by referencing Angelo Mathews’ “timed out” dismissal during the World Cup.
In the history of Test cricket, Mushfiqur Rahim set an unwelcome record when he was dismissed for “obstructing the field.”
Mushfiqur Rahim, the wicketkeeper for Bangladesh, set an unwelcome landmark by becoming the second batter to be ejected in Test cricket for “obstructing the field.” He moved the ball away from the stumps with his hand after blocking a delivery from Kyle Jamieson on the opening day of the second Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Dhaka. Spinner Mehidy Hasan defended Mushfiqur during the press conference following the day’s play, stating that the senior cricket player’s actions were not deliberate. While discussing Mushfiqur’s incident on Wednesday, he also brought up the ‘timed out’ dismissal of Sri Lankan hitter Angelo Matthews in the Cricket World Cup 2023.
“Look, this one just happened naturally; it wasn’t intended. No one desires to go knowingly. Throughout various gaming scenarios, a lot of things are racing through one’s head. At the press conference, he stated, “Today with Mushfiq bhai, it all happened in a flow. In the World Cup, we got a timed-out dismissal against a Sri Lankan batter in our favor.”
“I have to decide quickly what I can and cannot do while I am batting after making a shot and the ball is getting close to the stumps. He didn’t do that on purpose, for sure.”
Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan combined for five wickets to help Bangladesh rally over New Zealand, who were suffering at 55-5.
In the opening day of play in Dhaka, an incredible 15 wickets fell, as the hosts were all out for just 172 in an innings in which Mushfiqur Rahim became only the second batsman in Test history to be removed for blocking the field.
After that, Mehidy and Taijul plowed through New Zealand in the last session, but poor light forced an early end.
After Taijul dismissed Tom Latham (4) and Henry Nicholls (1), Mehidy removed Devon Conway (11), Kane Williamson (13) and Tom Blundell (0) to completely destroy the tourists’ early lead.
After the game, Mehidy remarked, “We thought we could make life difficult for them if we bowled in the right areas.”
“We had trouble with their spinners. Our bowlers felt more confident that we could get more out of this surface because we are very familiar with these conditions.”
At the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, stumps were drawn with nine overs remaining, Daryl Mitchell on 12 and Glenn Phillips on 5.
Earlier, after the hosts chose to bat, Mitchell Santner and Phillips grabbed 3-65 and 3-31, respectively, while Ajaz Patel got 2-54 for the tourists as they dominated in their attempt to tie the two-match series.
