Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 1st T20: BAN, SL renew hostilities in latest edition of Naagin der | Cricket News

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews exits after being given ‘timed out’ while Bangladeshi players celebrate his wicket during the World Cup match in New Delhi, on Monday. (PTI Photo)
With both teams out of World Cup semifinal contention, and much of the buildup highlighted the toxic air around the smog-filled cauldron of the Kotla, the latest edition to the fey cricket rivalry between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka seemed to be heading down an eventless path midway through the first innings. All of a sudden, it got its moment of animosity.
Angelo Mathews’ timed out dismissal will cause much debate. Over the ‘spirit of cricket’ after Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan appealed for the decision – which was well within the rules – when Mathews seemed to have a problem with his helmet. Over Mathews’s lack of awareness of the rules. Over the rules themselves, as a batsman’s malfunctioning equipment led to his dismissal without facing a ball.
What is not up for debate though is that the episode breathed life into the match, lighting the fire in Sri Lanka’s middle order to toil to a total of 279, thanks to a hard-fought, well-paced ton Charith Asalanka. But if the victimhood galvanised Sri Lanka, it was Bangladesh, and chiefly Shakib, that were fired up in the role of perceived villainy. (READ MORE)