Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary, will host one of the ODIs against Sri Lanka
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have finalised the venues for the upcoming five-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka.
Patel has played three ODIs thus far
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India left-arm spinner Akshar Patel has been brought in for the last two ODIs against the West Indies.
The Barabati Stadium will host its maiden Twenty20 International on October 22
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The Barabati Stadium in Cuttack will host the one-off Twenty20 International between India and the West Indies on October 22 instead of the third ODI on October 14.
Uthappa struck nine boundaries and three sixes during his knock of 80
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Robin Uthappa smashed a magnificent half-century to help the Kolkata Knight Riders breeze past the Mumbai Indians by six wickets in Cuttack.
Gambhir hit seven boundaries during his match-winning knock of 63
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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir scored his second consecutive IPL half-century to help his side flatten the Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in Cuttack.
“The decision was taken after the Kolkata Police informed the Cricket Association of Bengal and the Kolkata Knight Riders representatives that they would not be in a position to provide security cover at Eden Gardens on May 14”
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Cuttack will play host to the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians because of insufficient security personnel due to the West Bengal elections.
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“India have to win two to clinch the series, we have to win one to win the series”
Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch has announced that “it’s definitely positive being 2-1 up” against India as it means that the men in blue will have to win the two remaining ODIs, while the baggy greens just have to win one more to clinch the series.
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Mumbai was initially the frontrunner to host the warm-up game
The West Indies’ three-day warm-up game against Uttar Pradesh has been moved from Cuttack to the Jadavpur University Complex in Kolkata.
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The outfield was deemed too wet to play on
The highly anticipated fifth ODI between India and Australia in Cuttack ended in disappointment as the match was called off due to heavy rain and a wet outfield.
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“If this match doesn’t happen, then we have to win the remaining two matches”
With the fifth ODI between India and Australia in Cuttack more than likely to be called off due to heavy rain, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has announced that he and the rest of his team-mates “want the match to happen as we’re trailing 2-1”.
