5. Angelo Mathews
After Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews is the most experienced player in current Sri Lanka ODI side. Angelo Mathews would be returning to the squad after an injury. He played his last ODI during the Asia Cup 2018 against Afghanistan.
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During 2019 tour of New Zealand, Mathews suffered an injury in the test series and did not play the ODI series. Sri Lanka was whitewashed by 0-3 and then were outplayed 0-5 by South Africa.
He has played so far 203 ODI matches (173 innings) and scored 5380 runs with the best score of 139*. Before the World Cup 2019, Mathews must gain match practice in 2 match series against Scotland.
Sri Lanka reached the quarterfinals stage in the 2015 World Cup and Mathews scored 195 runs from 7 matches (5 innings) with highest score 51.
In the 2017 Champions Trophy held in England, Mathews scored 91 runs from 2 matches with the best score of 52*. He needs to be careful not to get injured again that will put the Sri Lankan team under more backfoot.
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With the lack of experience in the ODI squad, Mathews has played to an important role which could decide fortune of Sri Lankan team.
