There are times when you toil hard & survive for the longest time but just when all things are falling into place, there is a jerk and it's all over. In test cricket, this scenario happens a lot to the players. They keep doing everything right but fall just before they reach a milestone.
Angelo Mathews is one of the stalwarts of Sri Lankan cricket and has been around for a long time. Even though he has had his fair share of injuries, Mathews is still hanging around and keeping them afloat with his impactful performances.
Against Bangladesh, in the first test match, Mathews walked in to bat in the 22nd over after Sri Lanka had lost the second wicket. Mathews showed his class and added 92 runs with Kusal Mendis for the third wicket. Then he added another 136 runs with Dinesh Chandimal for the fifth wicket.
