IND vs NZ LIVE – Mumbai Test Match: India, New Zealand arrive in Mumbai for second Test- India and New Zealand arrived on Tuesday for the second and final Test of the series, to be played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium from December 3.
A Mumbai Cricket Association official said that both the teams arrived in the megacity from Kanpur in the evening via a chartered flight. Test cricket will return to Mumbai after almost five years, as the last game played at the ground was against England in 2016.
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Mumbai Test Match: The Maharashtra government has capped the crowd capacity at 25 per cent for the game.
The Mumbai Cricket Association had earlier sought clarity from the state government on the crowd capacity for the Test, and on Saturday, the department of Revenue and Forest, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation of the Maharashtra government issued an order which stated that in “the case of open to sky spaces, for any events or gatherings, people upto 25% of space capacity will be allowed.
Concerned DDMA shall have authority to decide the capacity in case of such locations of gatherings or events, if not declared formally (like stadiums).
“The order also specified that the players, officials, present at the venue will have to be fully vaccinated. For the crowd, wearing a mask is compulsory, along with maintaining social distancing.
The Wankhede Stadium – which has a capacity of around 33,000 – will be hosting a Test match after five years. In December 2019, it hosted its last international fixture when India played the West Indies in a limited-overs series.
MCA officials are still hopeful of receiving permission from the government to allow 50 percent attendance for the second Test.
The first Test in Kanpur ended in a draw after a pulsating final’s day play as tailender Ajaz Patel and all-rounder Rachin Ravindra denied India a win by consuming 52 balls in their 10th wicket stand.
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