After
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, match referee David Boon has given
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka a demerit point rating the
pitch a ‘below average’ for its performance in the second Test match between
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The period of this demerit point is five years and if
the venue gets five demerit points in total during this five-year period, it
will be suspended from organizing any international cricket for 12 months.
The
pitch deemed to be spin-friendly. Out of 38 wickets, spinners claimed 30 while
the rest of the wickets were picked up by fast bowlers, each selected by both teams.
The second and final Test match ended on day three with Sri Lanka securing the
two-match Test series 1-0 beating the host team by 215 runs.
David
Boon has sent a report to the ICC, which was also forwarded to the BCB,
informing, “From day one, there was evidence of the ball breaking the pitch
surface, which resulted in uneven bounce throughout the match, along with
inconsistent turn, which was even excessive at times. This pitch produced a
contest that was too heavily skewed in favour of the bowlers, and didn’t give
the batsmen a fair chance to display their skills.”
Earlier
on February 6, the pitch at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong was
rated ‘below average’ for the same reason by the same referee. However, it was considered
to be too batting-friendly in terms runs scored and wickets felled. In the
first Test match, 1533 runs were scored and just 24 wickets were picked in five
days. As a result, the match ended in a draw on February 4.
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