IPLCricBet needs to inform its audience about the major DRS controversy going on currently with Bangladesh and South Africa. A boundary was stolen from Bangladesh due to an umpiring decision, which made them lose the match this time. The match between Bangladesh and South Africa happened to be an absolutely exciting gameplay. The fans were sitting on the edge of their seats to find out who the final winner of the game was going to be.
Situation Behind Bangladesh Losing The Game With South Africa
As of Monday, Proteas secured a slim 4 – run victory against Bangla Tigers. Bangladesh was truly in a great position to win the game. Especially when they only needed 27 runs from the last 4 overs to reach their target. But unfortunately, a DRS loophole turned the game in South Africa’s favor and changed the expected results of the game. Bangladesh did not get its boundary and this decision happened to be the conclusion maker of the game.
How did the situation turn in South Africa’s favor?
This occurred in the 17th over when it was Bangladesh’s turn to bat. Towid Hridoy and Mahmudullah were right in the middle when in the 2nd ball of the over, Mahmudullah tried to skim. However, the ball had a mind of its own as it hit his pads and then proceeded to race to the boundary behind the stumps.
The umpire raised his finger; the South Africans protested strongly and the ball was deemed dead. Though Bangladesh reviewed the call along with the other players on the cricket IPL player list, DRS showed them that the ball would not hit the stumps. Hence, the on – field umpire could only reverse his decision in conclusion.
Why did Bangladesh lose the boundary despite this?
This was because despite the decision being reversed, the boundary was not credited to Bangladesh’s total. The ball was considered dead after the umpire raised his finger. Though the umpire was wrong about the dead ball, the decision could not be reversed according to the current ICC rules of the game.
When it came to the social media users, they suggested that Mahmudullah became a victim of this loophole in the ICC rule book. This included Wasim Jaffer posted on X, “Mahmudullah was wrongly given out LBW, the ball went for four leg byes. The decision was reversed on DRS. Bangladesh didn’t get the 4 runs as the ball was dead once batter gave out, even if wrongly. And SA ended up winning the game by 4 runs. Feel for Bangladesh fans.”
Conclusion
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