The incident occurred during the first ball of the 14th over when Gudakesh Motie sent down a fullish ball outside the off stump to Ali, who was batting at No.5 for Bangladesh. The batter swiped it towards midwicket where McCoy attempted a catch. He ran across to his left and dived forward with both hands, as the batters took two runs in the meantime.

However, McCoy injured his abdomen as he fell forward after failing to hold onto the catch. Ali, who was batting with Hossain, had plenty of time to take a third run but decided against it after spotting the fielder on the ground and in pain. He raised his hands towards the non-striker, who was keen on another run, gesturing for his partner to settle back into his crease and stop running.

The incident earned plenty of praise, with Ian Bishop terming it a moment that should win the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for 2024, given annually to a player or team that best exemplifies the spirit of the game.

He wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “If the ICC are giving out a “Spirt [Spirit] of Cricket” award for 2024; I am suggesting the moment Jaker Ali and Shamim Hossain decided against running a third run when they realized Obed McCoy hurt himself trying to take an outfield catch in this 3rd T20i.”

Ali ended up making an unbeaten 72 in 41 balls with six sixes, guiding Bangladesh to 189-7 against the Windies. The hosts were shot out for 109 as they fell to an 80-run defeat, their largest against the opposition.

Bangladesh whitewashed West Indies 3-0, the first time ever they have won all games against this opposition in a T20I series.

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