Angelo Mathews slams his 44th Test fifty: Key stats
Angelo Mathews got to another fine half-century in Sri Lanka's first innings versus New Zealand in the ongoing 2nd Test in Galle. Mathews resumed Day 2 on a score of an unbeaten 78 and added 10 more runs before falling to Glenn Phillips. He added a century-plus stand with Kamindu Mendis to get the Lankans past 320. Here are the key stats.
Mathews scores a patient 88-run knock
Mathews powered Sri Lanka on Day 1 after coming to bat when his side was 124/2. Mathews joined forces with Dinesh Chandimal, who completed his century later in the day. The former returned unbeaten alongside Kamindu Mendis at stumps. Mathews departed on Day 2, with SL's score reading 328/4. He scored 88 off 185 balls, a knock laced with 7 fours.
11th fifty-plus score versus NZ for Mathews
It is worth noting that Mathews scored 36 and 50 in the 1st Test versus NZ. He now owns 7,940 runs from 114 matches (202 innings) at 45.37 (50s: 44, 100s: 16). He recently went past 800 fours (808). As per ESPNcricinfo, in 15 matches versus New Zealand, Mathews has amassed 1,178 runs at 51.21. He owns nine fifties (100s: 2).
Glenn Phillips dismisses veteran Mathews
Spinner Glenn Phillips dismissed veteran Mathews in the 97th over. A fuller and quicker delivery onto off got a bit of extra bounce. Mathews shuffled in for a sweep and the extra bounce saw him derive an edge to the fielder at backward square.
