Published: Nov 02, 2017, 09:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 02, 2017, 09:34 PM (IST)
Rajkot: Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) has insured the second game of the T20 International series between India and New Zealand, scheduled on November 4, for INR 5 crores. “All the preparation for the match has got completed and the stadium, which has a 28,000 capacity, would be a full house”, SCA media manager Himanshu Shah told PTI on Thursday. “The match has also been given insurance cover of Rs. 5 crore”, he added. The SCA will be hosting the second T20 International of the three-match series. The first T20 match was played at this venue on October 10, 2013, when India took on Australia and won the match by six wickets. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs New Zealand 2017-18, 2nd T20I at Rajkot
“Both the teams will arrive in two separate flights,” Shah said, adding that New Zealand will have practice session on Friday morning while India will have a training session in the afternoon. India are leading the series 1-0 after beating the visitors by 53 runs in the opening game played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi. Meanwhile, in a historic first at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium Wednesday night, an international cricket match was held without using diesel gensets for power, thus, saving the environment the equivalent of 20 tonnes of carbon dioxide, BSES, one of Delhi’s two distribution companies (discoms) said on Thursday.
