Sri Lanka drop Mathews from World Cup qualifiers

Mathews, 36, scored 12 runs from 21 balls in his last ODI at home earlier this month, when Sri Lanka lost to Afghanistan by six wickets in the first game of a three-match series

Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Friday named a 15-member squad for their World Cup qualifying matches in Zimbabwe, leaving out former skipper Angelo Mathews. 

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Mathews, 36,  scored 12 runs from 21 balls in his last ODI at home earlier this month, when Sri Lanka lost to Afghanistan by six wickets in the first game of a three-match series.

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