Watch: Nitin Menon's shocking decision goes viral in BAN vs SL Asian Games 2026 Bronze Medal match

Losing their respective semifinals of the Asian Games 2026, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka met each other for the Bronze Medal clash at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, where a shocking dismissal decision by Nitin Menon went viral on social media platforms. Menon raised his finger despite the ball being nowhere near the bat. 

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first on a used surface, which has already shown a glimpse of getting slow in the second innings, with the batters failing to smash the spinners around the park. 

Nitin Menon raises the finger on Nuwanidu Fernando with no DRS in play

It was a carrom ball from Aliss Al Hasan against Nuwaindu Fernando, who tried to hit the ball over the covers. But he missed it, leaving a clear gap between the bat and ball. However, the Bangladesh side, surprisingly, went for an appeal, and more shockingly, Nitin Menon raised his finger.

Watch the shocking decision here- 

Fernando stayed at the crease for a moment, staring at the umpire before going back to the pavilion. There is no Decision Review System (DRS) available during the Asian Games, and the batter was left with no choice but to make the long walk back.

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The replay made Menon’s decision look even worse. The ball spun away from the right-handed batter, who didn’t get any bat on the ball. Such things do happen in the field, but that incident went viral on social media platforms.

How Sri Lanka won the Bronze Medal: Tharindu Ratnayake's 65 seals a 63-run win

Sri Lanka didn’t make a great start with the bat as they were reduced to 21/4 and later 54/4 in the 11th over of the innings. Their captain, Sahan Arachchige, struggled for his 33 runs off 37 balls with three boundaries, while the biggest difference came from Tharindu Ratnayake, who drilled 65 runs off just 32 balls with seven boundaries and five fours to shoulder them to 165/9.

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Bangladesh, in reply, were nowhere near the chase and were bundled out for just 102 runs, losing the encounter by 63 runs. None of their batters was able to get a big score on the board as four of their bowlers picked up two wickets each. 

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 165/9 (Tharindu Ratnayake 65, Mahedi Hasan 2/19) beat Bangladesh 102 (Nasum Ahmed 26, Wanuja Sahan 2/9) by 63 runs.