India vs Eng third test in Motera: Pink ball records, Ishant Sharma’s 100th test, and lot more to watch out
Feb 24, 2021
By: BI India Bureau
The clash between Virat Kohli and Joe Root’s men will be 13th international test match at Motera, Ahmedabad
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India has 4 out of last 12 test matches in Motera, lost 2 (West Indies 1983 and South Africa 2008) and drawn 6
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Motera has been host to 2 innings defeats, when Sri Lanka lost to India in 1994 and India lost to SA in 2008
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India’s third test against England will be a day and night match, played with the pink ball that swings more
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No day and night test match has ended in a draw so far, and only Sri Lanka has won away matches
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England has played 3 test matches under floodlights, won one against WI and lost the rest vs Aus and NZ
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English pacers like Stuart Broad and James Anderson would like a seaming surface after the loss in Chennai
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James Anderson has the record of picking the first ever test wicket with the pink ball, against WI in 2017
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India’s last pink ball test was in Adelaide this year where Kohli’s men lost, bundled for 36 in 2nd innings
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India had seen a thumping win in the only other test under floodlights against Bangladesh in Nov 2019
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The day and night test at Eden Gardens in Nov 2020, India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs
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Ishant Sharma, man of the match, bagged 9 wickets and Umesh Yadav got 8
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This will be Ishant Sharma’s 100th test match and Jaspreet Bumrah will return to play in his home ground
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