David Warner is run out in VERY bizarre circumstances in his first game in Bangladesh – much to the joy of Steve Smith
- Banned Australian cricket duo Steve Smith and David Warner have squared off
- The former leadership team played each other in Bangladesh overnight
- Warner was dismissed in a bizarre run out, with an exultant Smith seeing him off
- But a replay of the wicket showed that perhaps Warner was wrongly given out
Disgraced former cricket vice-captain David Warner's debut in Bangladesh hasn't gone to plan, much to the delight of fellow banned Australian Steve Smith.
Warner, captaining the Sylhet Sixers for their tournament opener against Smith's Comilla Victorians, was dismissed in a disastrous run out for only 14 runs.
Smith erupted to celebrate with his teammates as Warner bowed his head and marched back to the pavilion on Sunday evening local time.
But footage of the bizarre run out brought doubt to whether Warner was rightly given out, or whether it should have been his teenage batting partner.
Disgraced former vice-captain David Warner (pictured right with wife Candice) was dismissed in bizarre fashion in his Bangladeshi Premier League debut overnight
As Warner watched on from the bowler's end of the crease, 18-year-old Bangladeshi Towhid Hridoy sliced a ball off his hip to his left.
Head down, Warner called for a run and began his sprint while the timid teenager hesitated and stood his ground.
The pair ended up at the same end of the crease, with one of Smith's teammates firing the ball into the stumps at the vacant end.
Defeated and disgruntled, Warner tucked his bat under his armpit and left the field.
But replays of the footage show that Warner might have grounded his bat inside the crease before the teenager, who should have been given out instead.
Steve Smith celebrated the dismissal with his new teammates (pictured) while a disgruntled Warner trodded to the pavilion
Smith (pictured with partner Dani Willis) will be eligible to return to Australian cricket in March
The replays were inconclusive, according to the third umpire, but that didn't stop Warner from lashing out after the match.
'The guys said it wasn't [the right decision]. I didn't see what happened. But apparently I was in,' Warner said.
'If you are standing behind the camera and you miss a decision like that, I don't know. I can't speak on their behalf of the one who makes the decision. If I wasn't out, I wasn't out. I have to accept the decision.'
Warner's Sixers posted a meek 127 runs in their 20 overs of play, but were eventually defeated by Smith's Victorians.
Smith and Warner were all smiles before the game, shaking hands before the coin toss
The Australians were all smiles when they shook hands at the centre of the pitch, only days after finger-pointing interviews in Australia over who was responsible for the sandpaper scandal that banned the pair and Cameron Bancroft.
Bancroft has served his ban and is now re-eligible for selection in the Test side, making his debut for the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League a week ago.
Smith and Warner will return in March to a scuffling test side desperately needing batting depth.
