BAN vs SL Pitch Report Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi - Match 38 Cricket World Cup 2023

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Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will face each other in the 38th Match of the Cricket World Cup 2023. The match is scheduled to take place at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on 6th November, 2023.

Bangladesh could manage to win just 1 match in 7 fixtures so far and they have been eliminated from the race to the semi-finals. They will be playing for pride in the remaining matches. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are still in the hope of going to the next round. They have won 2 matches in 7 games so far and they need to win all the next matches and hope for other teams to lose.

Let’s take a look at the Pitch Report for the match between BAN and SL.

BAN vs SL Pitch Report Arun Jaitley Stadium

The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium has been batter’s paradise in this World Cup. South Africa scored 428 runs on this track to put up the highest ever total in World Cup history. Australia won the last match against Netherlands by a margin of 309 runs.

The batters enjoy batting in the 1st innings as the surface becomes heavily batting oriented. In bowling, both fast bowlers and spinners have picked up wickets on this pitch but at the cost of high economy and average.

Arun Jaitley Stadium has hosted 30 ODIs so far out of which 15 were won by the team batting first and 14 by the chasing team.

BAN vs SL Weather Report Cricket World Cup 2023

The weather forecast predicts a sunny and clear day in Delhi. The changing season will result in a moderate temperature throughout the day. It is expected to be 29°C in the day dipping down to around 22°C towards the night.

About Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi

Arun Jaitley Stadium is situated in Delhi, which is the capital city of India. Established in 1883, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in India after Eden Gardens. The stadium is located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in Delhi and has a seating capacity of 41,000 spectators.

The stadium is currently operated by Delhi & District Cricket Association and serves as the home ground of Delhi Ranji team and IPL franchise Delhi Capitals.

In 2009, a Test match between India and Sri Lanka was called-off as the pitch was deemed unfit to play and was considered dangerous for the players. The stadium was banned for 12 months by the International Cricket Council. The next time this stadium witnessed an international match was in 2011 Cricket World Cup after which it earned more matches.

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