Watch: A direct hit from the alert Kusal Mendis caught Adil Rashid outside the crease in theEngland v Sri Lanka 2023 World Cup match at Bengaluru.
England’s woes at the 2023 World Cup continued as they slipped from 45-0 to 137-8 after picking off batsmen against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Then number 9 David he Willie and his number 10 Adil Rashid increased the score to his 147.
At this point, Mahesh Teekshana played a long ball to Willie on the leg side. After leaving the goal area as usual, Rashid made no serious attempt to return to the goal area on the non-striker’s side.
Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis collected the ball behind the stumps, found Rashid outside the crease, and hit the stumps to the ground with a direct hit. Television referee Ahsan Raza, asked for help, decided that Rashid should be eliminated.
Russell Arnold said on the show that “Mendis is very sharp” and praised his “mental strength”, while Ian Ward called Rashid’s acting “stupid”.
England were immediately eliminated for 156. For Sri Lanka, Rahil Kumara had 3 wins and 35 losses, Angelo Matthews had 2 wins and 14 losses, and Kasun Rajita had 2 wins and 36 losses. Ben Stokes was England’s top scorer with 43 points. At the time of writing, Sri Lanka had 9 wins and 1 loss in 1.5 overs.
Watch Kusal Mendis run out Adil Rashid:
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