Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2017: 3rd ODI, 5 talking points

#3 Run-out rule back in focus

The run-out rule was once again in focus when Chandimal was ruled out

Evin Lewis' run out against Pakistan a few days earlier triggered a controversy surrounding the old run-out rule and Colombo contributed its bit when Chandimal was at the centre of a lot of unwanted attention.

The Lankan middle-order batsman had a major portion of his body behind the line after initially grounding his bat. But in the brief moment he lifted the bat, Rahim dislodged the bails and the umpire ruled the batsman out.

However, the rule is soon to be changed as ICC has come up with a new rule which states that a batsman, who has once grounded his bat past the crease, cannot be given run-out for lifting his bat again when the bails are dislodged. If this were in place today, Chandimal wouldn't have been given out.