Taskin Ahmed couldn’t believe his luckImage Credit source: Screenshot/fancode
The last over of the match is going on and 3 consecutive sixes are needed on the last 3 balls to win. 9 wickets of the team have fallen. In such a situation the batsman hits the first six. On the fourth ball of the over, the batsman hits an excellent shot and the ball falls straight outside the boundary. Fans become happy. A smile is also visible on the batsman’s face. But then the umpire’s finger stands up. Hardly anyone will believe after reading or hearing all this. But even for those who saw all this with their own eyes, it was difficult to believe. All this happened in the match between Bangladesh and West Indies where a mistake by the batsman took away the chance of victory.
The first match of the T20 series was played between the two teams on Monday 27 October in Chattogram, Bangladesh. In this match, West Indies batted first and scored 165 runs. The Bangladeshi team kept losing wickets from the beginning and its 9th wicket also fell in the 18th over. In such a situation, Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman were present at the crease as the last pair. Both of them took the team to 146 runs in the 19th over.
Taskin hit a six, but was out
Now 20 runs were needed in the last over and 1 wicket was left. Bangladesh got 3 runs including one wide in the first 3 balls of Romario Shepherd. In such a situation, 17 runs were required in the last 3 balls which could be fulfilled only by 3 consecutive sixes. Taskin was on strike, who had scored 10 runs in 7 balls. As soon as Shepherd bowled the fourth ball, Taskin went on the back foot and played it in the air. The ball fell outside the deep midwicket boundary for 6 runs.
When you think you’ve won but life pulls an UNO reverse ◀️#BANvWI pic.twitter.com/neEUjd6bcZ
— FanCode (@FanCode) October 27, 2025
But before the Bangladeshi team and fans could fully celebrate, these 6 runs could be added to the score, the umpire gave Taskin out. All this happened because Taskin had gone so far back on the backfoot to hit a six that the stumps were shaken by his feet and the bails fell down. That means Taskin got out hitwicket and thus Bangladesh’s innings ended there.
Bangladesh lost in the last over
Talking about the match, West Indies batted first and scored 165 runs after losing 3 wickets on the basis of captain Shay Hope’s excellent innings. Hope took the team to this score by hitting 3 consecutive sixes in the last over. He played an inning of 46 runs in 28 balls and made a partnership of 83 runs with Rovman Powell. Powell scored 44 runs in 28 balls. In response, the Bangladeshi team could reach only 149 runs. Jason Holder and Jaden Seales took 3-3 wickets for West Indies.