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:

Player (country)	Opposition	Date	Venue	Runs	200s scored
Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan)	India	October 24, 1984	Faisalabad	199	1
Mohammed Azharuddin (India)	Sri Lanka	December 17, 1986	Kanpur	199
Mathew Elliot (Australia)	England	July 24, 1997	Headingley	199
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)	India	August 9, 1997	Colombo (SSC)	199	3
Steve Waugh (Australia)	West Indies	March 26, 1999	Bridgetown	199	1
Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)	South Africa	September 7, 2001	Harare	199*	1
Younis Khan (Pakistan)	India	January 13, 2006	Lahore	199	6
Ian Bell (England)	South Africa	July 10, 2008	Lord's	199	1
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)	Pakistan	June 22, 2012	Galle	199*	11
Steve Smith (Australia)	West Indies	June 11, 2015	Kingston	199	3
KL Rahul (India)	England	December 16, 2016	Chennai	199
Dean Elgar (South Africa)	Bangladesh	September 28, 2017	Potchefstroom	199
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)	Sri Lanka	December 26, 2020	Centurion	199
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)	Bangladesh	May 16, 2022	Chattogram	199	1