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The 3rd and final ODI between India and Bangladesh ended in a thrilling tie at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.

The fiery contest witnessed a bit of controversy as India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was seen smashing the stumps in anger after she was given out by the umpire.

Harmanpreet launched yet another attack at the match officials, calling for neutral umpires to be assigned. The drama, however, didn't end there.

As per reports, Harmanpreet even invited the umpires for a post-match photograph, insulting the Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana, who refused to stay for the photographs after witnessing such actions.

As per a report in ESPNCricinfo, Harmanpreet shouted "Bring the umpires too", suggesting that the officials were also a part of the Bangladesh team. Nigar reportedly took the matter up with the BCB officials and decided to take her players directly to the dressing room.

In the press conference, Mandhana defended her captain, saying though a few words were said about the umpire, nothing was said against the Bangladesh captain or the team.

"I don't think (she said this). You have stated it. I don't think she said anything to the Bangladesh captain. From whatever I heard, think talked a bit about umpiring. I don't think she said anything about them (the Bangladesh players).

"We should not talk about things that did not happen during the match. In the post-match things were not on camera, that is something that happened after the post-match presentation, so let's not talk about it," she added when asked about the post-match scenes.

However, Harmanpreet is likely to face sanctions from the International Cricket Council over her on-field behavior.

"I think a lot of learning for us from the game. Even apart from the cricket, the kind of umpiring that was happening we were very surprised. The next time we come to Bangladesh we will make sure we have to deal with this type of umpiring and prepare ourselves accordingly," Harmanpreet had said at the post-match presentation.

"Some pathetic umpiring was done we are really disappointed about some decisions," she added.