Veteran Sri Lanka cricketer Angelo Mathews has been voted ICC Men's Player of the Month for May 2022. The 35-year-old beat off competition from fellow countryman Asitha Fernando and Bangladesh star Mushfiqur Rahim to win the award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mathews was impressive in the two-match series against Bangladesh away from home, where he finished as the highest run-getter with 344 runs, which included two centuries. In the first Test in Chattogram, he narrowly missed out on a double ton at 199.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second match in Mirpur, he scored a brilliant 145 in the first innings in Sri Lanka's 10-wicket win over the hosts. The win helped the Islanders climb to No.4 in the ICC World Test Championship table with a point percentage of 55.56.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His magnificent returns in the series first helped him climb to No.15 in the ICC Test Batters Rankings and now win the ICC Men's Player of the Month award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He now also holds the honour of becoming the first Sri Lanka player to win the Player of the Month award since its inception in January 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On being named the Player of the Month, Mathews said, "I am absolutely honoured and delighted to be the ICC Men's Player of the Month. I would like to congratulate Asitha Fernando and Mushfiqur Rahim who were front runners for this award, on their spectacular performances.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I am grateful for the opportunity and I wish to thank the almighty, my teammates, support staff, and fans for believing in me and supporting me as always. I would like to dedicate this to the people of Sri Lanka. Let's never stop believing."<\/p>\r\n\r\n