After the legs at Dhaka and Chittagong, BPL would now to Sylhet for the next phase of the tournament before the knockout games begin. Here, we look at the pitch report of Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and the weather conditions in Sylhet for BPL 2023.
The Bangladesh Premier League has suffered a lot in terms of popularity and attracting quality overseas cricketers. With BBL, SA20 and ILT20 happening at the same time, BPL could have made an early move to hire cricketers. However, there was a delay and there is hardly any viewership from the surrounding nations for this tournament.
The only advantage for this tournament is that some popular Pakistan cricketers are taking part. Mohammad Rizwan and Naseem Shah are some of the names that are attracting eyeballs for this tournament. Going forward, the board must take careful steps in order to ensure that BPL gets a good spot in the cricketing calendar.
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet pitch report for BPL 2023
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Till now, this stadium in Sylhet has seen a total of 8 T20I encounters. Out of this, the team batting second has won 7 encounters. Hence, it is a clear decision for the skipper winning the toss to make the decision of fielding first.
The average score batting first here is 153. On average, more than 8 runs are scored in an over. T Cooper once scored 72* on this track and that remains the best batting show, so far. In the bowling department, Sheldon Cottrell’s 4/28 in 2018 is the best bowling display till now.
Sylhet weather conditions for BPL 2023
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The weather is unlikely to cause an issue in Sylhet. Throughout the next leg, we can expect the temperatures to range between 29 and 14 degrees Celsius.
There are some rains predicted on certain days. However, most of the days are expected to have sunny weather and hence, it may not impact the games.
