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Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka

Angelo Mathews (personal grounds), Nuwan Pradeep and Danushka Gunathilaka (injury) will be flying back to Sri Lanka ahead of the third T20

23-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Limping Mathews seals first SL win on tour

Sri Lanka earned their first win on the tour and leveled the three-match series by bowling South Africa out for their third-lowest score in a T20

22-Jan-2017•The Report by Firdose Moonda

Mathews to remain SL captain till 2019 World Cup

Sri Lanka Cricket president Thilanga Sumathipala announced that Angelo Mathews would remain Sri Lanka's captain until the 2019 World Cup in England

19-Jan-2017•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

My worst defeat as captain - Mathews

Captain Angelo Mathews has defended his move of bowling with the new ball even as Sri Lanka slumped to an innings defeat and a series whitewash

14-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the Wanderers

Bat slow or fast, but concentrate - Mathews

Sri Lanka's batsmen have employed varying approaches to this Test series, none of which have worked. Angelo Mathews prescribed concentration irrespective of the method they choose

11-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Johannesburg

Mathews calls on batsmen to ape Elgar's patient approach

Angelo Mathews has called on his batsmen to take a cue from Dean Elgar on how to bat in seaming conditions, after Sri Lanka were blown away in the Newlands Test, losing by 282 runs

05-Jan-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Newlands

Terrible shots led to our downfall - Mathews

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews singled out poor shot selection in both innings as the main factor behind their 206-run loss to South Africa in Port Elizabeth

30-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

Abbott hastens South Africa's crushing win

South Africa made full use of the second new ball to rip through Sri Lanka's last five wickets and complete a 206-run win in Port Elizabeth, an hour and 10 minutes into day five

30-Dec-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

'Youngsters filling vacuum left by Sanga, Mahela, Dilshan' - Mathews

Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka's captain, is enthused by the young talent that has bolstered Sri Lanka's batting ahead of their tour of South Africa

23-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Port Elizabeth

Injuries not because of my bowling - Mathews

The Sri Lanka captain has rejected the notion that the multiple injuries he has suffered in 2016 were because of his bowling

12-Dec-2016•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Must give our bowlers a chance - Mathews

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has emphasised the need for his batsmen to give his bowlers a chance on the tour of South Africa by getting runs in tough conditions

10-Dec-2016•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Uncapped Vikum Sanjaya picked for South Africa tour

Fast bowler Vikum Sanjaya, who has taken 38 wickets from 17 first-class matches, is the surprise inclusion in Sri Lanka's Test squad to South Africa

08-Dec-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews, Chandimal declare fitness for South Africa tour

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal have declared they are fit to go on the tour of South Africa that begins in mid-December

01-Dec-2016•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Mathews sidelined by 'multiple leg injuries'

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said that an expert medical panel had advised him rest with the aim of getting fit for the South Africa tour in December, after a scan showed multiple leg injuries

25-Oct-2016•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Mathews injured, Herath set for late captaincy debut

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath is set to become the oldest player to lead a Test team for the first time since Somachandra de Silva in 1983, during Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe

23-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mathews to miss rest of tour due to calf tear

Angelo Mathews' calf tear has ruled him out of the remainder of Australia's tour, while allrounder Thisara Perera and left-arm wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan have been released from the squad for the fifth ODI

02-Sep-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dilshan contributed as much as Sanga and Mahela did - Mathews

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has put Tillakaratne Dilshan's contributions on par with those of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, ahead of Dilshan's final ODI

27-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews suggests cautious approach against Starc

With Mitchell Starc now extending his impressive form from the Tests into the ODIs, Sri Lanka have settled on a batting plan: see Starc out safely

23-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews blames middle-order collapse for loss

The dismissal of three batsmen between the 30th and 33rd overs turned the course of the match and was a major cause of Sri Lanka's three-wicket defeat to Australia in the first ODI according to Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews

21-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Sri Lanka keen to build a team for the future

In high spirits after the unexpected 3-0 whitewash in Tests, Sri Lanka wish to find similar joy in the one-day format, but are also looking well beyond the series at hand

20-Aug-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

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