On Monday, the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh match in Delhi grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons after Angelo Mathews was given timed out. While fans and experts slammed Bangladeshi skipper Shakib-al-Hasan, Mathews, who became the first batsman in international history to be timed out, offered a video tweet to support his claim that he was not out. Mathews provides screenshots in his reply to ICC that support his claim that there were still five seconds remaining.
His response to the ICC’s post: “Proof! From the time catch was taken and the time helmet strap coming off.”
Proof! From the time catch was taken and the time helmet strap coming off pic.twitter.com/2I5ebIqkGZ
— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) November 6, 2023
The incident occurred during the 25th over and Mathews did not face a single ball before leaving the pitch. The veteran batter had just come in after Sadeera Samarawickrama was dismissed. He arrived with the wrong helmet and was having trouble fitting it. He asked for a proper helmet and by the time the substitute came with it, Bangladesh players had appealed for a timed-out.
Despite Mathews’ attempts to explain the situation to the umpires, the officials followed the rules and gave him out. Mathews would have stayed if Bangladesh had dropped their appeal. As a result, Mathews was out for a duck without facing any balls. No bowler, however, will be given credit for Mathews’ wicket.
As per Cricket World Cup 2023 rules and regulations, after the previous batsman is dismissed, a batter has no more than two minutes to face the first ball.
