Oshada Fernando was named as his replacement on the third morning of the game. Angelo Mathews is out of the Galle Test due to Covid-19.

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Angelo Mathews in Galle Test-

Mathews was ruled out of the game on the third morning just prior to play starting. Oshada Fernando has been named as his replacement.

“Mathews tested positive for Covid-19,” an SLC statement said. “He was found to be positive during a Rapid Anti-Gen test conducted on the player, yesterday. The test was done, as the player was feeling unwell. Accordingly, he has been isolated from the rest of the team members and is following Covid-19 protocols.”

It is a major blow for Sri Lanka to lose their most experienced player with the hosts already over 100 runs behind and still needing two wickets to bowl Australia out in their first innings.

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Oshada Fernando stats-

Oshada Fernando statsBatsmanCareer Batting StatsRight-Handed Batsman-

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s
Test2019–	15	28	4	859	102	35.8	1767	48.6	1	5	99	6
ODI2019–	8	8	0	148	49	18.5	230	64.3	0	0	15	3
T20I2019–21	7	6	1	128	78*	25.6	114	112.3	0	1	11	4

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Career Bowling StatsRight-Arm Leg-Spin Bowler-

Format	M	Inn	B	Mdn	Runs	W	BB	Econ	Avg	SR	4W	5W
Test2019–	15	3	18	0	19	0	0/3	6.33	–	–	0	0
ODI2019–	8	1	12	0	16	0	0/16	8.00	–	–	0	0