The ICC has penalized Bengaluru for not producing a top quality wicket that noticed the second Test match between India and Sri Lanka getting over inside three days. In a report that was submitted to the world physique by match referee Javagal Srinath, the previous India cricketer gave the pitch a beneath common ranking for not discovering it appropriate for one thing he referred to as as ‘even contest between bat and ball.’ This meant that the ICC awards one demerit level to M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
According to the revised ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, venues whose pitches are rated beneath common by match referees obtain one demerit level, whereas three and 5 demerit factors are awarded to venues whose pitches are marked as poor and unfit respectively. Demerit factors stay legitimate for a five-year interval and in the event that they accumulate upto 5 in quantity, the venue is suspended from internet hosting any worldwide cricket for a interval of 12 months.
The match between India and Sri Lanka noticed as many as 16 wickets falling on the opening day. It additionally noticed Sri Lanka dropping 5 wickets inside a span of 4.4 overs on the following morning. Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka skipper, scored a combating century however couldn’t assist his staff on a pitch that was deteriorating by the minute. “The pitch supplied numerous activate the primary day itself and although it improved with each session, for my part, it was not a fair contest between bat and ball,” Srinath said in the report.
Chasing 447 for victory, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 208 on Day 3 after Dimuth Karunaratne put up a valiant 107 on a surface that turned from day one. India had also won the opening Test inside three days in Mohali and a win in the pink-ball game helped them record a 2-0 whitewash and jump to No. 4 position in the World Test Championship (WTC) table.
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