The 37-year-old, who made his Test debut at the same venue against Pakistan in 2009, has been a cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for more than 15 years, excelling as both an all-rounder and a leader.

He also captained Sri Lanka in 34 Tests between 2013 and 2017, securing 13 wins — the third-most by a Sri Lankan skipper. "I played my 100th Test in Galle, so I thought I'd say goodbye in Galle.

The 37-year-old, who made his Test debut at the same venue against Pakistan in 2009, has been a cornerstone of Sri Lankan cricket for over 15 years, excelling as both an all-rounder and a leader.

We have won World Cups. We have done so much for cricket as a nation, and we deserve to play Test cricket, just like Australia, India and England.” Mathews’ gripes aren’t new.

Aggregating 8,167 in 118 matches, he is only behind Kumar Sangakkara (12,400) and Mahela Jayawardena (11,814) for most Test runs by a Sri Lankan. He also proved handy with the ball with 33 wickets ...

It turns out he had gone to Harrow Recreation Ground with two friends on May 30 to play cricket. The friends are British Hindus of Sri Lankan descent, aged 20 and 21.

Rain has stopped play in Galle with Bangladesh in a commanding position at 423/4 in 130.2 overs. Mushfiqur Rahim remains unbeaten on 159, while Litton Das is on 61. The pair have added 114 runs ...

Angelo Mathews led Sri Lanka in 34 Test matches between 2013 and 2017, winning 13. While revealing that he enjoyed the responsibility of captaining and playing as a batter, he admitted that he had ...

A record-breaking fourth-wicket partnership between captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim put Bangladesh in control at 292/3 on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka ...

The Sri Lankan team is set to host Bangladesh in the third and final ODI of the three-match series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. With the series level at 1-1, the ...

Ahead of his final Test match, Angelo Mathews became the latest voice to sound the alarm around the lack of Test cricket for nations outside of India, England and Australia. Sri Lanka will be ...