Shan Masood was left disgruntled after a controversial DRS decision which ruled him out. (Image: Screengrab)
The dismissal of the Pakistan skipper, Shan Masood was a controversial one where the captain was left furious by the third-umpire’s decision in the first Test against Bangladesh.
Pakistan’s Test skipper, Shan Masood was furious regarding his dismissal during Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh that took place at Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
Masood was given not-out by the on-field umpire, Adrian Holdstock, after the visitors appealed for a catch to the keeper. After their loud appeal, Bangladesh opted to take the DRS review which resulted in the decision being overturned, thus infuriating Masood.
In the replay, the third-umpire, Michael Gough was going through the replay of the dismissal. It was seen that the ultra-edge was spiking just a frame after the ball went past the bat. Visuals also show that the ball had touched the pad. Despite that, the umpire reversed the decision, which Masood was not pleased with.
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The Pakistan skipper had a chat with the on-field umpire, but the decision still stood which he was not pleased with. In the broadcast, it can also be seen that Masood was angry after seeing the replay when in the dressing room and was seemingly indicating that the ball had indeed touched the pad.
The home side has some runs on the board thanks to the fifties by Saim Ayub and Saud Shakeel, however, the side is still struggling to get a big partnership going with the likes of Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud striking twice.
Babar Azam continues to have a poor show with the bat as he was dismissed by Islam for a duck, making it his eighth in Test cricket.
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The first Test was off to an anti-climactic note as the start was delayed due to a wet outfield. The start was delayed up until lunch, resulting in just under four hours of play being lost on the first day.
Considering the overcast conditions, Pakistan will hope to pile up as many runs as possible and hope that their all-pace attack can get the job done for them with conditions seeming to be one for the pacers.
