"The kind of umpiring that was happening we were very surprised:" Harmanpreet Kaur doesn't hold back in the post-match presentation

Indian Women's Cricket team skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur slammed the umpiring decisions during the post-match presentation of the series decider

Abishek GoswamiJuly 22, 2023 at 01:04 PM2 min read
"The kind of umpiring that was happening we were very surprised:" Harmanpreet Kaur doesn't hold back in the post-match presentation
Indian Women's Cricket team skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur slammed the umpiring decisions during the post-match presentation of the series decider

Indian women's cricket team failed to win the ODI series against Bangladesh for the first time in history. as The third match was tied after an impressive comeback from Bangladeshi bowlers while defending 225 runs at Mirpur's Shere Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. The umpire's decision was controversial when he signaled Harmanpreet Kaur out for lbw.

The Indian captain burst out her anger as she was convinced that the ball never touched her pads. She was frustrated due to the poor quality of umpiring throughout the series. Harmanpreet seemed angry during the post-match presentation too and let out her feelings while speaking to the presenter. 

The match was tied after a last-over drama. While chasing a 226-run target, Indian batters Harleen Deol and Smriti Mandhana constructed a brilliant partnership but India lost their last six wickets when they needed only 35 runs to win the game and the ODI series tied.

"The next time we come to Bangladesh...:" Harmanpreet Kaur didn't hold herself back during the post-match presentation

Harmanpreet Kaur said that her team needs a lot of learning from the game. She was surprised by poor umpiring and said India will be extra prepared when they next travel to Bangladesh in the future.

"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. 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 as I mentioned earlier some pathetic umpiring was done. We are really disappointed about some decisions given by the umpires," Harmanpreet Kaur said.

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