Dhaka, Intense heatwave circumstances prevailing throughout Bangladesh have impacted college cricket, forcing the nation’s Board to shorten matches from 50-over-a facet video games to 20-over contests.
Bangladesh has been witnessing above 40 diploma celsius temperatures constantly for many of April and meteorologists are calling it the longest heatwave within the nation’s historical past.
“In consideration of the continued heatwave that has impacted the nation, the age-group match committee of BCB has determined that ranging from at the moment , all remaining divisional spherical matches of the Prime Financial institution Nationwide Faculty Cricket match might be performed in Twenty20 format,” an ESPNcricinfo report quoted BCB as saying in a press release.
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s recreation growth supervisor AEM Kawsar stated 64 district groups are participating within the competitors being held at 14 venues throughout the nation.
“We now have instructed all match officers to finish the matches by 12.30 pm,” Kawsar was quoted as saying within the report.
“We now have even suggested them to begin the matches at 8.30 am if the groups agree. The standard 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 attainable, we’re offering ice-bath services. One good factor is that each venue has correct cooling services within the dressing rooms,” he added.
The match is the largest cricket competitors and it started within the early Nineteen Eighties.
The Dhaka Premier League, nevertheless, continues within the oppressive warmth.
Bangladesh authorities had ordered colleges and schools to stay closed till Might 2, with the temperature rising as much as 45 levels celsius in components of the nation together with capital Dhaka.
A number of heat-related deaths have additionally been reported and plenty of hospitalised.
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