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Bangladesh will formally complain to the International Cricket Council over claims of biased umpiring and "unbearable" sledging in the first Test against South Africa, officials said on Tuesday.
umpiring and "unbearable" sledging in the first Test against South Africa, officials said Tuesday. The side was furious after several close calls went against them in Durban, where they remained competitive for most of the match before a batting collapse saw them dismissed for 53 in the second innings. Players have since taken issue with their opponents for on-field taunts they said crossed the line into abuse.
GQEBERHA, South Africa : Hosts South Africa will look to impose another trial by spin on seething tourists Bangladesh in the second and final test starting at St George's Park in Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth, on Thursday.
Bangladesh lost the 1st Test of the two-match series against South Africa by 220 runs on Monday after Keshav Maharaj took seven wickets in the fourth and final innings. The visitors were bundled out for 53 and as a result, the Proteas gained a massive victory. However, the attention has been taken away from Maharaj's performance and Bangladesh fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment after some on-field calls went against them in South Africa's second innings.
Bangladesh called for the return of neutral umpires in international cricket after claiming "inconsistent" decisions put them at a disadvantage in the first Test against South Africa in Durban.
Bangladesh crashed to 53 all out on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa in Durban after spinner Keshav Maharaj picked up seven wickets to seal a 220-run win at Kingsmead on Monday.
Bangladesh called for the return of neutral umpires in international cricket after claiming "inconsistent" decisions put them at a disadvantage in the first Test against South Africa currently being played in Durban. Umpires from host countries have been used exclusively since 2020, when the pandemic imposed worldwide travel restrictions. South African umpires Marais Erasmus and Adrian Holdstock are standing in the Durban Test, where Bangladesh have been on the wrong end of several close calls in the second innings.
Proteas team management on Sunday shrugged off a mounting number of mistakes made by umpires Marais Erasmus and Adrian Holdstock in the first Test against Bangladesh at Kingsmead, simply noting that "everyone's human".