Poor air quality in the Indian capital was expected to be the talking point on this day, but it was a historic dismissal that triggered animated conversations that would continue long after the World Cup is over.
Angelo Mathews became the first ever batter to be timed out in international cricket as he failed to be ready to face the ball within the required two minutes after the fall of a wicket.
There was, however, more to the match played before a big crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday: a splendid hundred by Charith Asalanka who helped the Lankans post a competitive total of 279 after being put in, a superbly constructed third-wicket stand of 169 between Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Shanto and something of a redeeming act by Mathews, which, however, would not be enough.
