Prime Bank and Mohammedan met yesterday in Dhaka Premier League (DPL) Super League. Controversy arose over Prime Bank’s batter Mushfiqur’s dismissal in the match. The game stops for a long time. The cricketers of both teams did not shake hands at the end of the match. This time, Mushfiq also took up the issue on his verified Facebook page. Posting the controversial picture, he wrote ‘Masha Allah’ in the caption. With three emojis.
What happened with Mushfiqur’s out
Mohammedan made a big capital of 317 runs by Rony Talukder’s century by batting at Mirpur Sher-e Bangla Stadium yesterday. Prime Bank also put up a good fight in the chase. But in the end they managed to score 284 runs before being all out. As a result, Mohammedan won the match against Prime Bank by 33 runs.
However, during the second innings of the match, Prime Bank batted. Off the fourth ball of the 34th over by spinner Naeem Hasan, Mushfiqur blasted it to mid-wicket, Abu Haider Ronnie took an incredible catch with a diving dive very close to the boundary boundary. At first, Mushfiq was disappointed and left the field with his head down. However, after a while, obstacles struck. Mr. Defensible was stopped by his teammates before he left the field. Their claim – Roni’s foot touched the boundary.
On the other hand, as seen in the replay on YouTube channel broadcast by BCB, Ronnie’s foot touched the boundary boundary while going up through the dive. Then six or out; Fifteen minutes of play is stopped at this dilemma. Captain Tamim, coach Mohammad Salauddin and many others came out from Prime Bangkok’s dressing room. Tamim is seen talking to the umpire repeatedly after watching the video. Finally Mushfiqur (10 runs) was given out. Prime Bank also accepted the decision. Originally aired on YouTube with limited cameras but no TV umpires. So it was not possible for the umpires to decide by watching the replay.
Despite accepting that dismissal, the Prime Bank cricketers did not come out of the dressing room after the game. At the end of the game, Mohammedan Sporting Club players were on the field but were not seen exchanging courtesies. Rony Talukda, who played a career-best innings of 141 runs for Mohammedan, spoke about this later. He said, ‘We were in the field. The rest is up to Prime Bank. It’s up to them. I have no comment on that.’
On Mushfiqur’s controversial dismissal, the batsman said, ‘Ronnie (Abu Haider) knows this very well. Because he caught it. It all depends on Ronnie. It’s up to him to make a decision… because there were no cameras like that. If there was a third umpire, he could have seen it better. Now it’s up to the players.’
Mushfiq or Prime Bank has not commented on this till now. However, they shared the video highlights of the match on their Facebook page and wrote in the caption, ‘Mr. Dependable Mushfiqur Rahim’s controversial dismissal of Prime Bank Cricket Club.
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