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The ICC match referees have gone comfortable on the much-maligned pitches used for the New York leg of the T20 World Cup with six of the eight video games, together with the India versus Pakistan contest, getting a “passable” score. Two video games on the makeshift Nassau County Cricket Stadium, together with India’s opening fixture in opposition to Eire, have gotten an “unsatisfactory” score from the sport’s governing physique which stays bullish on selling cricket in the US. The floor used for the sport between between Sri Lanka and South Africa additionally received thumbs down from the match referee.
After a quite lengthy delay, the ICC printed the pitch scores on its web site on Tuesday. The event was performed from June 1 to 29.
All eight video games in New York ended up being low-scoring affairs, drawing scathing criticism from consultants and followers throughout and after the ICC occasion. The cricket on show in New York was not one of the best advert for a sport making an attempt to make its presence felt forward of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the place it can make its debut.
India performed three video games in New York whereas their match in opposition to Canada in Fort Lauderhill was washed out.
The drop-in tracks ready in Adelaide by curator Damian Hough and transported to New York proved to be underprepared with hardly any testing accomplished earlier than the opening recreation between South Africa and Sri Lanka.
The floor got here underneath hearth for its unpredictable bounce and sluggish outfield all through the event.
For the eight video games in New York, the typical first innings rating was 107.6.
Ranjan Madugalle, David Boon, Jeff Crowe and Richie Richardson had been the 4 match referees for the video games in New York.
The pitch for India’s Tremendous 8 recreation in opposition to Afghanistan in Barbados was rated “passable” with solely the ultimate match’s strip being deemed “excellent”.
Out of the 52 video games staged within the competitors, solely three video games had been rated “unsatisfactory” and the third one being the semi-final between Afghanistan and South Africa in Trinidad the place the previous was bowled out for 56.
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