'ICC's watching'

Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi expressed his unhappiness with regards to the umpiring in yesterday's match at Mirpur. Afridi was given caught behind off Mustafizur Rahman, a decision which he claimed was wrong. He also believed that a few other decisions didn't go Pakistan's way.

"Every person makes mistakes. They [umpires] would have realised it. And the match referee would also realise it, he must have seen it. In my opinion a single decision can change the fate of a match. The ICC is watching," said Afridi at the post-match press conference yesterday.

When Afridi was given out he asked for a referral, not knowing that the Decision Review System was not in force for the match yesterday.

"I actually didn't attend the match referee's meeting so I didn't know if there was DRS. In my opinion that was not out. I am sure the match referee will notice all this, because there wasn't just one decision, but two or three," claimed the Pakistan captain.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza however, described Afridi's complaint as unfortunate. "If he says that then I don't really know what to say. It's good to just accept the decisions. Whether Shahid was out or not is not our issue. In my career I have always respected umpires' decisions. Some things are best kept off the record. If he complains then the ICC will take care of it," said Mashrafe.

The Pakistan skipper however praised the way left-arm pacer Mustafizur bowled and believed that the debutant's performance was a key reason behind Pakistan's defeat.

"Mustafizur bowled really well. He used the conditions and applied a lot of variation. It was a mature performance.

"I think we were 10 to 15 runs short. It wasn't that bad a total. Had we bowled in good areas we wouldn't have given the match away so easily," concluded Afridi.