Why was Angelo Matthews deemed ‘timed out’ against Bangladesh, what is the law behind the dismissal? | Cricket-world-cup News

The 2023 ODI World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi saw a first in international cricket as all-rounder Angelo Matthews became the first-ever batter to be deemed ‘timed out’.
Matthews, who arrived in to bat after the fall of Sadeera Samarawickrama’s wicket in the 25th over, arrived in the middle with the wrong helmet and went back to change the same. But the time he’d come back, the umpires had deemed him timed out since he wasn’t ready to face the first ball in the stipulated time of three minutes.
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Per clause 40.1.1 in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), “After the fall of a wicket or the retirement of a batter, the incoming batter must, unless Time has been called, be ready to receive the ball, or for the other batter to be ready to receive the next ball within 3 minutes of the dismissal or retirement. If this requirement is not met, the incoming batter will be out, Timed out.” However, per the ICC ODI World Cup playing conditions, the stipulated time is under two minutes instead of three.

Furthermore, “In the event of an extended delay in which no batter comes to the wicket, the umpires shall adopt the procedure of Law 16.3 (Umpires awarding a match).” In other words, deem the batter dismissed.
While Matthews was dismissed in the over being bowled Shakib Al Hasan, in the event of a timed out dismissal, the bowler doesn’t get the credit for the same.