Bangladesh have been savaged for what Test Match Special have known as “the worst review in history” in a single day, with social media in collective meltdown on the ‘ridiculous’ name to ship it upstairs.
With England motoring alongside off the again of a Moeen Ali masterclass briefly type batting, Taskin Ahmed had clawed some momentum again catching Ali’s forefront with a low, straight full toss, popping excessive within the air and simply taken by Litton Das.
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With Ali’s cameo at an finish, Adil Rashid got here to the crease to complete the England innings, and along with his second ball, tried to jam down on a yorker in what ought to have been an entire non-event.
However, in unbelievable scenes, Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal was talked into reviewing what sounded “very woody”, in accordance with Cricinfo’s reside commentary.
TV umpire Gazi Sohel didn’t hassle taking a look at Ultra-Edge, seeing Rashid had smashed the quilt off the ball, straight out of the center of the bat on replays.
Social media was in rapid meltdown at one of many extra comical moments in Bangladeshi cricket.
One Twitter consumer known as it “ridiculous”, whereas one other requested “what prize do Bangaldesh get for the worst LBW review call in the history of cricket?”
Another exclaimed “oh, my eyes!”
It would show to not make a lot distinction within the consequence of the match, with Rashid solely including two extra runs in his contribution to England’s complete of 326/7, the very best ODI complete in Mirpur in 5 years, led primarily by a powerful comeback ton from Jason Roy.
Roy put to mattress conjecture round his batting type, described as “smoke”, to make 132 off 124 balls, taking Bangladesh’s left-arm spinners to the sword with the reverse sweep, and milking the right-armers with the traditional sweep.
“It was a plan (to sweep and reverse sweep) with the amount of turn,” Roy mentioned on his innings.
“To go over point was the safest option for me.
“I tried to go over cover a couple of times, it was just too slow and too much spin.
“I think you had to keep your boundary options very simple.”
Journalist Georgie Heath described Roy as like “that ex you’re just getting over…and then he goes and performs like this and the door reopens for him to stroll straight back in.”
Bangladesh have been skittled for 194 in reply, handing England the collection and Bangladesh’s first residence ODI collection loss since England’s final go to in 2016/17.
With England’s ODI facet in a continuing state of flux and compelled to take a again seat with an upcoming Ashes collection forward of a subcontinental World Cup marketing campaign, the win demonstrated England are in no scarcity of world-class aggressors that may put sides to the sword at will.
Source: www.news.com.au
