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Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - ketchim - 04-02-2014
The pitches in Mirpur have been kind to spinners :
affording them the luxury of considerable turn and some bounce.
The brown clay in Chiitagong differs from the soil used in Mirpur :
where the clay constituent is black, and it keeps its character better throughout the day;
during the evening, the behaviour of black clay can be quite changeable
Re: Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - ketchim - 04-02-2014
South Africa and Sri Lanka have been presented with a perceptibly different set of conditions
in Chittagong, which were challenging in their own right but didn't resemble :
those in Mirpur all that closely !!!
Re: Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - ketchim - 04-02-2014
Both sides will play evening matches, which means they may have to contend with a
bit of dew, but they can only guess the extent. :-[
What they can be sure of is that the surface will be dry and will become drier :
as the three hours progress !!
as seen in the scores and results variance between the 3.30 pm and 7.30 pm starts.
Re: Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - ketchim - 04-02-2014
Sri Lanka can still expect runs in Mirpur Dhaka, though.
There haven't been too many low-scoring games here....Ten 150-plus scores :
Five teams have won chasing in ten games, twice in the last over.
Teams that have won batting first have won by big margins- 16, 73, 50, 73 and 84 runs.
Re: Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - ketchim - 04-02-2014
Three of the top five wicket-takers in Mirpur have been spinners -
Amit Mishra, R Ashwin and Samuel Badree - and that was along expected lines.
Umar Gul and Al-Amin were the seamers with most wickets :
but that was more due to their variations and diligence than the pitch.
Re: Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - ketchim - 04-02-2014
When asked about the difference between the two venues,
Sri Lanka regular captain Dinesh Chandimal had a succinct response :
"We are looking forward to Mirpur , Dhaka." :
Re: Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - ketchim - 04-02-2014
Hope West Indies Bowling and Head Coach are paying attention !! 8)
Re: Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - Googley - 04-02-2014
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=88787.msg557789#msg557789 date=1396455042]
Hope West Indies Bowling and Head Coach are paying attention !! 8)
[/quote]
the current crop of bowlers are smart enough to pay attention.
Don't know about the head coach, however! 8)
Re: Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch - bagaloo - 04-02-2014
[quote author=Goog Lee link=topic=88787.msg557822#msg557822 date=1396464725]
the current crop of bowlers are smart enough to pay attention.
Don't know about the head coach, however! 8)
[/quote]wah u have against Ramesh and dem bai