The incident happened during BAN A and NZ A one-day game in Sylhet.
Bangladesh A and New Zealand A are clashing in a series of white-ball matches in Bangladesh. In the recent one-day match between Bangladesh A and New Zealand A in Sylhet, a bizarre thing happened as the home side wicketkeeper was found guilty of a brain fade moment that cost his side 5 penalty runs.
A very strange video from the unofficial ODI match shows Bangladeshi wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan can be seen setting up wide of off stump while receiving from bowler Ebadot Hossain. His position was more of a first slip than a traditional wicket-keeper.
And then in a strange brain-fade of a moment, after batter Dale Phillips leave the ball outside his off-stump, Nurul didn’t react, with the ball passing to his left and going on to hit the helmet kept behind him.
Given Nurul's international experience and his role as captain of the Bangladesh A squad in this series, it was an unusual scenario to witness. Although he was theoretically setting up for any edges, it was an unusual starting position, and he did not react after Phillips had raised his arms and allowed the ball to pass through.
The umpire first called a dead ball, and then signaled 5 runs as penalty as per the rule 28.3.2 in the MCC’s cricket rulebook: “If the ball while in play strikes the protective helmet the ball shall immediately become dead and he umpire shall signal No ball or Wide to the scorers, if applicable or umpire shall award 5 Penalty runs to the batting side.”
Here is the video:
The umpire was keenly aware of the situation, indicating with an open-handed tap of his shoulder that the visiting Kiwis would receive five penalty runs.