The veteran Sri Lankan all-rounder, Angelo Mathews has been playing for his country since 2008 and he has spent more than a decade at the international level. Although he has witnessed a lot of ups and downs in his career, he has managed to stay in contention to be in the national squad across formats. At the age of 34, the Colombo-born is well and truly at the fag end of his illustrious career.

The veteran is currently plying his trade for Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series against the West Indies. The fact that he has already been with the Islanders’ cricketing circuit for more than a decade makes him a popular figure in the country. His fandom was evident during the second Test at the Galle International Stadium. One of his fans came with a banner that bagged all the limelight.

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The banner read, “Hey ’69’ Where are you My Love? I came to see you….” After seeing the banner with a double-meaning twist to it, Angelo Mathews was seen breaking into laughter while watching the match.

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Angelo Mathews has had a reasonable outing in the ongoing series against West Indie as in the first innings of the opening Test, he got out to Roston Chase after scoring only three runs. In the second innings, he played a brilliant knock of 84-ball 69, laced with six fours and two sixes. Mathews played at a strike rate of 82.14 and showed his caliber with the bat in hand.

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With the ball, Angelo Mathews didn’t operate in the first Test. In the first innings of the second Test, Mathews looked in pretty good form. He scored 29 runs off 45 balls with two fours and as many sixes before Jomel Warrican accounted for his wicket. He came to bat at No.4, but saw wickets gong down at the other end. From 106 for no loss, Sri Lanka was bowled out for a mere 204 in 61.3 overs.