-Vinay Kumar
The Pink Ball Day Night Test Match between India and Sri Lanka is starting from 12 March 2022 at M. Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium, Bangalore. The history of international cricket shows that only 18 matches have been played with the pink ball so far. And Australia’s team has played the most 10 matches. India and Sri Lanka have played 3-3 matches.
The second and final match of the India ‘vs’ Sri Lanka two-match Test series will begin on Saturday, March 12, at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Significantly, in the first match of this series played in Mohali, India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs. Now India will give life to win the second match as well. However, Sri Lanka’s team will also win this match and put blood and sweat to level the series. This Test match to be played in Bangalore will be Day-Night, ie Pink Ball Test Match. Let us note one thing that, in the Day-Night Test Match, the record of Virat Kohli, the former fan of the Indian team, has been impressive.
Team India has played three Pink Ball Test matches so far
Team India has played 2 Day-Night Pink Ball Test matches so far in their home ground. The Test match starting Saturday, March 12 will be the Indian team’s third and overall fourth day-night Test at their home ground. Team India has previously hosted Day-Night against Bangladesh (Bangladesh vs India Pink Ball Test Match) and England (England vs India Pink Ball Test Match). At the same time, only one match was played against Australia on Australian soil.
Now know a tragedy of pink ball test match. You will be surprised to know. It is worth noting that in all the Pink Ball Test matches played so far, none of the matches lasted for a full 5 days (450 overs).
It is also a fact of history that so far only 2 teams Australia and Pakistan have been able to score more than 700 runs in a Pink Ball Test match. Pakistan scored a total of 702 runs in both the innings of the Pink Ball Test against the West Indies in Dubai in October 2016 and Pakistan won the match. At the same time, Australia’s team scored 703 runs in both the innings of the Pink Ball Test match against England in December 2021 last year.