The umpiring in the Colombo Test has not always been straightforward, but the last ball yesterday and umpire Aleem Dar's reaction to it resulted in some confusion and could be said to have cost Bangladesh a review.

Suranga Lakmal was facing up to Mosaddek Hossain and the ball reared up, went past his bat with or without taking a thin edge onto the thigh and into Sabbir Rahman's hands at short leg.

As soon as the appeal for a catch, Lakmal seemed to be walking off and Dar nodded his head. Lakmal stopped and stared at the umpire and the finger never came up. Bangladesh asked for a review, but as has happened quite a few times in this Test already, without Hot Spot or Ultra Edge a conclusion could not be reached and the decision stood.

If one were to hazard a guess, Aleem Dar's nod of the head probably had more to do with Lakmal's walk, a common practice of umpires giving batsmen out when they might not have after he begins walking. Mosaddek said after the match that they went for the review after seeing the umpire's reaction while Dimuth Karunaratne said that Lakmal only walked towards the dressing room because it was the end of the day.

So what has been an exciting Test match continued to be marred by the lack of technology, and in this incident Dar's indecision.