Team Gujarat Diamonds on Monday officially announced former Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews as their Marquee Player for the upcoming Big Cricket League (BCL) Season 2, scheduled from 11 March to 22 March 2026 at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex Stadium, Greater Noida.
Star power lit up the Zayed Cricket Stadium as the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10 lifted the curtain for its latest edition. The 'Global Legends' and 'Icon' players of all eight franchise teams gathered at the venue ahead of the tournament, including Kieron Pollard (UAE Bulls), Thisara Perera (Northern
Ahead of his final Test match against Bangladesh starting from Tuesday, former Sri Lanka (SL) captain Angelo Mathews reflected on his last match in Galle.
Mathews, on May 23, announced that the first test match against Bangladesh in June will be his last red-ball appearance for his country. Sri Lanka will be playing just four Tests in 2025 - their lowest number of Tests in a calendar year since 2013.
Mathews, who made his Test debut 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.
Rourke took 5/55 in 18.5 overs, with an economy rate of 2.92. He got wickets of Pathum Nissanka (27), Dimuth Karunaratne (2), Angelo Mathews (36), Ramesh Mendis (14) and Asitha Fernando (0). He is aged 23 years and 43 days.
As Sri Lanka gear up for their three-match Test series in England, veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews is drawing on past experiences to inspire his teammates. Mathews, along with Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne, was part of the squad that won a Test series in England back in 2014.
Former Sri Lanka Under-19 skipper Dhammika Niroshana died on Wednesday at the age of 41 after being shot by an unidentified person outside his house, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Asalanka and Mendis played crucial knocks of 46 runs respectively while spirited cameos from Dhananjaya (34) and Angelo Mathews 30 off 15 helped Sri Lanka breach the 200-run mark.
The 2014 winners succumbed to South Africa on difficult ground in New York before falling to continental rivals Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller in Dallas.