Didn’t play the ball, didn’t swing the bat… the umpire raised his finger as soon as he came to the crease! The most unique wicket in cricket history

Cricket Bizarre Dismissal: In the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Gujarat Titans’ opening batsman Sai Sudarshan was hit wicket twice. He is the only batsman in the world who has been out hit wicket with his own bat twice in the same season. Seeing the way Sai Sudarshan was out, it seems that perhaps someone would be out like this, but it is not so.

There are many different rules in cricket, due to which batsmen can get out in strange ways. A similar incident happened in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Sri Lanka’s legendary batsman Angelo Mathews was out in a very unique manner, which happened for the first time in cricket history. Know how he was out…

How was Angelo Mathews out?

In the 2023 ODI World Cup, the match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, Sri Lankan team was batting first. Shakib Al Hasan was bowling for Bangladesh. Shakib Al Hasan dismissed Samarawickrama, who was batting brilliantly. After his dismissal, Angelo Mathews came on the field, but he was out without even swinging the bat.

Actually, when Angelo Mathews came to the field to bat, he came to know that the strap of his helmet was broken. After this, Mathews pointed towards the dugout and asked for another helmet for himself. After this, his teammate came to the field with a helmet, but after some discussion, the umpire stopped Mathews from batting. The umpire declared Mathews out and sent him back to the pavilion.

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Mathews was given time out

When the umpire declared Angelo Mathews out and asked him to go back, he did not understand anything. Mathews argued with the umpire for a while. After this the umpire told Mathews that he has been given time out. Bangladesh bowler Shakib Al Hasan had appealed to give out Mathews. After hearing this, Angelo Mathews turned red with anger. He argued with the umpire on the field for a long time.

By which rule did Mathews lose the wicket?

Actually, according to the rules of cricket, after the fall of the wicket, the next batsman should be ready to play within 3 minutes. If this does not happen, then the incoming batsman is given out.

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