The match referee apologized to Bangladesh

Sports Desk: A team went down to bat after a rain-affected match. But they don't know, what is their target of rain law (Duckworth Lewis method)? It is not known whether there is such a precedent in history. At least no such thing has been seen since the beginning of the DL method.

Which happened in the second T20 of the series between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Napier on Tuesday. Bangladesh has been the victim of Duckworth Lewis' mistake in McLaren Park. The Tigers' goals were changed three times. First 146, then 180, and last time the target of 181 runs was fixed. In the rain-affected match, New Zealand scored 163 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 16.5 overs. In the Duckworth-Lewis method, Bangladesh was bowled out for 146 in 16 overs.

The Tigers went down to bat with that goal in mind. When the team's run in 1.3 overs was 12 for no wicket, then the news came - the target was miscalculated. If you want to win in Duckworth method, you have to score 160 runs in 16 overs. Then another amendment - not 180, 181 is needed.

Match officials have been widely criticized on social media for such eye-catching mistakes. New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham tweeted, "How can you chase a run without knowing how many goals you have?" What madness! ' Really crazy! Match referee Jeff Crowe apologized at the end of the match for such madness. Admitting the mistake, he said the DL list should have been delivered before the target went down. Wrong is wrong.

But sometimes it is not possible to make up for the loss. As was not possible in Bangladesh. In a goalless match, the Tigers lost by 26 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method. Mahmudullah Riyadh's team lost the three-match series with one match left.