The BCB’s faculty cricket matches can be shortened from 50-over contests to 20-over video games owing to the heatwave in Bangladesh. Temperatures have constantly been above 40 diploma celsius for many of April and meteorologists are calling it the longest heatwave within the nation’s historical past.
“In consideration of the continuing heatwave that has impacted the nation, the age-group match committee of BCB has determined that ranging from at this time (April 29), all remaining divisional spherical matches of the Prime Financial institution Nationwide Faculty Cricket match can be performed in Twenty20 format,” the BCB mentioned in a press release.
In keeping with BCB’s sport growth supervisor AEM Kawsar, 64 district groups are participating within the competitors being held at 14 venues throughout Bangladesh.
“Now we have instructed all match officers to finish the matches by 12.30 pm,” Kawsar advised ESPNcricinfo. “Now we have even suggested them to start out the matches at 8.30 am if the groups agree. The same old begin time is 9.00am. There will even be a drinks break each 40 minutes. We’re offering sufficient ice, lemon juice and naturally water. In some locations the place doable, we’re offering ice-bath services. One good factor is that each venue has correct cooling services within the dressing rooms.”
There can be a complete of 57 matches, with the preliminary rounds being knockouts adopted by a bunch stage for the qualifiers earlier than the semi-finals and ultimate. It’s the BCB’s greatest cricket competitors and one which started within the early Eighties.
The Dhaka Premier League, nonetheless, continues on this oppressive warmth. The one-day match’s Tremendous League section is ongoing, with the remaining matches prone to finish in early Might. These are the one home tournaments at the moment being performed, primarily on account of Ramadan falling throughout the cricket season in March.
The nation’s schooling ministry had ordered faculties, faculties and universities to stay closed from April 21 to 25. The closure continues until Might 2. The temperature went as much as 45 levels celsius in elements of the nation together with the capital Dhaka. There have been greater than 30 heat-related deaths to this point and a whole lot have been hospitalised.
