India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: Ahmedabad Pitch Report, Team India’s Record at Narendra Modi Stadium

India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: The Indian men are set to face New Zealand on Wednesday (February 1) at 7:00 PM (IST). It’s the third and final game of the three-match T20 International (T20I) series and will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India, earlier, won the first game as the ongoing series stands level. The side did pretty well with the ball in the very low-scoring match. Being the world’s number one team in T20Is, India will take the field under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, to win the series.

On the other hand, New Zealand will be looking to seal a rare series victory against and in India. Mitchell Santner and co. failed to perform well in the second game particularly with the bat as the Lucknow pitch turned out to be a ‘shocker’ for both sides.

As India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I contest is at the edge, here’s the pitch report and more from Ahmedabad.

Ahmedabad Pitch Report

It seems like a batting pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to say and is better suited for pacers.

The stadium has six red soil pitches and five black soil pitches. The red soil pitches possess the ability to dry out speedily and support spinners or slower deliveries. While the black soil pitches provide enhanced bounce, to the pacers in particular.

The speedsters might receive firm assistance from the black soil out there, offering an even amount of bounce during the game, if the match will be played on one of the black soil pitches.

Although, during India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I, the dew may play a vital role in favor of the batters anyway.

Based on the last five T20Is played at the venue, the average first innings score has been around 171 and the average total score has been around 167. Talking about the toss, almost all of the toss winners opted to bowl first. And, 60% of the sides bowling first won the games.

Team India’s Record at Narendra Modi Stadium

Until now, the Narendra Modi Stadium has hosted six T20Is. And, India has featured in all of them. It was March 2021, when the venue hosted its last T20I between India and England.

Ahead of India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I, here’s the team India’s record at the venue, described in the table below.

Hence, India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I will be the seventh T20I to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium.