Dismissed and baffled

• MD upset, somehow finding a way out?
• Baffled; dismissed
• Out at sea
• Without an answer
• Bemused, as batsman facing doosra might be?
• Electioneered
• Perplexed — way to get out at cricket

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 perplexed, at a loss. 2 (context cricket of a batsman not comparable English) To be out by being stumped by the wicket keeper. v (en-past of: stump )

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stumped is a weekly cricket show from the BBC World Service produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and All India Radio . Stumped is produced by BBC Sport for the BBC World Service .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For a while I was stumped , I confess.