ODI World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews & Shakib AI Hasan Reply To The Timed Out Controversy During SL Vs BAN Clash

Angelo Mathews & Shakib AI Hasan Reply To The Timed Out Controversy During SL Vs BAN Clash In ICC CWC 2023 Tournament: On Monday, ODI WC 2023 continuous Innings between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh happened and unfortunately in the history of international cricket league, the first batter to be Timed out during 25th over of sri lanka’s match was Angelo Mathews.

Yes, Angelo Mathews faced the rare ‘timed out’ dismissal. Want to understand what happened with Angelo Mathews during that moment? Let’s check our detailed article i.e., Why Angelo Mathews Becomes First-ever Timed Out Batter In International Cricket During ICC CWC 2023?

The event of timed out occured shortly after Shakib AL Hasan claimed the Sadeera Samarawickrama’s wicket taken by Mahmudullah close to the boundary rope.

In short, the reason behind Mathews’s ‘timed out’ dismissal at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, is an issue with his helmet. Gesture for a replacement helmet from the dressing room, Mathews has awoken between the controversial condition when Shakib and his teams requested for a ‘timed out’ dismissal.

Shakib Al Hasan Remains Determined With His Plea

After feasting Bangladesh’s first victory over Sri Lanka in the history of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, he was fine through his rights to request for the ‘timed-out’ dismissal, stated Shakib.

“One of our fielders came to me and said, if you appeal, the law says he’s out because he hasn’t taken his guard within the time frame,” expressed Shakib in the post-match press conference after defeating SL.

“So, then I appealed to the umpires, who asked me If I was going to call him back or not. I said I wouldn’t call him back. I know him very well; he knows me very well,” Shakib further said.

“So, he came and asked me whether if I withdraw my appeal or not If I want to, I said, you know, I understand your situation. It was unfortunate, but I don’t want to. It was in the rules that a batter has to come to the crease within that certain period and he wasn’t there at that time,” stated by the captain of the Bangladesh team.

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Angelo Mathews Opposes Shakib’s Comments

While reacting to Shakib’s remarks, the experienced Sri Lankan cricketer Mathews stated, that he was prepared to deal with the ball before the timer had run out.

“I have two minutes to get to the crease and get myself ready, which I did. And then it was an equipment malfunction. And I don’t know where the common sense went, because it’s disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh.

If they want to play cricket like that, I think there’s something wrong drastically. I still had five more seconds to go after my helmet broke off,” clarified Mathews in the post-match interview.

“I wasn’t trying to waste time. I wasn’t trying to take advantage of anything. It was just pure equipment malfunction.

“And it just happened for the very first time in my career. And I’m shocked. I’m not going to say that if I had batted today, we would have won the match. I’m not saying that.

“I mean, I’m just talking about that incident where it was a crucial time of the match. And we could have gone either way. I mean, we could have got 54, 60 runs more as well,” The 36-year-old further said in the interview.

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