Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (UNI) After winning the second Test convincingly, India will take on England in the third Test (Pink ball Test) at the newly-constructed Motera Stadium, here on Wednesday, with both teams well aware that a defeat will end their hopes of making the ICC World Test Championship final.
India defeated England by 317 runs in the second Test in Chennai, riding an all-star performance from Ravichandran Ashwin (5/43, 3/53 and 106) and a century from Rohit Sharma (161) to a series-levelling victory.
Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel Stadium will host its first international match since being reconstructed as the world’s biggest cricket venue, boasting a capacity of 110,000. While it will be at reduced capacity for the match due to Covid-19, it looms as the perfect venue for the two Tests which will ultimately decide who joins New Zealand in the decider later this year.