BBCNEWS Sportsday July 2, 2024
so play began and sri lanka began hazily. wickets fell. this was the fourth and brought to the crease angelo mathews. but apparently too slowly. he had an issue with his helmet but the clock had been ticking. bangladesh were watching. when two minutes passed with mathews not ready to bat, they appealed, timed out. no—one has ever been dismissed that way in international cricket until now. mathews into history, very reluctantly. while others checked the dustier parts of the rulebook, asalanka got a move on. he made a century which helped sri lanka to 279 all out. innings closed but ...