'This is ridic' - Twitter reacts to Angelo Mathews' bizarre dismissal

Angelo Mathews became the first-ever batter to be timed out in international cricket.
 By Darpan Jain Nov 6, 2023, 18:14 IST
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This World Cup has already seen some out-of-box stuff on and off the field, and this just tops everything, for it’s hard to see anything crossing over this dismissal.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka has always been a heated rivalry. The battle has only exacerbated in recent years, and it will now go on to a new level altogether after what happened during their game in the World Cup 2023. It was an unfortunate incident for Sri Lanka, who were already reeling in the match.

Angelo Mathews became the first-ever batter to be timed out in international cricket. He couldn’t get ready to face the ball before the allotted three minutes time, and the Bangladeshi players appealed. The umpires asked Mathews to walk back, and a fuming Mathews had to leave.

It was a unique way to get out, putting Mathews in an unfortunate record. No one was at fault, but it was within the law. However, Shakib should have withdrawn the appeal because Mathews didn’t do it intentionally.

With this dismissal, international cricket has seen all the 11 kinds of dismissals. Cricket is complete now. This World Cup has already seen some out-of-box stuff on and off the field, and this just tops everything, for it’s hard to see anything crossing over this dismissal.

Twitter reacts to Angelo Mathews’ unique dismissal

Angelo Mathews has given content to social media. This dismissal will be a talking point for quite some time now. Social media, particularly X, formerly Twitter, is buzzing, with users giving their opinions on the dismissal.

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While a particular section feels Shakib’s decision not to withdraw his appeal was correct, the other section found it against the spirit of cricket. Such dismissals are always seen from the spirit of cricket lens, especially by the fans of a few specific countries. This section is probably correct for the first time.

Mathews had reached the crease, so it wasn’t intentional. It’s just that he didn’t know the straps were damaged. Yes, the decision to appeal would have been correct had Mathews not even come on the crease.

Anyways, Mathews was given out. Now, Twitter is flooded with several reactions. Some of those reactions are absolutely amazing and worth having a look at.

Here are the reactions:

It will be interesting to see how the rest of the game pans out. Things can get really bad. For now, Bangladesh require 280 to register their second win of the tournament.

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