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BAN Vs SL: Why Angelo Mathews Was Dismissed Before Facing A Ball In ICC Cricket World Cup - 'Timed Out' Explained

In a controversial moment at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews was dismissed via 'timed out' during his team's crucial clash against Bangladesh in Delhi

An angry Angelo Mathews walks back to the pavillion
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Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have an 'old history' of being involved in controversial circumstances and their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 fixture was no less. Veteran Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews became the first international cricketer to be 'timed out' after he was deemed of being not ready to face the ball within two minutes of the fall of a wicket against Bangladesh in Delhi on Monday. (Match Blog?|?Scorecard?|?Pics)

The 36-year-old walked out to bat after the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama during the 25th over but had some issues with his helmet strap and signalled for a replacement, prompting Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan to appeal for a 'time out'.

Mathews was seen having an animated discussion with umpire Marais Erasmus and Richard Illingworth, explaining that he had some issue with the helmet strap but the Sri Lankan cricketer was asked to leave the field.

What Does The Law State?
According to the MCC rules, "After the fall of a wicket or the retirement of a batter, the incoming batter must, unless Time has been called, be ready to receive the ball, or for the other batter to be ready to receive the next ball within 3 minutes of the dismissal or retirement. If this requirement is not met, the incoming batter will be out, Timed out."

However, the Cricket World Cup 2023 playing conditions pertaining to "timed out" dismissals reads: "40.1.1 After the fall of a wicket or the retirement of a batter, the incoming batter must, unless Time has been called, be ready to receive the ball, or for the other batter to be ready to receive the next ball within 2 minutes of the dismissal or retirement. If this requirement is not met, the incoming batter will be out, Timed out."

Previous Instances Of Timed Out Dismissals In Cricket

WhoGameWhenWhy
Andrew JordaanEastern Province v Transvaal at Port Elizabeth1987-88Was not out overnight but delayed getting to ground because of floods
Hemulal YadavTripura v Orissa at Cuttack1997-98Talking to team manager and did not attempt to reach crease
Vasbert DrakesBorder v Free State at East London2002Was still flying from the West Indies
AJ HarrisNottinghamshire v Durham UCCE at Nottingham2003Was suffering with a groin injury and was unable to move quickly
Ryan AustinCombined Campuses and Colleges v Windward Islands at Kingstown, St Vincent2013-14No obvious reason
Charles KunjeMatabeleland Tuskers v Mountaineers at Bulawayo2017-18Unknown