WATCH: Bangladesh, SA Players involved in Physical Fight During Emerging Test

MIRPUR: Emerging players from the Bangladesh and South Africa teams were involved in a physical interaction during the second unofficial Test here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday.

The incident happened during the 104th over of Bangladesh’s innings. Ripon Mondol from Bangladesh and Tshepo Ntluli from South Africa had a heated exchange.

The verbal altercation that escalated into a physical confrontation started when Ripon Mondol hit a six off Tshepo Ntluli’s first ball of the over.

Ntluli went up to Ripon and pushed him, causing a tense standoff. In reply, Ripon attempted to push Ntluli away multiple times, but the South African player persisted.

The situation worsened further when Ntluli seized Ripon’s helmet and pulled it, resulting in a physical scuffle between the two players. The umpires, who eventually intervened to calm the situation.

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Meanwhile, the match is not an official one and does not hold first-class status, but disciplinary action may still be taken against the players involved, a Bangladesh news outlet reported.

Following the scuffle, the Match referee, Salim Shahed, hinted at reviewing the fight to determine any potential disciplinary actions.

“Once I receive the umpires’ report, I will prepare my report with suggestions of punishment,” he said.

“I will send that two both boards so that they can take action based on my report,” Shahed said while adding that another South Africa had already served a one-match suspension during the one-day series.

Furthermore, Nabil Kaiser, one of the on-air commentators, called the fight an extreme level of confrontation.

“This is extreme, this is unacceptable. Normally we see verbal altercations in a cricket field but we don’t often see a scuffle. Ntuli struck Ripon’s helmet at one point,” he said.

For the unversed, the ongoing four-day match is the second and final game between Bangladesh and the South Africa Emerging side. The Proteas lost the one-day series 2-1, while the first four-day match in Chattogram ended in a draw.

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