Sri Lankan curator under fire for slow wicket in BD

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket authorities Tuesday sought an explanation from their Sri Lankan curator Gamini de Silva for preparing a slow wicket in Dhaka, where the hosts lost the tri-nation final against Sri Lanka.

The islanders defeated much-fancied Bangladesh by 79 runs on Saturday to win the 50-over tournament, which also involved Zimbabwe.Bangladesh were bowled out for 142 while chasing 222 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, where they had posted 320-7 in the league phase against the same opponents.

“We wanted to know from Gamini why the wicket behaved like that,” said Bangladesh Cricket Board media committee chairman Jalal Yunus.“It was a wicket of 320 runs. All of sudden it turned out to be a slow wicket. This is a routine explanation, which we can always seek from an employee,” he said.