Mathews’ Sad Moment: Experienced Sri Lankan Becomes First Player in World Cup History to be Timed Out

Strangely enough, Angelo Mathews, a cricketer from Sri Lanka, made cricket history when he became the first player to be “timed out” in an international match against Bangladesh. This remarkable incident happened in the game’s 25th over, after Samarawickrama, a batsman for Sri Lanka, was dismissed. 

Ready to take his position, Mathews ran into an unexpected barrier in the shape of a troublesome helmet strap, which delayed him from getting to the crease in time and caused him to arrive after the allotted two minutes. 

Shakib al-Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh, took advantage of Mathew’s resistance to be dismissed by claiming an ICC World Cup regulation that requires a replacement batsman to be prepared to face the bowler within two minutes after the previous dismissal. Because they had to follow the rules, the umpires upheld the appeal, therefore Mathews was out before he was even put through a delivery. 

Mathews had the dubious distinction of becoming the first player to be “timed out” in the history of international cricket as a result of this odd dismissal, which launched him into cricketing legend. Even if the bowlers might not have claimed his wicket, Mathews’s outing is evidence of how important it is to follow the game’s regulations.