Sri Lanka s Angelo Mathews becomes the first batter to be timed out in international cricket, but how did it happen, what do the Laws say and what has the reaction been?
Burly off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall and part-time medium-pacer Devon Thomas triggered a stunning Barbados Pride batting collapse in the West Indies Championship on Thurday in Trinidad, leaving Leeward Islands Hurricanes to chase 247 to win.Cornwall ended with five for 19 from 7.2 overs to finish with match figures of 11 for 69, and Thomas grabbed a career-best five for 22 from nine overs, and defending champions Pride – leading by 168 on first innings – were bowled out for a meagre 78 in their second innings.Barbados appeared to be cruising when Zachary McCaskie, who top scored with 29 and Shayne Moseley who made 27, were involved in a 59-run opening stand.But in a shocking and sudden batting collapse, the Pride lost all 10 wickets for just 19 runs to be dismissed for their fourth lowest total in the modern era of the Championship (from 1966 onwards).
Chairman of the Barbados Pride selection panel, Hendy Broomes said omitting Jonathan Carter from the squad for the first two rounds of the West Indies Championship was one of the hardest decision for the selectors. But, Broomes said, the opportunity for the two-time defending champions to blood several young, emerging players was too strong to pass up, and they made the tough choice to exclude the long-serving left-handed batsman and …
Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Fletcher, and Fabian Allen are out, but Dominic Drakes, Romario Shepherd, and the Colombo Stars are into the final of the Lanka Premier League.
None of the five West Indians played a major role on Thursday when the Stars, led by a half-century from Sri Lanka international Charith Asalanka, cruised to a six-wicket win against Kandy Falcons in