On Wednesday, former Sri Lanka's test captain Angelo Mathews is set to making his return to action after hamstring and calf injury which forced him to miss four months of cricket action. Mathews, who was named Sri Lanka's ODI and T20I skipper up to the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in January, was able to play just one game as he had to return home early from the tour of Bangladesh after hurting his hamstring in the Tri-series.

Sri Lankan most experience cricketer Angelo Mathews was expected to return to lead the side for the Nidahas Trophy but picked up a calf injury during training and that ruled him out for another six weeks of action. Mathews has played just one game and domestic or international. Mathews missed Kandy's first two games of the ongoing Inter-Provincial tournament but will return to lead the side on Saturday against Galle at Suriyawewa.

Angelo Mathews will also play a few one-day games of the Inter-Provincial tournament prior to the tour of West Indies that gets underway in late June. "So far the Inter-Provincial tournament has been very competitive. A few injuries here and there was a bit of a drawback, but most importantly, with the top players playing against each other the games have been very competitive. The tournament has given a lot of exposure for some of the younger guys who are coming through," Mathews said.

As a captain, Mathews will have to focus on is his team's poor form in limited-overs cricket after two legendary batsmen says goodbye. Sri Lanka suffered three 5-0 drubbings last year at the hands of South Africa, India and Pakistan apart from losing a first-ever series to Zimbabwe and that has pushed them to number eight in ICC rankings.