Watch: Witty Kane Williamson asks Angelo Mathews about his helmet strap during NZ-SL World Cup match | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, who usually seems as a severe fellow, was at his wittiest finest on Thursday when he requested Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews about his helmet strap the second he reached on the crease to take the strike within the World Cup match on the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
New Zealand opted to subject first, a call that was supported by their bowlers as they constantly took wickets, regardless of an aggressive 51-run contribution by Kusal Perera for Sri Lanka.Following an attacking show by Perera, who scored 51 runs together with 9 boundaries and two sixes in simply 28 balls, Sri Lanka discovered themselves struggling at 70-5 throughout the preliminary 10 overs after Lockie Ferguson dismissed the left-handed batsman.

That is the place the incident occurred as the brand new man in was Mathews, who made headlines a number of days again by changing into the primary batter in worldwide cricket to be dismissed ‘timed out’. The second the Lankan batter arrived on the crease, spectators witnessed a lighthearted trade between Mathews and Williamson.
Mathews confronted a timed-out choice when he failed to succeed in the crease inside two minutes of Sadeera Samarawickrama‘s dismissal.

Following an attraction from Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, the umpire dominated in accordance with the World Cup cricket legal guidelines, leading to Mathews being despatched again.