Extending rich vein of form, Madushanka snares Litton

Charith Asalanka’s second ODI hundred saw off regular strikes from Bangladesh to take Sri Lanka to 279 in the World Cup match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday (November 6). In an eventful innings played in the midst of severe pollution in Delhi, Angelo Mathews became the first player to be ‘timed out’ in international cricket.

According to the ICC Playing Conditions for the World Cup, the incoming batter has to “be ready to receive the ball” within two minutes of a dismissal or a batter retiring. For Tests, the corresponding time limit is three minutes, and for T20Is it is 90 seconds. Sadeera Samarawickrama was dismissed at 15:49 local time according to official scorers at the Arun Jaitley Stadium whereas Mathews was timed out at 15:54 local time. He was preparing to take strike after the dismissal of Samarawickrama when his helmet strap broke. He gestured to the dugout for a new helmet but didn’t bring the same to the notice of Shakib Al Hasan, the opposition captain who went on to successfully appeal for “timed out” to the onfield umpires.

Sri Lanka have begun brightly in the defence, with Dilshan Madushanka continuing the good work to trap Litton Das in front.