Twitter Reactions: Angelo Mathews slams his maiden double ton to propel Sri Lanka into a dominant position against the hosts
Along with Mathews, De Silva also showed glimpses of his character by scoring a 63-run knock before getting dismissed off Victor Nyauchi.
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It has been a battle of resilience and strength so far at Harare. After a gritty batting display from Zimbabwe in their first innings, Sri Lanka followed the trail to deliver many valiant batting performances in their first innings. Before the conclusion of Day 3, Angelo Mathews had ensured that the visitors don’t face a batting collapse by stitching a crucial 92-run knock.
He was well assisted by Dhananjaya de Silva down the order as the right-hander stitched a 42-run knock to guide his side to a total of 294/4 before the stumps. Carrying on his batting exploits, Mathews scored his maiden Test double century on Day 4 to propel his side to a massive total.
Mathew’s impressive knock- flaunting his temperament and technique- was a retaliation to Zimbabwe’s composed batting display in their first innings. The 32-year-old boasted his impressive Test record against the hosts to showcase his class at Harare. The all-rounder has nine tons under his belt in Tests combined with an impressive average of 43.87.
Dhananjaya de Silva also assisted Angelo Mathews
Along with Mathews, De Silva also showed glimpses of his character by scoring a 63-run knock before getting dismissed off Victor Nyauchi. The Zimbabwe pacer broke the 98-run stand between De Silva and Mathews with an aim to sweep off Sri Lanka’s tail at the earliest.
However, Niroshan Dickwella showcased his potential and stayed in the middle with Mathews to score vital 63 runs for his side. But Dickwella’s knock was halted by Sikandar Raza as he trapped the left-hander to provide Zimbabwe with a much-needed breakthrough. Dickwella attempted for a sweep but the ball beat him to hit straight on his pads that sent him back to the pavilion.
Suranga Lakmal also played a 27-run cameo post Dickwella’s departure. Sri Lanka eventually declared after amassing 515 runs on the scoreboard. Victor Nyauchi and Sikandar Raza were the picks of Zimbabwe’s bowling attack as both players picked three wickets each along with skipper Sean Williams, who also chipped in two wickets.
Hosts Zimbabwe were unperturbed at the start of their second innings as the opening duo of Brian Mudzinganyama and Prince Masvaure ensured that they don’t lose a wicket before the culmination of Day 4. It will be interesting to witness the temperament of Zimbabwe’s batting force on the fifth and final day of the Test match. Zimbabwe ended Day 4 with the scoreboard displaying 30/0 at the stumps.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Maiden double ton for Angelo Mathews.
Sri Lanka declare on 515/9 – a lead of 157 + approx 15 overs left on day 4.#ZIMvSL #ZIMvsSL
— CricBlog (@cric_blog) January 22, 2020
Brian Mudzinganyama became first ever concussion Substitute for Zimbabwe replacing Kevin Kasuza
Kasuza got concussion yesterday while fielding #ZimvsSL @CricCrazyJohns @downthegroundtw @AmeerKhan072 @nomikkings— Sulaiman khan (@CricketExpertt) January 22, 2020
It’s good to see @Angelo69Mathews back to form with his maiden double 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣. @OfficialSLC #ZIMvsSL #lka #Cricket
— Nuzrad Mohamed (@BeingNuzrad) January 22, 2020
Most balls faced in an inns vs Zimbabwe
468 ANGELO MATHEWS
461 AP Gurusinha at Harare in 1994
448 M Attapattu at Kandy in 1998
443 J Kallis at Bulawayo in 2001#ZIMvsSL— Amit Bansal (@TheAmitBansal) January 22, 2020
@Angelo69Mathews becomes 194th player to score a Test Double 💯!!
-10th Lankan player to score a Test Double 💯.
-11th player to score a Test Double 💯 vs Zim.
-3rd Lankan player to score a Test Double 💯 vs Zim.
🔥#ZIMvsSL
🏏🙌 https://t.co/mx9SC1d48j— SreejithNair (@sree_state_stat) January 22, 2020
There's the double ton for Mathews. His first.
Sri Lanka was waiting to declare for his milestone and finally they did. But Mathews was too slow. 200 from 468 balls. Nevertheless, a great achievement by a great player. #ZIMvSL #ZIMvsSL #SLvsZim @OfficialSLC @ZimCricketv
— Life is Too Sports (@LifeIsTooSports) January 22, 2020
For the 468 balls faced, Mathews should have easily scored above 300 runs.
No worries!
Maiden Double Century for Mathews! 🔥#ZIMvSL #ZIMvsSL pic.twitter.com/gRAXDgjNWw
— Daddy Hundred 🏏 (@daddyhundred) January 22, 2020
Highest Test score by a 🇱🇰batsman in the last 5years. 👏
Karunaratne and Mendis had got 196
Angelo 200* 💪🏿#Champion #ZIMvsSL
— DiLsk (@Dil_sk10) January 22, 2020
Mathews Mathews Mathews !! 🇱🇰 Well played champ ❤️ #ZIMvsSL #TestSeries
— Shamran fowmy (@ShamranF) January 22, 2020
What a player to watch @Angelo69Mathews
200 up
What a fighting knock #zimvssl— maaz khan (@kilomike_km) January 22, 2020
•@NiroshanDikka, now, has 2nd most Test half-centuries without scoring a Test 💯. India's Chetandra Chauhan have scored 16 Test half-centuries in his career without a single 💯.
•Also, he has 1920 Test runs without a 💯.
-4th most by any player in Test history.#ZIMvsSL
🏏🙌 https://t.co/g15RG1LI5z— SreejithNair (@sree_state_stat) January 22, 2020
•15th Test half-century for @NiroshanDikka !!
-13th Lankan player to score 15 or more Test half-centuries.🔥#ZIMvsSL
🏏🙌— SreejithNair (@sree_state_stat) January 22, 2020
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