Sri Lanka veteran batter Angelo Mathews on Could 16 (Monday) turned the second batter from Sri Lanka to get out on 199 within the longest format of the sport. The senior batter didn’t get to his second Check double century within the first Check in opposition to residence aspect Bangladesh on the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne gained the toss and opted to bat first. On the again of Mathews’s 199-run knock, the guests completed their first innings on 397. Other than Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis additionally stroked glorious fifties to assist the guests publish a aggressive complete on the board.
The correct-handed batter had accomplished his century on Day 1 and was trying snug on Day 2 as properly. Nonetheless, Bangladesh spinner Nayeem Hasan removed the 34-year-old batter when he was taking part in on 199. Matthews determined to step out of the crease and hit the spinner by the leg-side, however he discovered Shakib Al Hasan at sq. leg and was caught. He additionally turned the one participant to be dismissed on 99 and 199 in Check cricket.
The veteran batter from Sri Lanka has now joined Indian batter KL Rahul within the 199-run membership. In 2016, Rahul was additionally batting at 199 in opposition to England on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Nonetheless, the right-handed batter from India was scalped by leg-spinner Adil Rashid. Nonetheless, the house aspect managed to win the competition by a giant margin of an innings and 75 runs. The likes of Faf du Plessis, Steve Smith, Steve Waugh, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ian Bell, Dean Elgar, Younis Khan, and Mohammad Azharuddin additionally function within the record.
Gamers to be dismissed on 199 in Check cricket
- Mudassar Nazar in opposition to India in Faisalabad 1984
- Mohammad Azharuddin in opposition to Sri Lanka in Kanpur 1984
- Matthew Elliot in opposition to England in Leeds 1997
- Sanath Jayasuriya in opposition to India in Colombo 1997
- Steve Waugh in opposition to West Indies in Bridgetown 1999
- Younis Khan in opposition to India in Lahore 2006
- Ian Bell in opposition to South Africa in London 2008
- Steve Smith in opposition to West Indies in Jamaica 2015
- KL Rahul in opposition to England in Chennai 2016
- Dean Elgar in opposition to Bangladesh in Potchefstroom 2017
- Faf du Plessis in opposition to Sri Lanka in Centurion 2020
- Angelo Matthews in opposition to Bangladesh in Chattogram 2022
