Sylhet · Bangladesh · 2017–2025
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium: Conditions, Records and Key Stats
At a glance
Matches
104
All formats
Par score
172
1st-innings average
Chase success
54%
Balanced
Bat-first win
44%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Sylhet, and what captains should plan for.
Toss-winning captains chose to field in 75% of matches at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium across the 2017–2025 dataset. That preference is backed by results: the chase success rate sits at 53%, suggesting teams batting second hold a marginal edge overall, though the gap is not dramatic.
The average powerplay produces 41 runs at a cost of 1.49 wickets, which is a relatively measured start by T20 standards. Sides that protect wickets in the first six overs tend to build more substantial totals here, with middle-overs scoring averaging 87 runs across phases four to fifteen.
Every entry in the top-five bowling performances at Sylhet comes from the Test format, and left-arm spinner Taijul Islam accounts for two of them, including 11 wickets in a single match against Zimbabwe in November 2018. The surface historically offers slow bowlers meaningful assistance across the longer format.
The highest individual scores at Sylhet both came from the same Test in March 2024: PHKD Mendis compiled 266 off 364 balls and DM de Silva followed with 210 off 310 balls, making that match the source of the two biggest innings on record here.
In BPL play at Sylhet, Rangpur Riders lead all sides with 15 wins from 22 matches (71% win rate), while Comilla Victorians are even more efficient across their 11 outings, winning eight for a 73% return. The local franchise, Sylhet Strikers, has managed a 38% win rate from 13 matches.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Sylhet. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
172
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
157
Chasing average
Chase success
54%
All formats
Highest total
587
On record
Lowest total
61
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Sylhet. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
43RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
82RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
46RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangpur Riders | 22 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 68% |
| Bangladesh Cricket | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 55% |
| Khulna Tigers | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 23% |
| Sylhet Strikers | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38% |
| Dhaka Capitals | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25% |
| Comilla Victorians | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 73% |
| Fortune Barishal | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70% |
| Sylhet Titans | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 56% |
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