Bengal was facing a four game losing streak South Africa in a T20 World Cup Competition at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium Monday in New York. The match ended in controversy from officiating errors and controversial Decision Review System (DRS) rules, which left Bangladesh and its fans dejected.
Bengal now needed 27 runs with 24 balls and 6 wickets to spare. As Ottneil Baartman bowled No. 17, the batsmen Mahmudullah and Towhid Hridoy were on the crease. On the second ball, trying to flick it away, Mahmudullah missed it and he got rapped on pads as the ball flew towards boundary.
However, referee Sam Nogajski quickly ruled M ahmudullah LBW . Mahmudullah sought review of the decision and found that ball tracking technology showed leg stump would have been missed hence after declining out-field decision was reversed.
These bye boundaries are not included in Bangladesh’s total under current rules since once an umpire declares someone out during a match after an appeal by fielders, any run or boundary that happens afterwards is considered void even if DRS changes a wrong decision.
this dead ball rule Spelling doom for Bangladeshi batters when they were deprived of four byes crucial to their win Overcome loss. These irregularities made some pundits and supporters air their opinions through social media platforms.
In his social media post Wasim Jaffer wrote “Mahmudullah wrongly given LBW and ball went for four byes This A decision was overturned at DRS.”
Actress Saiyami Kher also called attention to this issue saying that: “There might be many shades of grey in life but I feel there are none in sport. This dead ball rule needs immediate reviewing . It’s absolute unfairness that costed Bangladesh today because they didn’t get those 4 points.”
One fan called the incident “broad daylight robbery” which sums up the widespread feeling about it.
Low-scoring thriller in which South Africa defended a modest target of 114. Keshav Maharaj successfully defended 11 runs in the crucial final game to ensure South Africa’s narrow victory. Bangladesh ended the match on 109/7, just shy of the target amid controversy.
The issue has reopened discussions about whether some cricket rules are fair and how umpiring decisions might be having a bearing on final scores of close matches.
