World Cup 2023: Why Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews was sacked before even facing a ball |Explained|

Former Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews became the first cricketer in history to be dismissed for ‘time-out’. …

Former Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews became the first cricketer in history to be dismissed for ‘time-out’. Controversy broke out after his dismissal during the 2023 World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka were 135-4 in the 25th over and Samarawickrama had just lost his wicket at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Angelo took his time walking to the crease and arrived after the allotted two minutes to strike. He wasted more time when he complained about a problem with his helmet strap, prompting the officials to have a conversation with him. At that point, Bangladeshi skipper Shakib-al-Hassan called for a ‘timeout’. Mathews was also seen having a conversation with Shakib, but the latter did not withdraw his appeal.
According to rule 40.1.1 of ICC, “After the fall of a wicket or the dismissal of a batter, unless Time has been called, the incoming batter must be ready to receive the ball, or the other batter must be ready to receive the ball received. receive the next ball within 2 minutes of dismissal or retirement.”
Mathews’ helmet strap came loose and it lasted more than 2 minutes, which is why he had to be sent back to the pavilion after the appeal. Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Mathews expressed his disappointment during the post-match press conference.
Bangladesh won the match by three wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the final moments of the match. Shakib’s 169-run partnership with Najmul Hossain Shanto set the tone of Bangladesh’s chase of 280.