Will the wound of 2023 heal again or will the ICC Trophy come? What is going on inside regarding the pitch in Ahmedabad?

Ind vs Nz Final: Team India is now just one win away from creating history. The final match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be played between India and New Zealand on March 8 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

This is the same ground where India’s dream of winning the 2023 Cricket World Cup was shattered. Not only this, in the current T20 World Cup, India also had to face defeat in a match played in Ahmedabad. For this reason, there is some fear among the fans that they may once again see a heart-breaking result. However, Indian fans may get some relief from the new information regarding the pitch.

How is the pitch shaping up?

According to reports, a mixed clay pitch will be prepared for the final match. According to the report of Indian Express, this time the pitch will have more red soil than black soil.

On red clay pitches, the ball usually hits the bat better and there is good bounce on the pitch. In such a situation, the batsmen can get help in scoring runs in both the innings. The same pitch was also used in the league match between South Africa and Canada in this tournament, in which South Africa scored 213/5 runs while Canada could only score 156/8 runs.

2 defeats on this pitch

In fact, one of the reasons for choosing this kind of pitch is considered to be the last two big defeats India suffered on this ground. India had to face defeat against Australia on this ground in the 2023 ODI World Cup final. In that match, there was a slow pitch of black soil, on which Indian batsmen could not score runs freely.

In the Super-8 match of the current tournament, India had lost against South Africa by more than 70 runs on the same ground, which was a big blow to the team’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals.

Some board staff are keeping an eye

According to sources, this pitch being prepared for the final will be balanced, due to which no one team will get much advantage. Due to abundance of red soil, the ball will have bounce and the batsmen will also get a chance to score runs.

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It is being told that the Indian team management was not completely satisfied with some of the pitches received in the league matches of the tournament. For this reason, local curators were also discussed and some staff of the board were deployed to keep an eye on the preparation of the pitch. The Indian team will have its last practice session on Saturday before the final and will inspect the pitch closely.