England tour of India dates confirmed including day/night Test

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On Thursday, the BCCI along with the ECB announced the fixtures for the much-awaited marquee series, which will kick off with a four-match Test series for the Anthony de Mello Trophy.

The first Test will be played in Chennai from 5 January. Chennai will also host the second Test while the newly-built Sardar Patel Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the remaining two Test matches. Motera, the largest cricket stadium in the world, boasts state-of-the-art facilities and a seating capacity of 110,000. It will host India’s second day/night Test match at home after the success of India’s first-ever pink-ball Test that was played in Kolkata last year.

The two teams will battle it out as they look to book a place in the World Test Championship final in June 2021.

The Ahmedabad Tests will be followed by the five-match T20I series, which will also be played at the new ground.

The final leg of the tour will feature three ODIs, held in Pune, with vital Cricket World Cup Super League points on offer.

The BCCI have restricted the tour to just three venues, keeping in mind the current pandemic situation prevailing in the country.

Fixture tour dates: Test seriesFebruary 5-9: 1st Test, Chennai
February 13-17: 2nd Test, Chennai
February 24-28: 3rd Test (day/night), Ahmedabad
March 4-8: 4th Test: Ahmedabad

T20I seriesMarch 12: 1st T20I, Ahmedabad
March 14: 2nd T20I, Ahmedabad
March 16: 3rd T20I, Ahmedabad
March 18: 4th T20I, Ahmedabad
March 20: 5th T20I, Ahmedabad

ODI seriesMarch 23: 1st ODI, Pune
March 26: 2nd ODI, Pune
March 28: 3rd ODI, Pune