Published on: Feb 13, 2024 1:00 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 14, 2024 2:35 pm IST
India will meet England for the 3rd Test on February 15. Sourashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot will host this fixture at 9:30 PM IST. The marquee five-match series is locked at 1-1 after India and England pulled off thrilling victories in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad respectively.
India have been handed another massive blow going into the 3rd Test against England on Monday as former vice-captain KL Rahul is ruled out of the upcoming encounter. After restoring parity in the five-match saga, Rohit Sharma’s Team India announced a Virat Kohli-less squad for the remainder of the Test series against England on Saturday. While former skipper Kohli opted out of the remainder of the red-ball series, out-of-form batter Shreyas Iyer was dropped from the Test squad. In the meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja was seen batting in the nets and is likely to come back in this match.
Check Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Pitch, Venue Stats, Record, and Average Score ahead of the 3rd Test between India and England.
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The pitch in Rajkot is expected to be an excellent wicket for IND vs ENG 3rd Test match. As the game progresses, spinners are likely to dominate on day 3, 4 and 5. Both bowlers and batsmen will have something to look forward to on this pitch. Additionally, the pitch is expected to provide a bit more assistance to spinners.
The recent Test matches played here, have revealed a Batting wicket.
Last Result at the Venue: (Oct 4-6, 2018)
India – 649/9d (Pacers – 1w, Spinners – 6w) & 323/4d (Pacers – 3w, Spinners – 6w)
West Indies – 181/10 (Pacers – 3w, Spinners – 6w) & 196/10 (Pacers – 0w, Spinners – 10w)
India won by an innings and 272 runs.
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India have played 2 Test matches at this venue, won 1 and drawn 1 of them.
India’s Highest Total: 649/9d vs West Indies in 2018
India’s Lowest Total: 172/6 vs England in 2016
England have played 1 Test match at this venue and drawn 1 of them.
England’s Highest Total: 537/10 vs India in 2016
England’s Lowest Total: 260/3d vs India in 2016
Seating Capacity: 28000 Number of matches hosted: 2 Tests, 4 ODIs, and 5 T20Is
Total Matches Played: 2 Home Team (India) Won: 1 Visiting Team Won: 0 Neutral Side Won: 0 Drawn: 1
Average 1st Innings Score: 593 Matches Won Batting 1st: 1 Matches Won Batting 2nd: 0 Highest Team Total: 649/9 by India vs West Indies in 2018
Lowest Team Total: 181 All Out by West Indies vs India in 2018
Highest Individual Score: Virat Kohli (India) – 139 vs West Indies in 2018 Best Bowling Figures: Kuldeep Yadav (India) – 5 for 57 vs West Indies in 2018 Most Runs: Cheteshwar Pujara & Virat Kohli (India) – 228 runs in 3 innings Most Wickets: R Ashwin (India) – 9 wickets in 2 matches Most Sixes in Test at this venue: Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 6 Sixes
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As of now, no other players from England’s current squad played any international matches at this stadium.
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