BPL 2024: Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report, Last T20 Match Scorecard and Records

Dhaka Cricket Stadium hosted the first 8 matches of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League season. Now, the tournament has moved to Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, which is set to host the next 12 matches of the season. It will serve as a neutral venue during BPL 2024, but Sylhet Strikers are the tenants of the stadium.

Sylhet Cricket Stadium BPL 2023 T20 Records

In the BPL 2023 season, Sylhet hosted 8 matches, and it proved to be a good batting surface with an average first-innings total of 163.

• Matches Played: 8
• Won by the team batting first: 2
• Won by the team batting second: 6
• No Result: 0
• Biggest score while batting first: Khulna Tigers – 210/2 (20) vs Comilla Victorians
• Lowest score while batting first: Sylhet Strikers – 92/9 (20) vs Rangpur Riders
• Biggest total chased: Comilla Victorians chased 210 vs Khulna Tigers
• Lowest Score Defended: Comilla Victorians defended 165 vs Khulna Tigers
• Sylhet Cricket Stadium average 1st innings score in men’s BPL: 163
• Sylhet Cricket Stadium average 2nd innings score in men’s BPL: 160
• Best figures for a Pacer: Rubel Hossain (Sylhet Strikers) – 4/37 vs Khulna Tigers
• Best figures for a Spinner: Nihaduzzaman (Chattogram Challengers) – 4/17 vs Fortune Barishal
• Highest score by a Batter: Johnson Charles (Comilla Victorians) – 107*(56) vs Khulna Tigers

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report for BPL 2024

Sylhet Cricket Stadium usually offers a balanced surface, providing opportunities to all departments: batters, pacers, and spinners. The last BPL season at Sylhet commenced with a low score of 92 runs but later witnessed matches with massive totals. The ground here is huge, so, the boundaries are reduced during BPL matches to make it ideal for the T20 format. Sylhet has been a successful venue for the chasing sides; it wouldn’t be surprising if the toss winner opts to bowl first in the opening BPL 2024 match here.

Sylhet Stadium Last T20 Match Scorecard (Last BPL Match)

The last BPL match at Sylhet took place in January 2023, featuring Khulna Tigers and Comilla Victorians. It was totally batsmen’s night as a total of 423 runs scored during the match. Comilla Victorians successfully chased a target of 210 runs with 10 balls to spare.