The Pakistan team has lodged a complaint with match referee Neeyamur Rashid following a contentious DRS in the final over of the third ODI against Bangladesh.

The issue centered around on-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena's decision to permit a Bangladesh review on the penultimate ball, which seemingly bypassed standard protocols.

"The Pakistan team management believe Bangladesh took the review after a replay of the delivery flashed up on the big screen, and as a result came up (to the referee) after the game and informed (him) about their observation," a source confirmed to Cricbuzz.

"Pakistan felt Bangladesh were allowed to review outside the maximum 15 seconds (window) within which such a decision must be made," he said.

Cricbuzz understands that Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson met Rashid post-match to formally register the complaint.

While it isn't clear what outcome PCB are seeking from the complaint, insiders suggest the match referee met with Hesson and tried to explain the situation in detail, suggesting the hosts did not take any undue advantage.

The incident occurred when Pakistan, chasing 291 and nine down, needed 12 runs off two balls. Rishad Hossain sent one down the leg-side with captain Shaheen Afridi on strike, and Dharmasena called it a wide. While they couldn't directly review a wide call, Bangladesh appealed for an LBW, forcing the decision to be sent upstairs.

Replays showed a spike on the UltraEdge when the ball was next to the bat, which led to the wide being overturned. Even though Bangladesh lost the review, it all but secured the game for them. It is to be noted that there was no timer shown on the broadcast.