Angelo Mathews Named As Replacement of Injured Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka Squad For Remainder of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
This is the fourth World Cup of Mathews since the 2011 edition, and the 36-year-old has played 221 ODIs for Sri Lanka. He has scored 5865 runs with three hundreds and 40 fifties and also has taken 120 wickets in the format.
Bengaluru, Oct 24: Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Tuesday replaced injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad ahead of their match against England here on Thursday. Pathirana had sustained a shoulder injury during Sri Lanka's match against Pakistan, and the 20-year-old did not play in the subsequent games against Australia and Netherlands. Wankhede Stadium Pays Tribute to MS Dhoni By Marking Seats Where Indian Captain's 2011 World Cup-Winning Six Had Landed, Picture Goes Viral!
This is the fourth World Cup of Mathews since the 2011 edition, and the 36-year-old has played 221 ODIs for Sri Lanka. He has scored 5865 runs with three hundreds and 40 fifties and also has taken 120 wickets in the format.
Sri Lanka had recalled him as a travelling reserve last week along with pacer Dushmantha Chameera after he was sidelined in their original World Cup squad. Pathirana is the second Lankan player to be ruled out of the World Cup after captain Dasun Shanaka flew back home with a quadriceps tear, an injury that warranted at least three weeks of recovery time. Charith Asalanka Takes Sensational Catch To Dismiss Logan van Beek During NED vs SL ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match (Watch Video).
Chamika Karunaratne was named as Shanaka's replacement. Kusal Mendis has stepped in as Lankan captain in place of Shanaka.
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