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Sri Lanka sack captain Angelo Mathews ahead of England tour

Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews
Image: Angelo Mathews has paid the price for Sri Lanka's poor form

Angelo Mathews has been sacked as Sir Lanka captain with Dinesh Chandimal replacing him for the upcoming series with England.

The Sri Lankan cricket board asked Mathews to step down following their humiliating exit from the Asia Cup.

They finished bottom of their group after defeats to Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

"The national selectors... have requested Mathews to relinquish his duties as captain with immediate effect," the board said in a statement.

Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka Test captain
Image: Dinesh Chandimal will skipper Sri Lanka in all three formats

They did not specify why Mathews was sacked but he has come in for severe criticism for his leadership at the Asia Cup.

Chandimal was already captain of the Sri Lankan Test team and will now lead the country in all three formats of the game.

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England will play five one-day matches, a one-off T20 and three Tests against the visitors from October 10, live on Sky Sports Cricket.

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Sri Lanka were thumped by 137 runs against Bangladesh in their opening match of the Asia Cup and have lost 30 of their 40 matches since January 2017.

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