Both Sri Lanka and Australia had a disastrous start to their World Cup campaign, with each team losing their first two games, leaving them languishing in the eighth and tenth positions on the table.
Understandably, they were eager to kickstart their tournament when they faced each other in Lucknow on Monday, and this desperation was evident from the very first ball of the match, as chosen by the Sri Lankans who decided to bat.
The opening delivery, a classic full inswinger from Starc, forced Pathum Nissanka to hurriedly get his bat down. However, the ball struck him very low on the pad, in front of the leg stump, leading to some doubt about whether it might be heading down the leg side.
There was a strong appeal for LBW, but the umpire stood firm. In a surprising turn of events, Australia decided to use their review with only 3 seconds left on the timer.
The UltraEdge technology showed a clear spike, confirming that the ball had indeed made contact with the bat first, as it had seemed to everyone at the ground except the Australians. Unfortunately for the Kangaroos, they lost their review on the very first ball of the game.