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Will he be Lanka’s savior in the World Cup? Sri Lanka replaced Pathirana with star all-rounder
Sri Lanka have included star all-rounder Angelo Mathews as a replacement for the injured Matisha Pathirana. After announcing the World Cup squad, Angelo Mathews and Dushmantha Chamira have been included in the Lanka squad as injury covers.
The Sri Lankan Cricket Board wishes to inform that Angelo Mathews and Dushmantha Chamira will travel with the World Cup squad as traveling reserves in the team. The selectors have taken such a decision to ensure that the team is ready in case any player in the World Cup squad is injured or faces any other unforeseen circumstances,’ the Sri Lankan Cricket Board said in a statement released on October 19.
Pathirana was a complete failure in both the matches played in the tournament. Pathirana conceded 95 runs against South Africa at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. He also took a wicket.
Pathirana was also not stingy in conceding runs against Pakistan at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq’s hot partnership with the bat yielded 90 runs in the match.
Meanwhile, fans strongly believe that the arrival of Angelo Mathews will bring about a change in the team. One of the best all-rounders Lankan cricket has ever seen, Mathews’ wealth of experience is also expected to come in handy in the World Cup.
Mathews, who made his ODI debut for Lankan Lions in 2008, has played 221 matches for the team so far. Mathews has scored 5,865 runs from 191 innings in 221 matches.
With three ODI centuries and 40 fifties to his name, Mathews’ highest score was an unbeaten 139 against India in Ranchi 2014. Although Sri Lanka lost the match, Mathews was selected as the man of the match after his unbeaten century.
Mathews took 120 wickets from 158 innings bowled in the 50 over format. The star has an excellent economy of 4.62 and an average of 33.35. The player has achieved four-wicket haul twice and never five-wicket haul.
Mathews’ best bowling performance was six wickets for 20 runs. Mathews spit fire against India in the 2009 Compaq Cup. The player who took the wickets of Rahul Dravid and captain Dhoni gave Lanka a huge victory of 139 runs. Mathews was also the man of the match.
Fans strongly believe that Mathews will be able to repeat the same performance in the World Cup and sustain Lanka. Sri Lanka’s next match is on October 26. England will be the opponents of Lanka in the match to be held in Bengaluru.
CONTENT HIGHLIGHT: Angelo Mathews replaces Matheesha Pathirana in 2023 World Cup
2023-10-24 15:26:00
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