Mirpur vs Chittagong : The Pitch

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 

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  !!!

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.

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.

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. 

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."  :

Hope West Indies Bowling and Head Coach are paying attention !!  8)

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=88787.msg557789#msg557789 date=1396455042]
Hope West Indies Bowling and Head Coach are paying attention !!  8)
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the current crop of bowlers are smart enough to pay attention.

Don't know about the head coach, however!  8)

[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