Mushfiqur Rahim miserably failed to save his wicket; Kicked stumps instead of ball

Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim made the headlines after he was dismissed in a bizarre fashion during the third ODI against the New Zealand cricket team at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. The hosts expected a lot from the experienced campaigner to deliver the goods but the latter failed to hunker himself at the crease as he threw away his wicket by making a terrible mistake.

The incident happened during the first ball of the 16th over when Lockie Ferguson bowled a good delivery to Mushfiqur Rahim and the latter tried to defend the ball in the first place. As it turned out, the ball quickly bounced right in front behind quickly going back towards the stumps. Mushfiqur Rahim had only one thing in mind, which was to prevent the ball from hitting the stumps.

Mushfiqur Rahim gets dismissed in a bizarre manner against New Zealand

The veteran cricketer quickly used his leg to stop the ball from hitting the stumps but he ended up kicking the stumps in the follow-through. The ball outsmarted him by hitting one of the bails and the batsman made his way back to the dressing room after scoring 18 runs (2 fours). The video clip of Mushfiqur Rahim’s dismissals has been doing the rounds on social media channels.

Mushfiqur tries football to prevent getting bowled. Doesn't work 🫢
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Bangladesh captain Shanto top-scored with 76 off 84 balls including 10 fours. The Tigers were bowled out for 171 runs in 34.3 overs. On the contrary, Adam Milne was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand as he accounted for four dismissals, giving away 34 runs in 6.3 overs. In response to Bangladesh’s target, New Zealand chased down the target in 34.5 overs and they won the game by seven wickets.

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Will Young top-scored with 70 off 80 balls including 10 fours and a six whereas Henry Nicholls remained unbeaten on 50 off 86 (4 fours and a six). The Black Caps won the three-match ODI series by 2-0. The first game was washed out due to rain and saw no result in Dhaka. The visitors won the second game by 86 runs at the same venue to take the first lead in the series before sealing the deal in the third ODI.