Players forced to return in crazy end to World Cup belter

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Bangladesh escaped with a three-run triumph over Zimbabwe successful the T20 World Cup astatine the Gabba connected Sunday, but not earlier having to instrumentality to the mediate to vessel 1 much shot amid a brainsick crook of events.

The Tigers looked to person completed the triumph erstwhile Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani, needing 5 runs to bargain triumph for his side, skipped retired of his crease, took a chaotic slog and missed the ball, resulting successful a stumping.

The Bangladesh and Zimbabwe players shook hands, and conscionable astir each of them were disconnected the field, but the dismissal was being reviewed.

The reappraisal showed wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan had taken the shot successful beforehand of the stumps, truthful the dismissal was overturned, a no-ball was called and Zimbabwe was awarded a escaped hit, prompting the players to instrumentality to their positions connected the ground.

Muzarabani had to people 4 runs from what was really the last transportation of the game, but helium missed the shot with different large swing.

"Oh my goodness!" Pommie Mbangwa had said erstwhile the stumping was overturned.

"Imagine this. The stumps indispensable spell backmost into the ground, the stumps indispensable spell backmost into the ground. The players don't adjacent cognize this. They're each disconnected the tract ... ohio man!

"Confusion present successful the Gabba arsenic each the spectators had celebrated (or) decided, 'Well, that's that. It's over. Away we go'. Despair for the Zimbabwean fans and present anticipation again.

"You could not publication the drama!" Mbangwa added erstwhile the effect was yet confirmed.

"Brilliant present successful Brisbane."

Al Hasan pulls disconnected 'brilliant' run-out

Bangladesh had batted archetypal and registered 7-150, with opener Najmul Hossain Shanto peeling disconnected 71 runs from 55 balls.

Sean Williams went adjacent to rescuing Zimbabwe aft arriving astatine the crease astatine 2-17, plundering 64 from 42. The seasoned was tally retired by an exceptional portion of fielding from Shakib Al Hasan disconnected his ain bowling.

Richard Ngarava hammered a six implicit good limb successful the past implicit to nonstop the Zimbabweans successful the assemblage crazy, but the scenes that followed near the passionate fans deflated.

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