The pitches throughout the males’s T20 World Cup 2024 for the primary two matches at New York’s Nassau County Stadium, in addition to the one for the semi-final between Afghanistan and South Africa on the Brian Lara Academy in Trinidad and Tobago, have been rated “unsatisfactory” by the ICC.
The decision comes virtually two months after the match, which was received by India after defeating South Africa within the remaining.
In these two video games in New York, Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 77 in opposition to South Africa and Eire have been all out for 96 by India.
Within the second sport, a variety of gamers from the 2 sides picked up blows in regards to the physique because of the uneven bounce.
On the time, Andy Flower had mentioned the pitch in New York was “bordering on harmful,” whereas former England captain Michael Vaughan known as it “stunning.”
The modular venue in New York was prepared in 5 months and Damian Hough, the Adelaide Oval chief curator, was introduced in by the ICC to arrange the drop-in pitches. However after criticism the ICC acknowledged that the pitches there had been of poor high quality and that the brief turnaround time between matches didn’t assist – New York hosted eight video games in two weeks.
However the greater level of scrutiny, was on the floor for the semi-final, the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, the place Afghanistan have been bowled out for 56. Some deliveries rolled alongside the bottom, whereas just a few reared up from an identical spot. On the time, Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott was clear: “That’s not a pitch you need to play a semi-final on.”
On the whole, surfaces on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy have been difficult.
The ICC charges pitches and outfields on a scale of excellent to unfit: excellent, good, passable, unsatisfactory, and unfit.
The floor at Windfall for the India vs. England semi-final was rated “passable,” whereas the Kensington Oval deck for the ultimate between India and South Africa was rated “excellent.”
The ICC was extraordinarily pleased with the state of the outfields, with solely New York and Guyana receiving “passable” rankings, whereas the others have been “excellent.”
