Dinesh Karthik's surreal innings in the final of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy might be a lasting memory for fans, but the tournament had gained much attention in the previous match of the T20 tri-series.
Hosts Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played a thrilling 'virtual semi-final' at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Mahmudullah's last ball heroics saw his team through to the final, however, the match will be remembered for the ugly scenes just before and after the tense finish.
Players from both teams were involved in a war of words on the field, with Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan even ordering his troops to abandon the match at one point. As if the shoving and finger-pointing wasn't enough, the glass door in the Bangladeshi dressing room was found shattered after the match.
ICC Match Referee Cgris Board had a look at the CCTV footage initially but it proved to be inconclusive. The senior official then summoned the caterers to find out the culprit behind the broken glass. According to reports in Sri Lanka, the caterers informed Broad that the guilty person was none other than Shakib. Even eyewitnesses revealed that the Bangladeshi captain had forcefully pushed the door causing the damage.
Shakib had been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and handed a demerit point for 'remonstrating' umpires' decision during the do-or-die game against Sri Lanka. Reserve player Nurul Hasan was also fined 25 per cent of his match fees and given one demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in a separate incident.
Shakib was found to have breached Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game , while Nurul was found guilty of violating Article 2.1.2, which deals with conduct that brings the game into disrepute . The incident involving Shakib happened the in 20th over of the Bangladesh innings when he came to the edge of the boundary and gestured at his batsmen to come off the field while remonstrating against an umpiring decision.
As regards Nurul, the reserve player argued and pointed finger at Sri Lanka captain Thisara Perera which led to unruly public behaviour after he was sent by the team on to the field of play to pass on a message to the two batsmen. "On Saturday morning, both Shakib and Nurul pleaded guilty to the offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing," an ICC release said.
"This was the first time one demerit point either player has had since the system came into effect on 22 September 2016. Friday's incidents were disappointing as you don't want to see such player behaviour during any level of cricket. I understand that it was a tense and an edge-of-the-seat match with place in the final on the line, but the actions of the two players were unacceptable and cannot be condoned as they clearly went overboard," ICC match referee Broad said.
"Had the fourth umpire not stopped Shakib and the fielders remonstrating, and then the on-field umpires not intervened between Nurul and Thisara, things could have become worse," Broad added.
The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Raveendra Wimalasiri and Ruchira Palliyaguruge, third umpire Ranmore Martinesz and fourth umpire Lyndon Hannibal. Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee, and one or two demerit points.
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