Cricket Australia on Tuesday announced that only 50 per cent of the total capacity of the crowd will be allowed to enter the Adelaide Oval to watch the upcoming day-night Test between India and Australia.
India are set to travel in Australia for a full-fledged tour later this month comprising of 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is and 4 Tests. Adelaide Oval will host India’s first overseas Day-Night Test pink balls, which will be also their second pink-ball Test after Bangladesh match at Kolkata.
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Cricket Australia : Sydney, Canberra And Adelaide To Hold 50% Of Capacity Crowd
Cricket Australia on Tuesday announced that only 50 % of the total capacity of the crowd will be allowed to enter the Adelaide Oval. India and Australia will play against each other in three ODIs, three T20Is, and four Tests. The first Test will be a day-night Test with the pink ball and it is slated to commence from December 17 at the Adelaide Oval.
“The SCG, which is set to host ODI and T20I matches and the Pink Test this summer, will hold 50 per cent of total capacity, as will Canberra’s Manuka Oval for their ODI and T20 international matches and the Adelaide Oval for historic Day-Night Test match starting December 17,” said Cricket Australia in its official release.
Australia will play at Adelaide day-night cricket test against India
India and Australia will battle it out in the ODI series first, and the first match will be played on November 27. Canberra and Sydney will be the venues for white-ball limited over series. The Tests will be played at Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. India won the last time when the two teams met in Tests in 2018/19 in Australia which was their maiden Test series win in Australia but the hosts are back to full strength with additions of David Warner and Steven Smith.
Cricket Australia : Boxing Day Test At Melbourne Will Hold At Least 25% Of Capacity While Brisbane Will Hold At Least 75 % Capacity Crowd
Cricket Australia has also clarified that at this stage, the Boxing Day Test (December 26-30) between India and Australia is set to hold 25 per cent of the total capacity crowd at Melbourne while the fourth Test at Brisbane will hold 75 per cent of total capacity.
“At this stage, the Boxing Day Test is set to hold at least 25 per cent of total capacity across Public, Member and Corporate tickets, equating to 25,000 fans each day of the Test. The Gabba is set to host crowds at 75 per cent of venue capacity for the fourth and final Test of the series, starting on January 15, 2021,” CA said in its release.
On Monday, the BCCI made a few changes to its squad that already announced earlier for the series against Australia. Virat Kohli was granted paternity leave and as a result, the skipper will return to India after the first Test match and will miss last three Tests.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Image Credit: Getty Images.
Rohit Sharma has been added to the Test squad, while he has been rested for the white-ball leg of the tour. Uncapped spinner Varun Chakravarthy will miss out due to shoulder injury and pacer T Natarajan is his replacement in T20Is. Sanju Samson has been added as a back up wicket keeper in ODIs. BCCI are monitoring injuries of Wriddhiman Saha and Ishant Sharma, who will be added to Tests if found fit.
