Explained: Why Angelo Mathews was dismissed 'Timed Out' during Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka World Cup game
Explained: Why Angelo Mathews was dismissed 'Timed Out' during Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka World Cup game
International cricket witnessed a first of its kind incident when Bangladesh took on Sri Lanka in the 2023 ODI World Cup encounter at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday.
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews, who came in to bat at number six, was dismissed in bizarre fashion after being ‘Timed Out’.
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While coming out to bat after the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama, Mathews took more than to settle down at the crease, and while doing so, the veteran cricketer faced an issue with the strap of his helmet.
Aware of the situation, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and the rest of the team appealed to the umpires to give Mathews out via “Timed Out’ dismissal. While an animated Mathews did have a chat with the umpires, pleading his case, the umpires eventually gave the batter out.
Mathews was clearly miffed with his dismissal, and also threw away his helmet in frustration.
What do the rules say?
The official playing conditions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 says that a batter shall be deemed “Timed Out” should he fail to be ready to face the ball within two minutes of the dismissal.
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,” says the law.
This also means that the bowler does not get the credit for the dismissal.
Has this happened before in cricket?
While this is the first time a “Timed Out” dismissal took place in international cricket, six cricketers were dismissed in this fashion in First-Class cricket. Indian cricketer Hemulal Yadav was the first-ever batter to have been dismissed via a “time-out”, back in 1997.
What have people said on this?
“This is the first time I have ever witnessed something like this,” Russell Arnold said on air during commentary.
Former India batter Gautam Gambhir took to micro-blogging platform ‘X’ to lash out at the “pathetic” dismissal. “Absolutely pathetic what happened Delhi today! #AngeloMathews,” wrote Gambhir.
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