Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Angelo Mathews becomes first Test batter to be dismissed on 199 and 99

Veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews fell for a colossal 199 runs knock on the Day 2 of the first Test against Bangladesh on Monday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. He came agonisingly close to record his only Test double century but missed out by a run after falling prey to Bangladesh off-spinner Nayeem Hasan. His dismissal added an unwanted record to his achievements as he became the first Test batter to be dismissed on the scores of 99 and 199 and the 12th overall to fall on 199.

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: How did the Angelo Mathews knock unfold?

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and opted to bat. He was the first wicket to fall after scoring nine runs as his fellow opening partner Oshada Fernando (36) and incoming batter Kusal Mendis (54) played important knocks to lay a strong foundation for the visitors. Mathew later used his experience to the fore to play a cautious knock of 397 deliveries which included 19 boundaries and one hit over the fence. His nicely paced knock had a strike rate of just over 50 which helped the visitors post 397 runs with fellow veteran Dinesh Chandimal adding 66 runs to the tally. Nayeem, who dismissed Mathews before his well deserved double century, was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh as he returned figures of 6/105 in the first innings. 

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Angelo Mathews played a dominating knock

There was all praise from the Sri Lankan dressing room as Mathews made the most of the testing conditions and delivered with his experience. His teammate Kusal Mendis highlighted the importance of his innings under scorching heat which was well more than that in their hometown. Mendis said that it was a dominating knock from the senior most member of the team.

“[Angelo Mathews] made a hundred, but [because of the heat and humidity] it can count as 150 or 170,” Mendis said after the match. “There was so much heat. It is a little bit more than Sri Lanka. He played very well. He is the most senior guy in the Sri Lanka team. He played a dominating innings. I think it would be good if he goes on to make 150 or 200 tomorrow. The wicket was good, so we [told each other] that we can’t panic. A batter struggles for the first ten balls, but after that, he can play well.”