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Later, the ZACCS pitch was rated “below average” by ICC Elite Panel match referee David Boon. As such, the wicket in the port city has received one demerit point in accordance with the ICC pitch and outfield monitoring process. “We saw in the tri-series that they were really bad pitches. It was good for the spinners but not for the batters. It is a challenge to the batters. It looks like a dry surface. Spinners will come into play in this game. I don’t see that much of a difference in the wicket. It looks similar,” Chandimal said to the media at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The second Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka starts Thursday.
