Bangladesh squeezed the life out of Pakistan in the final over on Sunday, and one sharp review flipped the entire contest. A ball from Rishad Hossain spun past leg stump, umpire Kumar Dharmasena stretched his arms for wide, but Mehidy Hasan Miraz immediately challenged the call after a nudge from Litton Das. The replay revealed a faint edge from Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Bangladesh suddenly controlled the finish.
The match situation already simmered with tension. Pakistan needed 14 from the final over, Afridi swung hard, and chaos followed. Rishad forced a dot, then watched Afridi sky a chance that slipped through his hands, keeping Pakistan alive.
Afridi squeezed two from the third ball but stalled again on the fourth. The equation tightened to 12 from two, a scenario that still tempted a hitter like Afridi.
Then the decisive moment arrived. Rishad fired a leg-spinner outside leg stump. Dharmasena instantly signalled wide, but Bangladesh’s players huddled and smelled something different. Miraz raised the review sign, and the television replay backed the instinct.
UltraEdge showed a tiny spike. That spike rewrote the entire equation. Instead of 11 from two, Pakistan suddenly faced the brutal maths of 12 from the final ball.
Afridi swung again and lost. Litton whipped off the bails for a stumping that sealed an 11-run victory and wrapped up the series for Bangladesh.
After the match, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto revealed how the review unfolded inside the circle. He explained, “We discussed the review together. Litton and I both told Miraz that we still had reviews available, so we should take the chance.” Shanto’s comment hinted at calm planning rather than blind gamble.
Later he revealed the sharper detail. He credited Litton for spotting the edge first and pushing the decision. Shanto said, “Litton gave Miraz the idea first. We felt the ball touched the bat, so we took the opportunity.” That line exposed the real difference between panic and match awareness.
Bangladesh celebrated the moment. Pakistan, however, marched straight to the officials.
The visitors filed a formal complaint with match referee Naimur Rahman Durjoy. Pakistan alleged Bangladesh players watched the big-screen replay before signalling the review, a move that breaches standard DRS protocol.
They also argued Bangladesh consumed more than the 15-second window allowed for reviews. Broadcasters never displayed a timer, leaving the exact timing murky.
Pakistan coach Mike Hesson later held discussions with the referee, which strongly suggested the complaint landed formally.
