New York pitch for India-Pakistan T20 WC clash receives "satisfactory" rating by ICC
ICC T20 World Cup match in New York between arch-rivals India and Pakistan has received a «satisfactory» rating from the governing body of the sport.
The highly-anticipated match between these two arch-rivals at New York's Nassau County International Stadium was a low-scoring thriller. After being cleaned up for 119 runs, with Rishabh Pant scoring 42, Pakistan could manage only 113/7 in their quota of 20 overs, with Jasprit Bumrah bowling a game-changing spell of 3/14 in four overs.
The drop-in pitches in New York were under scrutiny throughout the tournament because of low-scoring matches and uneven, unpredictable bounce. During the Sri-Lanka South Africa clash, SL could score only 77 runs in 19.1 overs and SA chased down the target in 16.2 overs.
ICC issued a statement on the quality of the playing surfaces after India's clash with Ireland, which saw Rohit Sharma retire hurt after getting hit on his hand, saying, «The ICC recognise that the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted.»
On Tuesday, ICC released ratings for pitches and outfield for the competition, the surface used during the India-Ireland match was given «unsatisfactory» rating and the India-Pakistan match pitch got «satisfactory rating».
The Nassau County pitch in New York received «unsatisfactory» rating for the Sri Lanka-South Africa match. Also, the pitch in Tarouba, Trinidad in the Brian Lara Stadium, used for the semifinal between South Africa and
