A day has passed since the ugly incident at the SL vs BAN match took the sheen away from the World Cup 2023 contest. Former Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews became the first ever player in cricket’s long history to be dismissed timed-out, without even facing a ball. It all happened when the next man in, Mathews was late in facing the first ball due to a helmet issue, and an appeal by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan ruled him out, putting Sri Lanka in a spot of bother.
Since then, a lot has been said and done by both parties, with Angelo Mathews settling the scores, after he dismissed Shakib in the SL vs BAN match. Sri Lanka lost the match by three wickets, while both the teams are out of the World Cup. But the memes on social media are continuing to entertain the fans.
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Now as things stand, the World Cup 2023 is already over for these two teams, but they have a match to play. Sri Lanka takes on New Zealand on November 9, while Bangladesh will face Australia on the 11th. Both the Asian nations have played eight matches so far, and have identical four points to show. But for now, in the points table, Bangladesh is a notch ahead of the Lankas, due to their superior net run-rate.
