 He was also named in the Cricbuzz XI of the year.On 11 March 2015, during the last pool A match in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, against Scotland, Mathews scored the fastest fifty by a Sri Lankan in World Cups, and third fastest ODI fifty by a Sri Lankan after Sanath Jayasuriya and Kusal Perera.His fifty came from just 20 balls, where it includes 5 sixes and 1 four.