‘She could have shown better manners’ – Bangladesh skipper on Harmanpreet Kaur’s outburst at umpiring decisions during 3rd ODI

The third and final ODI match between India Women and Bangladesh Women ended in a tie as India were bowled out for 225 in 49.3 overs during their chase. The three-match ODI series between the two sides ended at 1-1.  India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur criticised the umpires for their questionable decisions during the game. After the series conclusion, Bangladesh skipper, Nigar Sultana was questioned about Harmanpreet’s behaviour, during the press conference.

“It is totally her (Harmanpreet’s) problem. I have nothing to do with it. As a player, she could have shown better manners. I can’t tell you what happened, but it didn’t feel right to be there [for the photograph] with my team. It wasn’t the right environment. That’s why we went back. Cricket is a game of discipline and respect,” Nigar was quoted as saying in the press conference.

It was a great match, getting great experience: Nigar Sultana

“The umpires wouldn’t give her out if she wasn’t out. We had umpires from men’s international cricket, so they were good umpires. What are they [India] going to say about the caught or run-out dismissals [of which there were six excluding the Harmanpreet and Meghna wickets]? We have respected their decisions. The umpire’s decision is the final decision, whether I like it or not. Why didn’t we behave in that way [like the India players]?” the right-hand batter asserted.

Bangladesh bowler, Marufa Akter defended three runs in the last over and took the wicket of Meghna Singh which took the match to a draw on Saturday, July 22 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, in Dhaka. “We are looking forward to carrying this moment. As a batting unit we collapse usually, but from here, we can have many takeaways moving forward. Crows have been amazing throughout the tournament,” the Bangladesh captain was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation.

“Obviously, it was a great match, getting great experience. It will help us, when we won the toss, we wanted to put on 230 runs, happy Pinky got a century. At the end of day, we always think we are short of 5-10 runs. The way the girls fought, it was unbelievable. After the break, we were talking about the two ways the game would go – either we will go hard on them or they will. Nahida bowled really well. To all the bowlers, it was an excellent performance,” the wicketkeeper stated.