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

India has 4 out of last 12 test matches in Motera, lost 2 (West Indies 1983 and South Africa 2008) and drawn 6

Motera has been host to 2 innings defeats, when Sri Lanka lost to India in 1994 and India lost to SA in 2008

India’s third test against England will be a day and night match, played with the pink ball that swings more

No day and night test match has ended in a draw so far, and only Sri Lanka has won away matches

England has played 3 test matches under floodlights, won one against WI and lost the rest vs Aus and NZ

English pacers like Stuart Broad and James Anderson would like a seaming surface after the loss in Chennai

James Anderson has the record of picking the first ever test wicket with the pink ball, against WI in 2017

India’s last pink ball test was in Adelaide this year where Kohli’s men lost, bundled for 36 in 2nd innings

India had seen a thumping win in the only other test under floodlights against Bangladesh in Nov 2019

The day and night test at Eden Gardens in Nov 2020, India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs

Ishant Sharma, man of the match, bagged 9 wickets and Umesh Yadav got 8

This will be Ishant Sharma’s 100th test match and Jaspreet Bumrah will return to play in his home ground

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