Ranchi: Heavy dew has been predicted for the second T20 International between India and New Zealand, scheduled to be played in front of a full house at the JSCA International Stadium complex here on Friday. Jharkhand state wise Cricket They are expecting a full House after the association’s secretary, Sanjay Sahay, gave the green signal to “100 per cent capacity” by the state government.
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According to the notification of the state government, those who have double vaccination or RT-PCR negative result will be allowed entry into the venue. “The state government has cleared to full capacity and we are ready to see a full house in India after a long, long time. Food will also be available at the stand. Normalcy is back again,” Sahai told PTI.
“People are fed up after being in lockdown for almost two years and matches, so there is a huge excitement for tomorrow’s match. People will be on the streets again. However, he added that they will take appropriate COVID measures. “There will be multiple tests and the audience will have to submit a double vaccination certificate or a negative RT-PCR result within 48 hours. The 39,000-capacity stadium has tickets priced between Rs 900 and Rs 9,000 and all tickets are “almost sold out”. “We have 80-odd tickets left which are all for the emergency quota and we are not going to sell them,” he said. Keep sales. Seats remain vacant so we are fully prepared.”
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Ranchi’s favorite son, former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is also in his hometown, but the top JSCA officials were unconvinced about his presence during the match. “Dhoni is only here and today also played tennis in the stadium court. But we can’t say whether he will come for the match or not.”
Meanwhile, veteran chief curator Shyam Bahadur Singh said “heavy dew is expected from 7.30 pm”, which could mean that the toss will play an important role. “Heavy dew is expected around 7.30 pm. We will take all possible measures to negate this effect,” said Singh.
As far as the wicket is concerned, it will be a batting friendly surface with little advantage for the bowlers. “It will be a sporting wicket. T20 is a game of entertainment, not a classic version. People will come to watch some power hitting and not to watch Ranji or Test…” The pitch was last used during the Jharkhand State T20 tournament in July, he said.
As far as international cricket is concerned, the stadium last hosted a Test match against South Africa in October 2019, while a T20 International returned to the city after 2017. India has an all-win record here, being victorious in T20Is against Sri Lanka and Australia.
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