NEW DELHI: The World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Monday had sparked a controversy after Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews was adjudged 'timed out' after he failed to arrive at the crease within two minutes of the previous batter's dismissal.

Now, Angelo Mathews has shared a piece of video evidence before his timed-out dismissal to prove that the umpire's decision was wrong. The video showed him coming onto the crease and the time it took for him to reach there with the timer.

"I rest my case! Here you go you decide," posted Angelo Mathews on X along with the video which also showed how much time it took him to reach the crease.

I rest my case! Here you go you decide 😷😷 pic.twitter.com/AUT0FGffqV

— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) November 7, 2023

According to the video Angelo Mathews can be seen with his foot grounded in the crease at approximately 1 minute 54 seconds after the last batsman got out. According to ICC Playing rules the new batter must reach the crease within 2 minutes of the last player getting out.

A rare moment in the history of cricket took place in the 25th over of the first innings. Mathews was adjudged timed out after he failed to arrive at the crease within two minutes of Sadeera Samarawickrama's dismissal.

Shakib made an appeal, and the umpire decided to send Mathews back as it was within the laws of World Cup cricket.

Mathews had a conversation with Shakib but in the end, he didn't call back his decision forcing the veteran all-rounder to depart.

After Sri Lanka's defeat, Mathews went on to state that they have video evidence that he was at the crease within two minutes and they will put out a statement later on.

Mathews has got a lot of support from Cricketers and commentators after he was ruled out in this manner.

" Absolutely pathetic what happened in Delhi today! #AngeloMathews" said Gautam Gambhir in his post on X.

"Angelo made his crease then his helmet strap broke. How is that timed out? I'm all for timed out if he doesn't make his crease but this is ridic. No different than a batsman getting to the crease then taking 3 minutes to face u" posted Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja.

Coming to the match, Bangladesh secured a three-wicket triumph at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the final moments of the game.

Shakib's 169-run stand with Najmul Hossain Shanto set the tone of the chase of 280 for Bangladesh.