WATCH: Bangladesh sparks controversy after non-striker seeks help from dressing room before DRS call

Viral moment from Bangladesh team as the batter consulted the dressing room before taking DRS during the match.

WATCH: Bangladesh stir up controversy after non-striker asks for help in dressing room before DRS call

Bangladesh batting consultation for DRS from dressing room

New Delhi: Bangladesh defeated Nepal by 21 runs at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent, on Tuesday (June 17), to qualify for the Super Eight stage. Bangla Tigers registered three wins for the first time in a T20 World Cup campaign. Besides the victory, an important moment in the match caused huge controversy.

The incident took place in Bangladesh’s 14th over when Sandeep Lamichhane was bowling. The leg-spinner hit Bangladeshi batter Tanzim Hasan Sakib on the pads as the on-field umpire raised his finger.

The Bangladesh batsman nodded and was unsure whether to take the DRS or not, his partner Jaker Ali was on the non-striking side and was seen taking help from the Bangladesh dressing room to find out if he had to take the DRS or not. Jaker advised Tanzim to review and DRS showed that the ball was missing the stumps.

Tanzim survived as the on-field referee had to reverse his decision. but fans criticized Bangladeshi players for accepting outside help.

Watch the video here:

Hey ICC, it’s allowed…????? @ICC

A non-striking batsman asks his team for help with a DRS call. Is this fair to the Nepal team…???#T20World Cup | #BANvNEP | #Bangladesh | #NepalCricket | #ICC | @BCBtigers | @CricketNep pic.twitter.com/WYf1XWTrYw

– CSN (@Cricketand56672) June 17, 2024

As per ICC rules, the umpire can refuse the DRS request if he seeks help from the dressing room.

The video went viral on social media and cricket fans raised the issue of this idea of Bangladesh cheating in an important match.

Bangladesh qualifies for Super Eight

In a low-scoring thriller Nepal invited Bangladesh to bat first, Bangladesh suffered a top-order collapse in the powerplay, losing four wickets for just 31 runs.

Lamichhane made his return to the team and had an excellent spell taking two wickets in his four-over spell and helped the minnows bowl out Bangladesh for 106 runs in 19.3 overs. In response, Nepal lost half their team by less than 26 points and ultimately fell 21 points short of the target. Bangladesh joined Group 1 of the Super Eight alongside India, Australia and Afghanistan.