The Bangladesh & India Cricket Match Fight: What Really Happened?

Cricket, a gentleman's game, can also become unpleasant at times. A similar shameful event happened during Bangladesh's historic victory over India in the 2020 U19 World Cup finals in Potchefstroom. 

An altercation between a few players from the Bangladesh and India camps was seen at Senwes Park shortly after the Bangladesh Tigers won their first U-19 World Cup championship.

When the game concluded, it quickly turned tense as Bangladeshi players rushed to the ground, the majority of them still exhibiting violent body language.

Read on to know all about the Bangladesh and India cricket match fight incident.

Bangladesh vs India Cricket Match Fight - U-19 World Cup Final Match

By using the Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) formula, Bangladesh defeated India by three wickets to win the 2020 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in Potchefstroom.

India was bowled out for 177 in 47.2 overs while batting first. Yashaswi Jaiswal, the opener, scored 88 runs off of 121 balls.

Akbar Ali, the captain of Bangladesh, earlier decided to field first after winning the toss. Before the grand finals, India had won all five of its matches and was unbeaten in the competition. On February 4th, India defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets in the semi-final match.

On the other side, Bangladesh emerged as the underdog and defeated New Zealand and South Africa en route to the finals. Bangladesh finished this competition unbeaten.

India Bangladesh Cricket Match Fight

The ICC has filed charges against three Bangladeshi players, Akash Singh, and Ravi Bishnoi for their alleged participation in the on-field altercation that occurred on Sunday in Potchefstroom, South Africa, just after the U-19 World Cup summit match.

After a few players from both teams nearly exchanged blows after Bangladesh defeated India by three wickets to win their first U-19 World Cup, Akash and Bishnoi and three Bangladeshi players Md. Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, and Rakibul Hasan were found guilty of violating the ICC Code of Conduct.

Five players were charged with violating Article 2.21 of the code, while Bishnoi was also charged with infringing Article 2.5, the ICC said in a statement. "Five players have been found guilty of a Level 3 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Support Personnel," the statement read.

The statement said, "All five players have accepted the punishments recommended by ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Match Referee Graeme Labrooy."

After their historic victory over India in the championship game, several Bangladeshi players went overboard in their celebration. While the Indian captain Priyam Garg felt it was something that should not have happened, their captain Akbar Ali apologized for the "unfortunate situation."

The fielding behavior of the Bangladeshi players was openly violent, with their star pacer Shoriful Islam slapping the Indian batting order after each delivery. Shoriful was captured on camera loudly swearing several times as Bangladesh came close to scoring the winning runs.

When the game concluded, it quickly turned tense as Bangladeshi players rushed to the ground, the majority of them still exhibiting violent body language and this changed into Bangladesh and India cricket match fight. 

The ICC reported that Indian player Akash had "accepted the allegation of breaching Article 2.21 and has received a sentence of eight suspension points, which equals to six demerit points, and which will remain on his record for two years."

Compatriot Bishnoi was found guilty of violating Article 2.21 and sentenced to five suspension points, or five demerit points.

The ICC stated that after Avishek Das was dismissed in the 23rd over, "Bishnoi also accepted a level 1 allegation of breaking Article 2.5 for a separate incident during the match, when he used language, actions, or gestures which denigrate or which could elicit an angry reaction from a batter."

He was given an additional two demerit points for this, making a total of seven demerit points that will stay on his record for the following two years.

Towhid Hridoy of Bangladesh pleaded guilty to violating Article 2.21 and was punished with ten suspension points, or six demerit points, which will appear on his record for two years.

Shamim Hossain pleaded guilty to the allegation of violating Article 2.21 and was given an eight-point suspension or six demerit points, that will appear on his record for two years.

Rakibul Hasan pleaded guilty to the accusation of violating Article 2.21, and as punishment, he was given four suspension points, which translate to five demerit points and are recorded for two years.

The on-field umpires Sam Nogajski and Adrian Holdstock, third umpire Ravindra Wimalasiri, and fourth umpire Patrick Bongani Jele all brought accusations. Four suspension points are the minimum and twelve suspension points are the maximum penalties for level 3 violations in the India Bangladesh cricket match fight. 

The players' upcoming international games, whether at the senior or U-19 level, in which they are most likely to compete, will be used to determine how many suspensions points they receive. A player is ineligible for one ODI, T20I, U-19, or A team international match for every suspension point they receive.

Final Words

India's under-19 team and Bangladesh's under-19 team have previously engaged in a tense competition. Moments like this also occurred in the Asia Cup 2019 final between the two teams, which India won by 5 runs.

This Bangladesh vs India cricket match fight was one of the most shameful fights ever in history for fans. 

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