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Angelo Mathews became the first cricketer to get time-out

During Sri Lanka’s Global Championship group match against Bangladesh in the capital of India, Ceylon’s cricketer, Angelo Mathews, encountered an unparalleled occurrence in the global gentleman’s game. His headgear failed as he was preparing to confront cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, resulting in a holdup in his arrangements. In spite of his endeavors to settle the issue quickly, the short deadline for initiating play expired, leading to his exclusion as per the International Cricket Council’s game regulations. Following Mathews’ appeal for a substitution headgear, cricketer Chamika Karunaratne promptly provided him with a new one. Nevertheless, the holdup in this procedure led to his ejection, even though the former batsman had been out for more than a couple of minutes. Even though Mathews initially appeared to challenge the verdict, a sequence of conversations with the referees and a comforting motion from Shakib could not change the result. This surprise change in circumstances left Ceylon’s squad facing difficulty at 135 for 5. However, cricketer Charith Asalanka’s noteworthy hundred assisted the squad in mounting a comeback, eventually achieving an overall score of 279. The event contributed another element of suspense to an already severe competition between the two squads.

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Will Pakistan make a comeback against Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka and Pakistan played each other in a test match at the Galle International Stadium. The game kicked off on July 16, 2023, at 10 AM (IST). Due to the weather, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first.   Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Mashood, Babar Azam (c), Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Agha Salman, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed make up the playing XI for Pakistan. Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wicketkeeper), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, and Kasun Rajitha make up the playing XI for Sri Lanka. After losing 4 wickets in the first 15 overs, Sri Lanka didn’t have a good start. They were looking to the middle order to extend their innings so they could face Shaheen Afridi, a star bowler for Pakistan who claimed to be dominating SL at home. However, they were unaware that a storm was on the way. When Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva later entered the game, they were determined to extend the innings. Both of them had a relatively poor start, but they both played strong innings, demonstrating that they are still very much alive. With the cooperation of SL scored a total of 131 runs in 198 balls, of which Mathews contributed 56 runs in 98 balls and de Silva contributed 74 runs in 109 balls, for a total of 312/10 runs in the first innings. The premier bowler’s Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed each got three wickets after the storm of de Silva and Mathews’ still-capable-of-ten-wicket Pakistani bowling. The first day has come to a finish, and SL performed admirably despite losing their first four wickets so quickly. SL scored a total of 131 runs in 198 balls, of which Mathews contributed 56 runs in 98 balls and de Silva contributed 74 runs in 109 balls, for a total of 312/10 runs in the first innings. The premier bowler’s Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed each got three wickets after the storm of de Silva and Mathews’ still-capable-of-ten-wicket Pakistani bowling. The first day has come to a finish, and SL performed admirably despite losing their first four wickets so quickly In order to stay in the game, PAK kept an eye on the captain to play a captain inning. However, p Jaysurya struck back and took back-to-back wickets. After Babar Azam was dismissed, all hopes were dashed, and all eyes were now on the former captain Sarfaraz to perform. However, he did not perform well and contributed only 17 runs, ending day 2. Now, all hope rests with Saud Shakeel, who is still playing on 69 runs, and Agha Salman, who is also playing at the score of 61 runs. “Will Pakistan make a comeback against Sri Lanka?” is the current question.

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