DTVHINDIAngelo Mathews created history for Sri Lanka, made this special record in his name
Angelo is the 17th player in the world to achieve this record Angelo Mathews (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second match of the ongoing Test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand (SL vs NZ) has started today, Thursday, 26 September. So, along with being included in the playing eleven of Sri Lanka in this match, experienced all-rounder Angelo Mathews has registered a special record in his name. Let us tell you that this was Mathews’ 200th match played for Sri Lanka at home, in all three formats combined. He has become the 17th player in the world to play more than 200 matches at home, and the third player from Sri Lanka overall. Before Mathews, former Sri Lankan captains Mahela Jayawardene (249) and Kumar Sangakkara (235) have played more than 200 matches at home, in all three formats combined. But now Mathews’ name has also been added to this special list. See the list of players who have played 200+ matches at home Name career Matches played at home (Test+ODI+T20I) Allan Border 1978-1994 263 Sachin Tendulkar 1990-2013 258 Mahela Jayawardene 1997-2014 249 Ricky Ponting 1995-2012 249 Steve Waugh 1985-2004 242 Kumar Sangakkara 2000-2015 235 Jacques Kallis 1995-2013 234 Mushfiqur Rahim 2006–Present 229 Mark Boucher 1998-2012 219 Virat Kohli 2009–Present 219 Shakib Al Hasan 2006–Present 217 Ross Taylor 2006-2022 210 Chris Gayle 2000-2021 204 James Anderson 2003-2024 203 MS Dhoni 2005-2019 202 Tim Southee 2008–Present 201 Angelo Mathews 2009–Present 200 On the other hand, if we give you information about this match being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Galle International Cricket Stadium, then the host Sri Lanka has won the toss and decided to bat first. At the end of the day, England has scored 306 runs at the loss of 3 wickets after 90 overs. Angelo Mathews is batting on 78* and Kamindu Mendis on 51* at the crease. Opener Pathum Nissanka (1) disappointed, while Dimuth Karunaratne scored 46 and Dinesh Chandimal scored a brilliant century of 116 runs. Tim Southee and Glenn Phillips have got 1-1 success for New Zealand.
