Salman Ali Agha reprimanded after controversial run-out in 2nd ODI

NEW DELHI: After the 2nd ODI betwixt Pakistan and Bangladesh astatine Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium successful Mirpur connected Friday, Pakistan batter Salman Ali Agha was officially reprimanded for showing vexation aft being tally out.

The incidental happened successful the 39th implicit of Pakistan’s innings erstwhile Agha was dismissed pursuing a speedy absorption from Bangladesh skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz.The infinitesimal unfolded erstwhile Mohammad Rizwan pushed a transportation from Miraz toward the bowler. Miraz stopped the shot with his footwear portion Agha was lasting adjacent and extracurricular his crease.

As the shot slowed adjacent them, Agha tried to prime it up to instrumentality it to the bowler. However, Miraz reacted faster, grabbed the shot and underarmed it into the stumps, catching Agha abbreviated of his ground.

On-field umpire Tanvir Ahmed sent the determination upstairs, wherever 3rd umpire Kumar Dharmasena confirmed the shot was inactive unrecorded and that Miraz’s run-out effort was valid. Agha, who had scored 64 from 62 balls, appeared frustrated with the ruling. As helium walked disconnected the field, helium exchanged words with Bangladesh wicketkeeper Litton Das and tossed his gloves successful anger.That absorption led to disciplinary action. Match referee Neeyamur Rashid charged Agha for abusing cricket equipment.

"The circumstantial incidental progressive abusing cricket instrumentality connected the crushed portion leaving the field. Regarding Salman Agha, helium has nary erstwhile past of specified behaviour. We person to support neutrality erstwhile we judge. Consequently, we person issued a reprimand and a demerit point,” Neeyamur told The Daily Star.He besides clarified that the verbal speech with Litton Das would not pb to further punishment, adding, “We besides considered the law, our grooming and playing conditions.

We discussed the substance with the ICC earlier making the last decision. From a neutrality standpoint, we delivered the judgement.”The offence was classified arsenic a Level 1 breach nether Article 2.2 of the International Cricket Council Code of Conduct, which covers the misuse of instrumentality during a match. Despite the controversy, Pakistan won the crippled by 128 runs via the DLS method, keeping the bid live up of the deciding last ODI astatine the aforesaid venue.