Angelo Matthews scored his career’s maiden double ton in Test cricket against Zimbabwe on Day 4 of the first Test in Harare and put Sri Lanka on the driving seat.
It would be a special moment for Mathews as he had a rough patch in the longest format of the game till now. This was also the first hundred for the former Sri Lankan skipper since December 2018.
A maiden Test double hundred for Angelo Mathews! 💯💯 🎉
And 🇱🇰 declare on 515/9. Can Zimbabwe hold out for a draw?#ZIMvSL pic.twitter.com/9Zfhz9hrmk
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2020
Dhananjaya de Silva and Mathews started the innings on the fourth day and added 98 runs stand to take their team into a strong position. De Silva reached his sixth Test fifty and was looking settled, but Victor Nyauchi got him at 63.
Victor Nyauchi finally breaks the 98-run stand.
Dhananjaya de Silva is dismissed for 63, 🇱🇰 trail by 33!#ZIMvSL pic.twitter.com/FSww8lCiEM
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2020
Mathews, however, didn’t stop and kept on scoring runs at the other end as he reached his first double century. Wicket-keeper batsman Niroshan Dickwella stitched a 136-run partnership with Mathews before getting got out on 63.
Sri Lanka declared their first at 515-9 in 176.2 overs.
Earlier, Zimbabwe posted 358 runs in their first innings, with Craig Ervine playing a crucial knock of 85 runs along with Kevin Kasuza and Prince Masvaure, who smashed 63 and 55 runs, respectively.
