Angelo Davis Mathews is a professional cricketer of Sri Lanka. He was born
in 2 June of 1987.at Colombo His father is Tyronne Mathews and mother is Monica
Mathews. He is the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team for both Test and One
Day International (ODI) formats. Mathews is a lower-order batting all-rounder.
He is known for his compact batting technique and consistent fast-medium
bowling. Mathews had his formal education in St. Joseph's College of Colombo.
Mathews
made his List A debut for Sri Lanka Under-23s against New Zealand A team at Police
Park Ground of Colombo in September, 2005. Mathews captained the Sri Lankan
cricket team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. In November of
2006, he made his first-class debut for Colombo Cricket Club. His international
debut in a One Day International against Zimbabwe in November 2008 and made his
Test debut against Pakistan at Galle in July of 2009.
Mathews
was a key member of the Lankan team that won the 2014 World Twenty-20
championship and was part of the team that made the final of the 2011 Cricket
World Cup and 2012 World Twenty-20 championship. He became Sri Lanka's youngest
ever Test captain at 25, In February 2013. He captained the Lankan team in its
monumental Test series win in England (2014). Matthews’s highest Test score
(160 of 249 balls) also came in the second match of the series played at Headingly
of Leeds.
He
currently plays for Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League cricket. He is
one of the most sought out players in the Premier League. He has been bought by
the Pune Warriors for $950,000. Mathews plays as a batting all-rounder
in the limited over cricket. A more than useful His strike rate of 84.06 has
made him a damaging prospect of the Sri Lankan innings.
The short life profile of Angelo Davis Mathews is-
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Full name
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Angelo
Davis Mathews
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Born
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2
June 1987 at Colombo of Sri Lanka
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Nickname
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Kaluwa,
Angie
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Height
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6 ft
0 in (1.83 m)
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Batting style
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Right-hand
bat
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Bowling style
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Right-arm
fast-medium
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Role
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Batting
all-rounder
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Test debut
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4
July 2009 v Pakistan
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ODI debut
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31
December 2008 v Zimbabwe
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