Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report and Records
Covers 81 international matches at this ground from Mar 2014 to May 2026.
Women’s cricket dominates this Sylhet International Cricket Stadium pitch report: of 81 internationals between Mar 2014 and May 2026, 54 were women’s T20Is. The ground in north-east Bangladesh has also hosted six Tests, seven men’s ODIs and 14 men’s T20Is.
Its most recent game in the data, a Test from 16 May 2026, ended in a 78-run Bangladesh win over Pakistan, with Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das both reaching three figures.
Set a Target or Chase One in Sylhet?
It depends on who is playing. Men’s T20I chasers have won 10 times and lost only 3. With rain-hit games left out, the two innings average 157 and 150, and the last 10 first innings also average 157, so scores have held steady. The best chase is 193 and the smallest defended total is 174.
The women’s T20Is run the opposite way: 37 wins for the team batting first, 17 for the chaser. First innings average 124 but second innings only 98, and a side has defended as little as 87. The highest women’s chase is 135. Over the latest 10 matches, opening totals have crept up to 131.
Men’s ODIs at Sylhet show 4 wins for the team posting a total and 2 for the chaser. In the games with a clean result, no side has won batting first with less than 321, while the biggest chase is just 202. Second innings average 186.
Test scores hold up well for three innings, averaging 271, 290 and 306, before dropping to 213 in the fourth. The best fourth-innings chase is 174. Captains winning the toss have batted 46 times and fielded 35 times, with 41 wins from 79 decided games.
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium capacity and location
Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet_International_Cricket_Stadium). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.
Ground
City
Country
Capacity
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
Sylhet
Bangladesh
18,500
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Records by Format
Format
Matches
Won batting first
Won chasing
Avg 1st inns
First match
Latest match
Tests
6
–
–
–
3 Nov 2018
16 May 2026
ODIs
7
4
2
267
14 Dec 2018
23 Mar 2023
T20Is
14
3
10
154
17 Mar 2014
3 Sep 2025
T20Is (women)
54
37
17
124
23 Mar 2014
2 May 2026
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing
Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.
Format
Matches
Avg 1st inns
Avg 2nd inns
Highest chased
Lowest defended
Avg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs
5
256
186
202
321
–
T20Is
12
157
150
193
174
157
T20Is (women)
49
124
98
135
87
131
Sylhet Test Pitch: Average Score by Innings
Format
Tests
1st inns
2nd inns
3rd inns
4th inns
Highest 4th-inns chase
Tests
6
271
290
306
213
174
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Tests records
Tests in this record book: 6, from Nov 2018 to May 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Mominul Haque Bangladesh
6
11
426
87*
42.60
55.04
0
3
Nazmul Hossain Shanto Bangladesh
6
11
415
105
37.73
59.88
2
1
Mahmudul Hasan Joy Bangladesh
5
9
376
171
41.78
52.66
1
2
Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh
5
9
314
137
34.89
50.40
1
1
Liton Das Bangladesh
4
7
312
126
44.57
67.68
1
2
PHKD Mendis Sri Lanka
1
2
266
164
133.00
73.08
2
0
DM de Silva Sri Lanka
1
2
210
108
105.00
67.74
2
0
Mehedi Hasan Miraz Bangladesh
6
11
194
50*
19.40
57.91
0
1
SC Williams Zimbabwe
2
4
176
88
44.00
49.03
0
2
Babar Azam Pakistan
1
2
115
68
57.50
84.56
0
1
Most Test Wickets at Sylhet
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Taijul Islam Bangladesh
6
12
40
6/75
23.30
3.20
4
Mehedi Hasan Miraz Bangladesh
6
12
25
5/50
23.32
2.48
2
Nahid Rana Bangladesh
4
8
16
3/60
34.31
5.01
0
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
1
2
9
6/72
13.56
3.10
1
CAK Rajitha Sri Lanka
1
2
8
5/56
14.00
3.73
1
Khurram Shahzad Pakistan
1
2
8
4/81
20.88
4.51
0
MVT Fernando Sri Lanka
1
2
7
4/48
12.00
2.75
0
WP Masakadza Zimbabwe
2
4
7
3/21
13.57
2.56
0
Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe
1
2
6
3/35
12.67
2.62
0
Hasan Murad Bangladesh
1
2
6
4/60
17.83
3.15
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Mahmudul Hasan Joy Bangladesh
171
286
14
4
Ireland
11 Nov 2025
PHKD Mendis Sri Lanka
164
237
16
6
Bangladesh
22 Mar 2024
Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh
137
233
12
1
Pakistan
16 May 2026
Liton Das Bangladesh
126
159
16
2
Pakistan
16 May 2026
DM de Silva Sri Lanka
108
179
9
2
Bangladesh
22 Mar 2024
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
B Muzarabani Zimbabwe
6/72
20.2
Bangladesh
20 Apr 2025
Taijul Islam Bangladesh
6/75
31.1
New Zealand
28 Nov 2023
Taijul Islam Bangladesh
6/108
39.3
Zimbabwe
3 Nov 2018
Taijul Islam Bangladesh
6/120
34.2
Pakistan
16 May 2026
Mehedi Hasan Miraz Bangladesh
5/50
22.1
Zimbabwe
20 Apr 2025
Highest totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Bangladesh
587/8
141
Ireland
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
11 Nov 2025
Sri Lanka
418
110.4
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
Bangladesh
390
102.2
Pakistan
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
16 May 2026
Pakistan
358
97.2
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
16 May 2026
Bangladesh
338
100.4
New Zealand
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
28 Nov 2023
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Bangladesh
143
51
Zimbabwe
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
3 Nov 2018
Bangladesh
169
63.1
Zimbabwe
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
3 Nov 2018
Zimbabwe
181
65.4
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
3 Nov 2018
New Zealand
181
71.1
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
28 Nov 2023
Bangladesh
182
49.2
Sri Lanka
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium ODIs records
ODIs in this record book: 7, from Dec 2018 to Mar 2023.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
Liton Das Bangladesh
7
7
480
176
96.00
110.34
2
2
Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh
7
7
458
158
114.50
96.83
2
1
Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh
5
5
234
100*
78.00
132.95
1
1
Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe
3
3
145
66
48.33
104.32
0
2
Towhid Hridoy Bangladesh
2
2
141
92
70.50
118.49
0
1
Nazmul Hossain Shanto Bangladesh
4
4
133
73
33.25
83.65
0
1
W Madhevere Zimbabwe
3
3
129
52
43.00
90.21
0
1
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh
2
2
110
93
55.00
101.85
0
1
SD Hope West Indies
1
1
108
108*
–
82.44
1
0
Mohammad Mithun Bangladesh
2
2
82
50
82.00
138.98
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Mohammad Saifuddin Bangladesh
3
3
8
4/41
12.62
4.49
0
GI Hume Ireland
3
3
7
4/60
19.00
5.78
0
Mehedi Hasan Miraz Bangladesh
5
5
7
4/29
19.57
4.03
0
Ebadat Hossain Bangladesh
2
2
6
4/42
11.83
5.53
0
Taijul Islam Bangladesh
3
3
6
3/52
19.50
4.18
0
Mashrafe Mortaza Bangladesh
4
4
6
2/34
28.00
5.39
0
CT Mumba Zimbabwe
3
3
6
3/69
29.67
6.85
0
Hasan Mahmud Bangladesh
1
1
5
5/32
6.40
3.92
1
Taskin Ahmed Bangladesh
2
2
5
3/26
8.20
2.56
0
Nasum Ahmed Bangladesh
2
2
3
3/43
18.00
4.91
0
Sylhet Stadium Highest Score in ODIs
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
Liton Das Bangladesh
176
143
16
8
Zimbabwe
6 Mar 2020
Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh
158
136
20
3
Zimbabwe
3 Mar 2020
Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh
128*
109
7
6
Zimbabwe
6 Mar 2020
Liton Das Bangladesh
126*
105
13
2
Zimbabwe
1 Mar 2020
SD Hope West Indies
108*
131
9
1
Bangladesh
14 Dec 2018
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Hasan Mahmud Bangladesh
5/32
8.1
Ireland
23 Mar 2023
Mehedi Hasan Miraz Bangladesh
4/29
10
West Indies
14 Dec 2018
Mohammad Saifuddin Bangladesh
4/41
6.3
Zimbabwe
6 Mar 2020
Ebadat Hossain Bangladesh
4/42
6.5
Ireland
18 Mar 2023
GI Hume Ireland
4/60
10
Bangladesh
18 Mar 2023
Highest ODI Totals at Sylhet
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Bangladesh
349/6
50
Ireland
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
20 Mar 2023
Bangladesh
338/8
50
Ireland
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
18 Mar 2023
Bangladesh
322/8
50
Zimbabwe
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
3 Mar 2020
Bangladesh
322/3
43
Zimbabwe
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
6 Mar 2020
Bangladesh
321/6
50
Zimbabwe
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
1 Mar 2020
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Ireland
101
28.1
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
23 Mar 2023
Zimbabwe
152
39.1
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
1 Mar 2020
Ireland
155
30.5
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
18 Mar 2023
Zimbabwe
218
37.3
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
6 Mar 2020
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium T20Is records
T20Is in this record book: 14, from Mar 2014 to Sep 2025.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
4
4
251
86
62.75
161.94
0
3
Liton Das Bangladesh
7
7
194
73
38.80
142.65
0
2
TLW Cooper Netherlands
3
3
151
72*
151.00
152.53
0
1
BRM Taylor Zimbabwe
3
3
123
59
41.00
133.70
0
1
SJ Myburgh Netherlands
3
3
118
63
39.33
196.67
0
2
WTS Porterfield Ireland
3
3
111
47
55.50
123.33
0
0
Mahmudullah Bangladesh
4
4
107
54
26.75
130.49
0
1
EC Joyce Ireland
3
3
93
43
31.00
102.20
0
0
Jaker Ali Bangladesh
3
3
92
68
46.00
153.33
0
1
AD Poynter Ireland
3
3
84
57
28.00
144.83
0
1
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
Taskin Ahmed Bangladesh
5
5
10
4/28
15.30
7.65
0
Ahsan Malik Netherlands
3
3
6
3/16
12.00
6.08
0
Mustafizur Rahman Bangladesh
7
7
6
2/18
37.00
9.25
0
N Thushara Sri Lanka
1
1
5
5/20
4.00
5.00
1
T Panyangara Zimbabwe
3
3
5
4/37
19.60
8.91
0
SS Cottrell West Indies
1
1
4
4/28
7.00
7.00
0
SC Williams Zimbabwe
3
3
4
3/15
16.00
5.33
0
MD Shanaka Sri Lanka
4
4
4
2/36
17.75
9.26
0
KJ O’Brien Ireland
3
3
4
2/17
18.00
7.20
0
T van der Gugten Netherlands
3
3
4
2/24
19.50
7.09
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
86
55
6
6
Bangladesh
9 Mar 2024
Liton Das Bangladesh
73
46
6
4
Netherlands
3 Sep 2025
TLW Cooper Netherlands
72*
58
9
1
Zimbabwe
19 Mar 2014
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
70
42
6
3
Bangladesh
18 Feb 2018
Jaker Ali Bangladesh
68
34
4
6
Sri Lanka
4 Mar 2024
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
N Thushara Sri Lanka
5/20
4
Bangladesh
9 Mar 2024
SS Cottrell West Indies
4/28
4
Bangladesh
17 Dec 2018
Taskin Ahmed Bangladesh
4/28
4
Netherlands
30 Aug 2025
T Panyangara Zimbabwe
4/37
4
Ireland
17 Mar 2014
SC Williams Zimbabwe
3/15
4
UAE
21 Mar 2014
Sylhet T20 Records: Highest T20I Totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
210/4
20
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
18 Feb 2018
Sri Lanka
206/3
20
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
4 Mar 2024
Bangladesh
203/8
20
Sri Lanka
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
4 Mar 2024
Netherlands
193/4
13.5
Ireland
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
21 Mar 2014
Ireland
189/4
20
Netherlands
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
21 Mar 2014
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Netherlands
103
17.3
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
1 Sep 2025
Bangladesh
129
19
West Indies
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
17 Dec 2018
Bangladesh
135
18.4
Sri Lanka
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
18 Feb 2018
Bangladesh
146
19.4
Sri Lanka
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
9 Mar 2024
UAE
151
19.5
Netherlands
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
17 Mar 2014
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium T20Is (women) records
T20Is in this record book: 54, from Mar 2014 to May 2026.
Most runs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
AC Jayangani Sri Lanka
17
17
327
46
19.24
96.18
0
0
H Madavi Sri Lanka
11
11
315
81
28.64
109.76
0
2
H Kaur India
11
11
291
77
32.33
117.81
0
1
S Mandhana India
14
14
286
51*
26.00
118.18
0
1
Shafali Verma India
11
11
264
55
24.00
122.79
0
2
Most wickets
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
DB Sharma India
13
13
18
3/7
9.94
3.73
0
I Ranaweera Sri Lanka
13
13
16
4/7
13.44
5.12
0
Rumana Ahmed Bangladesh
9
9
15
3/9
10.33
5.54
0
RP Yadav India
8
8
11
3/19
13.73
5.39
0
Nida Dar Pakistan
11
11
11
2/19
21.18
6.47
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Against
Date
SW Bates New Zealand
94*
61
8
2
Pakistan
27 Mar 2014
EJ Villani Australia
90*
54
6
5
Pakistan
29 Mar 2014
H Madavi Sri Lanka
81
69
10
0
Thailand
4 Oct 2022
L Paul Ireland
79*
45
10
2
Bangladesh
5 Dec 2024
H Kaur India
77
59
12
1
Bangladesh
30 Mar 2014
Best bowling figures
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Against
Date
Umaima Sohail Pakistan
5/13
4
Sri Lanka
11 Oct 2022
M Shehani Sri Lanka
4/2
1.5
Malaysia
8 Oct 2022
I Ranaweera Sri Lanka
4/7
2
Bangladesh
10 Oct 2022
DJS Dottin West Indies
4/12
4
England
24 Mar 2014
SF Daley West Indies
4/15
4
Sri Lanka
28 Mar 2014
Highest Women's T20I Totals at Sylhet
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
185/2
20
Pakistan
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
29 Mar 2014
India
181/4
20
Malaysia
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
3 Oct 2022
India
178/5
20
UAE
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
4 Oct 2022
New Zealand
171/3
20
Ireland
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
25 Mar 2014
Ireland
169/5
20
Bangladesh
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
5 Dec 2024
Team results at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (men, all formats)
Team
Matches
Won
Lost
Drawn
Tied/NR
Bangladesh
21
12
7
0
2
Zimbabwe
8
4
4
0
0
Ireland
7
2
4
0
1
Netherlands
6
2
3
0
1
Sri Lanka
5
4
1
0
0
UAE
3
0
3
0
0
West Indies
2
1
1
0
0
New Zealand
1
0
1
0
0
Pakistan
1
0
1
0
0
Latest matches at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
Match
Date
Venue
Result
Bangladesh v Pakistan
16 May 2026
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Bangladesh won by 78 runs
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
2 May 2026
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Sri Lanka won by 3 runs
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
30 Apr 2026
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Sri Lanka won by 21 runs
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
28 Apr 2026
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Sri Lanka won by 25 runs
Ireland v Bangladesh
11 Nov 2025
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Bangladesh won by an innings and 47 runs
Bangladesh v Netherlands
3 Sep 2025
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
No result
Netherlands v Bangladesh
1 Sep 2025
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Bangladesh won by 9 wickets
Netherlands v Bangladesh
30 Aug 2025
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
20 Apr 2025
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
Bangladesh v Ireland
9 Dec 2024
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Ireland won by 4 wickets
Standout Performers at Sylhet
Taijul Islam (Bangladesh) has been the key bowler in Tests here, with 40 wickets in six matches. Mominul Haque (Bangladesh) tops the Test aggregate on 426, though the biggest innings is the 171 by Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Bangladesh) in Nov 2025, the backbone of a 587/8 against Ireland.
In ODIs, Liton Das (Bangladesh) has 480 runs at 96.00, his best a 176 against Zimbabwe in Mar 2020. Bangladesh’s 349/6 against Ireland is the top ODI total. In men’s T20Is, Sri Lanka’s 210/4 in Feb 2018 leads, and N Thushara (Sri Lanka) took 5/20 in Mar 2024.
In the women’s games, Deepti Sharma (India) has taken 18 T20I wickets here at 9.94 each, and Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka, AC Jayangani on the scorecard) the most runs, 327. Malaysia’s 33 all out against Sri Lanka in Oct 2022 came during the Women’s Asia Cup held in Sylhet that month; see the Women’s Asia Cup records.
Home Record and Other Bangladesh Grounds
Bangladesh’s men are 12-7 here from 21 games, with 2 ties or no results. Among visitors, Sri Lanka have done best, winning 4 of 5. Bangladesh’s busier venues are Mirpur’s Shere Bangla Stadium and the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Every opponent is listed on the Bangladesh team records page.
Questions about Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
Is the pitch at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium good for batting or bowling?
Sylhet has been fair to batters in Tests, where the first three innings average 271, 290 and 306. T20 scores are moderate: 157 for men’s first innings and 124 for women’s. Bowlers gain most in the fourth innings of Tests and in women’s T20I chases, which average 98.
Bat or chase: what works at Sylhet?
For men’s T20Is, the record says chase: 10 wins against 3. For women’s T20Is it says bat, with 37 wins from 54 for the team setting the target. Men’s ODIs split 4 to 2 towards batting first.
What is the highest score at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium?
Bangladesh’s 587/8 against Ireland in Nov 2025 is the top team total, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy’s 171 in that Test. Liton Das (Bangladesh) holds the best individual score overall, 176 in an ODI against Zimbabwe on 6 Mar 2020.
How have Bangladesh done at Sylhet?
Their men are 12-7 from 21 games, with 2 ties or no results. The latest was a 78-run Test win over Pakistan on 16 May 2026.
What is the seating capacity of Sylhet International Cricket Stadium?
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium holds about 18,500 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.