Powell shrugs off 'human mistake'

Shai Hope was once again the lone warrior for the visitors but despite a second consecutive unbeaten hundred in the ODI series, it was not enough for the West Indies as Bangladesh clinched the three-match series 2-1 with a comprehensive eight-wicket win in Sylhet yesterday.

Windies skipper Rovman Powell pointed to Hope's courage as one of the very few gains for the side while also admitting that misreading the Sylhet pitch has cost his team.

There were questions about an incident in the 26th over of the visitors' innings. After Powell had edged Mehedi Hasan Miraz to the wicketkeeper and was given out, Carlos Braithwaite came onto the field argued with umpires about the presence of six fielders on the on side. 

"Obviously you don't want to lose a wicket in that fashion. Maybe that's one of the major reasons why Carlos [Brathwaite] came on the field. To be honest I didn't spot it. Neither of us, me nor Shai Hope, spotted it. We were concentrating on rebuilding, getting a partnership going and that just happened," Powell said.

"It's disappointing to see 6-7 balls being bowled with six players on the leg side and the umpire didn't pick that up. It is a human mistake and sometimes you have to give and take."

According to the ICC's ODI playing conditions, when the ball is delivered there may not be more than five fielders on the leg side. In the event of infringement of this clause, the striker's end umpire shall signal no ball.

"We all know that 6-3 is a no ball. But we were focused on getting them out and ended up having six fielders on the on-side. Since the umpire had made his call, he had to be given out," Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said.