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ICC rates Chittagong pitch below average, slaps one demerit point

ICC rates the Chittagong pitch for the Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh below average

By Unnikrishnan
Chittagong pitch attracts criticism

Bengaluru, February 6: The pitch for the Chittagong Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh has been rated as "below average" by match referee David Boon, and, as such, it has received one demerit point according to the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.

The demerit point will remain active for a rolling five-year period and if during this five-year period the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium reaches the threshold of five demerit points, then it will be suspended from staging any international cricket for 12 months, the ICC said in a release.

Boon, whose report has been forwarded to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, said: "The pitch provided no seam movement to the fast bowlers with the new ball and also lacked carry and bounce throughout the match. The pitch did offer occasional slow turn for the spinners early on, but it did not deteriorate as much as would have been expected as the match progressed, resulting in a pitch that too heavily favoured the batsmen across the five days."

Five centuries and six half-centuries were scored in the match which saw Bangladesh posting 513 and 307 for five, and Sri Lanka amassing a colossal 713 for nine declared in their only innings.

Story first published: Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 18:45 [IST]
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