BAN vs SL: Angelo Mathews falls on 199, joins rare list of Test batters

Mathews, who has a Test best of 200* against Zimbabwe, fell one short of his second double ton to Bangladesh off-spinner Zayeem Hasan as Sri Lanka was bowled out for 397.

Angelo Mathews became the third Sri Lanka and 12th batter to be dismissed on 199 in Test cricket.

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews missed out on a double hundred as he fell on 199 against Bangladesh in the first Test in Chattogram on Monday.

The 34-year-old who has a Test best of 200* against Zimbabwe, fell one short of his second double ton to Bangladesh off-spinner Zayeem Hasan as Sri Lanka was bowled out for 397 in its first innings.

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Incidentally, Mathews became the third Sri Lankan player after Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara and the 12th batter in Test history to fall on 199. He is also the only batter to be dismissed both on 99 and 199.

New Zealand's Martin Crowe is the only batter to be dismissed on 299 in Test cricket.

Here's a look at the batters to be dismissed on 199 in Test cricket: