Angelo Mathews
92Sri Lanka · AR · 2008 to 2023 · on scorecards: AD Mathews
BATTING
- Matches
- 226
- Innings
- 195
- Runs
- 5916
- Average
- 40.24
- Strike rate
- 82.9
- High score
- 139*
- 100s / 50s
- 3 / 40
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 126
- Average
- 32.61
- Economy
- 4.63
- Strike rate
- 42.2
- Best figures
- 6/20
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 53 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 20
CAREER IN BRIEF
Angelo Mathews played 226 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2008 to 2023. The first came against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 0, and the last against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 5,437 runs at 44.6 in 196 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 139 not out from 116 balls against India at JSCA International Stadium Complex in 2014, in a defeat. The best bowling is 6 for 20 against India at R Premadasa Stadium in 2009.
In all: 3 hundreds, 40 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 37.5 across 102 ODIs; away it was 45.7 across 75 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against India: 1,405 runs at 52.0 in 41 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 36 ODIs and 977 runs at 42.5. Angelo Mathews captained Sri Lanka in 106 ODIs, winning 49 and losing 51. The scorecards record 10 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 108 of the ODIs Angelo Mathews played and lost 105.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 226 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139* | 116 | India | JSCA International Stadium Complex | 2014 | Lost |
| 113 | 128 | India | Headingley | 2019 | Lost |
| 111* | 132 | India | 2017 | Lost | |
| 97* | 97 | South Africa | R Premadasa Stadium | 2018 | Won |
| 95 | 116 | New Zealand | Bay Oval | 2016 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20 | 6 | India | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 4/29 | 8 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 2013 | Won |
| 4/59 | 10 | West Indies | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2020 | Won |
| 3/14 | 7 | India | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 3/21 | 7.2 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2014 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 41 | 1,405 | 52.04 | 3/8 | 31 | 31.77 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 917 | 43.67 | 0/7 | 17 | 45.12 |
| England | 28 | 867 | 51.00 | 0/7 | 13 | 32.00 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 500 | 31.25 | 0/4 | 14 | 28.00 |
| Australia | 24 | 512 | 28.44 | 0/4 | 16 | 29.50 |
| South Africa | 19 | 492 | 32.80 | 0/3 | 3 | 95.33 |
| Bangladesh | 15 | 406 | 58.00 | 0/4 | 10 | 24.40 |
| West Indies | 13 | 210 | 30.00 | 0/1 | 12 | 24.42 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 262 | 37.43 | 0/1 | 3 | 33.00 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 146 | 29.20 | 0/0 | 3 | 19.67 |
| Ireland | 3 | 103 | 34.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 25.67 |
| Scotland | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 20.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 102 | 2,326 | 37.52 | 0/18 | 60 | 33.23 |
| Away | 75 | 2,240 | 45.71 | 2/14 | 39 | 35.74 |
| Neutral | 49 | 1,350 | 37.50 | 1/8 | 27 | 26.74 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 | 375 | 26.79 | 0/3 | 17 | 30.82 |
| 2010s | 196 | 5,437 | 44.57 | 3/37 | 98 | 34.52 |
| 2020s | 12 | 104 | 9.45 | 0/0 | 11 | 18.45 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 36 | 977 | 42.48 | 0/10 | 20 | 36.80 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 20 | 565 | 47.08 | 0/5 | 12 | 29.08 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 20 | 356 | 35.60 | 0/2 | 16 | 23.81 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 20 | 316 | 21.07 | 0/1 | 12 | 35.25 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 9 | 310 | 103.33 | 0/3 | 4 | 35.00 |
| Kennington Oval | 7 | 174 | 43.50 | 0/2 | 2 | 45.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2008 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2023 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 2 June 1987
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,136
- Ducks
- 17
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 39.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 72.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 117.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 38.9
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 82.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 6,725 balls faced in that period.
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