In the T20 World Cup 2024 match against South Africa, Bangladesh were robbed of a boundary due to an umpiring decision. Bangladesh lost the match by 4 runs.
The South Africa vs Bangladesh match in T20 World Cup 2024 turned out to be an absolute thriller, with the Proteas securing a narrow 4-run victory against the Bangla Tigers on Monday. Bangladesh looked to be in a strong position to win the contest, especially when they needed 27 runs to reach the target from the last 4 overs. However, a DRS loophole worked in South Africa’s favour, and resulted in Bangladesh being robbed of a boundary, which in the end turned out to be the difference-maker.
It all happened in the 17th over of Bangladesh’s batting, when Mahmudullah and Towid Hridoy were in the middle. The second ball of the over saw Mahmudullah attempt a flick but the ball hit his pads and raced to the boundary behind the stumps.
The umpire raised his finger following a strong appeal by the South Africans, and the ball was deemed dead. Bangladesh reviewed the call and DRS showed that the ball wouldn’t have hit the stumps, hence the on-field umpire had to reverse his decision.
However, despite the decision being reversed, the boundary was not credited to Bangladesh’s total, as the ball was considered dead after the umpire raised his finger. Even though the umpire was wrong, the dead ball call couldn’t be overturned, as per the current ICC rules of the game.
