Leeds: The last time Sri Lanka's pace bowling all-rounder Angelo Mathews rolled his arm over in an ODI was during the 2017 bilateral series in India. With injuries taking a toll on the veteran cricketer, Mathews played purely as a batsman — almost doing away with the all-rounder's tag.

A few days ago, Mathews was called up by his captain Dimuth Karunaratne to bowl for the first time in 18 months during their match against West Indies at Chester-Le-Street on July 1. Mathews provided a breakthrough immediately by dismissing in-form Nicholas Pooran on the very first ball of the 48th over. Pooran looked set to chase Sri Lanka's 338 with a majestic 103-ball 118. Mathews finished with 2-0-6-1.