Angelo Mathews wins ICC Men’s Player of the Month Source:Dailymirror Veteran Sri Lanka star Angelo Mathews has been voted ICC Men’s Player of the Month (POTM) for May 2022 becoming the first Sri Lanka player to win the POTM award since its inception in January 2021. Mathews beat off competition from fellow countryman Asitha Fernando and Bangladesh star Mushfiqur Rahim to win the award. Mathews was impressive in the two-match series against Bangladesh away from home, where he finished as the highest run-getter with 344 runs, which included two centuries. In the first Test in Chattogram, he narrowly missed out on a double ton at 199. ...
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Bangladesh clinch maiden ODI series win over Sri Lanka Mahmudullah Riyad plays a shot Source:Dailynews Mushfiqur Rahim played one of his best One Day International (ODI) knocks as Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 103 runs on the Duckworth and Lewis scoring method in the second match of the series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka yesterday. Bangladesh also recorded their first-ever ODI series victory over Sri Lanka with one match to spare. The 34-year-old wicket-keeper batsman brought up his eighth ODI century as Bangladesh went to a position of strength from a vulnerable state. The ever-so-reliable batsman, who scored 84 off 87 deliveries in the first ODI, was dismissed for 125 off 127 deliveries as the hosts were bowled out for 246 in 48.1 overs. The diminutive batsman went at the crease after just seven deliveries and got out as the last man, trying to clear mid-off against ...
