Bangla side leaks 92 runs in 4 balls!

Dhaka, April 12: A Bangladeshi cricket team conceded 92 runs in just four balls to deliberately lose a match in what they called a protest over biased umpiring.

In the 50-over match of Dhaka Second Division League on Tuesday, Lalmatia Club were dismissed for 88 off 14 overs before opponents Axiom Cricketers reached 92 for no loss in just four balls.

Lalmatia’s opening bowler Sujon Mahmud sent down 13 wides and three no-balls in the first over and all of them raced to the boundary, costing his side a further 80 runs.

Mustafizur Rahman struck three fours in four legitimate boundaries to take his side home in just 0.4 overs to complete a 10wicket win in the capital’s City Club ground.

Lalmatia Club secretary Adnan Rahman said his player bowled the wides and no-balls deliberately as a mark of protest. “Throughout the league we were subjected to poor umpiring,” Adnan said.

The secretary alleged the umpires did not even allow the team captain to see the coin after toss. “They tossed the coin and said ‘Okay you bat.’ Very soon we found our team had lost five wickets for just 11 runs inside seven overs,” he said.

Another club official claimed that umpires were biased against Lalmatia throughout the season, as at least one of its leading lights is linked to the opposition party.

“We have asked match officials to submit a report in this regard. Once we’ve received the report, we will launch a formal investigation.” BCB spokesman Jalal Yunus said. — AFP