Blair Tickner, Matt Henry and Tim Southee shared nine wickets for the hosts</description>
        
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        <description>If there is some chance for SL to pull off an unlikely brace of victories in NZ, it is through their experience</description>
        
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        <description>The home side ended the third day strongly placed, but batting fourth will remain a tricky proposition</description>
        
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        <description>Nayeem Hasan was the star of the Bangladesh bowling show, ending with career-best figures of 6 for 105</description>
        
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        <description>Despite the unusual omissions, the LPL has got several well-known overseas players on board, including Gayle and du Plessis</description>
        
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        <description>ESPNcricinfo understands he has mailed SLC of his intentions, and that the board will take a decision on the matter at a meeting on Tuesday</description>
        
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        <description>Angelo Mathews was omitted while Nuwan Pradeep earned a recall to bolster the seam attack</description>
        
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        <title>Mitchell Starc opts out of IPL 2020, Glenn Maxwell back in auction pool</title>
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        <title>'On slower wickets, we can beat any team' - Dhananjaya de Silva</title>
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