Thrilling Tie in Third Women’s ODI between India and Bangladesh

The third and final Women’s ODI between India and Bangladesh ended in a thrilling tie at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Saturday (July 22).

Controversial Umpiring Decisions Leave Harmanpreet Kaur Furious

The match witnessed a number of contentious umpiring decisions. Since the Women in Blue were at the receiving end of those debatable calls, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was left furious by it.

During the game, Harmanpreet hit the stumps with her bat after being given out LBW. While walking back to the pavilion, she also gestured towards the umpire that there was bat involved.

Harmanpreet vented out her frustration while speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony as well.

Harmanpreet Kaur Criticizes Umpiring

“I think a lot of learning for us from the game. Even apart from the cricket, the kind of umpiring that was happening we were very surprised. The next time we come to Bangladesh we will make sure we have to deal with this type of umpiring and prepare ourselves accordingly,” Harmanpreet Kaur stated.

Despite the umpiring issues, she was appreciative of Bangladesh’s performance in the series decider.

“They (Bangladesh) batted really well, batted according to the situation. They were taking those singles which were very crucial.

“In between we leaked a few runs but we controlled the game very well when we were batting, but as I mentioned earlier, some pathetic umpiring was done we are really disappointed about some decisions given by the umpires,” she added.

India Ties ODI Series with Bangladesh

The India captain lauded Harleen Deol for her 77, which came off 108 balls with nine fours.

\”She looked very promising in the last game, so we promoted her to bat freely and she took the opportunity with both hands. Jemi (Jemimah) was really good throughout the innings. She played well,\” she said.

\”(It was a) good game, (a) lot of learning and lastly our High Commission from India is also there and I hope you could have invited him here, but that is also fine. And thank you sir for coming here. Crowd was really amazing, they were cheering both the teams throughout the game. And games like these you need crowd support and they have been amazing throughout the tournament,” she concluded.

With this result, the three-match WODI series ended in a tie at 1-1. While Bangladesh won the series opener by 40 runs (DLS method), Harmanpreet and company thrashed the hosts by 108 runs in the second match.

Twitter Reactions

Harmanpreet Kaur was fuming in the post match presentation today.
India tied the ODI series 1-1 against Bangladesh.
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— Nirmal Jyothi (@majornirmal) July 22, 2023

Harmanpreet Kaur is so salty. ????
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— Saif Ahmed ???????? (@saifahmed75) July 22, 2023

India Women’s Tour of Bangladesh 2023 | 3rd ODI Match | Match Tied
Post-match Presentation:
Mr. Iftekhar Rahman, Director, BCB and Chairman, Umpires Committee of BCB
Mr. Mohammed Jalal Yunus, Director, BCB and Chairman, Cricket Operations Committee of BCB
Mr. Mahbubul Anam,… pic.twitter.com/KNIGiPnjiF

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) July 22, 2023