Cricket World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews Becomes First Player To Get Timed Out In International Cricket - WATCH

Cricket World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews became the first player in international cricket to get timed out.

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Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews became the first player to get timed out in international cricket during the Cricket World Cup 2023 game between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. 

What Happened?

Angelo Mathews leisurely walked out to the middle which took time, he had some issue with the helmet. He didn't reach the crease and called for another helmet. - Bangladesh appealed for a time-out and the umpires followed the rules.

The Cricket World Cup 2023 playing conditions pertaining to "timed out" reads thus:

"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," explained ICC on its official website. (Virat Kohli: Networth, Stats, Watch, Car Collection And More)

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Earlier, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to field first against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup 2023 match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday. Injuries to key players have hampered Sri Lanka's World Cup campaign, but the Island nation can still reach the semifinals with a victory over Bangladesh and New Zealand in the coming week.

Bangladesh's only World Cup triumph came against Afghanistan in Dharamsala, and six straight losses since then have left Shakib Al Hasan's side without a chance of reaching the semifinals.

Speaking at the time of toss, Shakib Al Hasan said, "We would field first, looks like a very good surface. There was a lot of dew when we practised. There are a lot of expectations but we couldn't fill up. We have two more games and we would like to do well. We have to be technically sound and also mentally sound. We have one change - Mustafiz is not fit enough and Tanzim Shakib is coming in his place."

Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis said, "Looks like a good wicket, I don't mind batting first. We want to put up a good score on this pitch, I think 300 plus would be good. We have two changes. Kusal Perera and Dhananjaya come in and Karunaratne and Hemantha are out."