India To Play 2-Day Day-Night Tour Match In Australia

The Indian side is all set to play the 2-day Day & Night game in Canberra against Prime Minister's XI. This game is scheduled before their Day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide. This match is scheduled at Manuka Oval between the first and second test games on November 30th and December 1st. 

Read the given article and learn in detail about this game. 

India vs Prime Minister's XI 2024

The Indian cricket side is all prepared to play against Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI in a 2-day Day & Night game. This game will be played in Canberra between the 1st and 2nd Test match of the 5-match Border Gavaskar Trophy this year.

What is the Prime Minister’s XI?

It is an invitational cricket team selected by the PM of Australia for a yearly match. This annual match is scheduled at the Manuka Oval in Canberra against the foreign touring team. This game has seen many considerable changes to the format in the past 7 years. 

This game has been a festival-style one-day game to a T20 to a 4-day game. The upcoming match between India and  Prime Minister's XI teams will be played with a pink ball in a 2-day match scheduled as a Saturday and Sunday game. 

These changes in the Prime Minister’s game show that the international cricket calendar is scheduled with more games in the Test.

India vs Prime Minister's XI Details

The Indian side will compete with Australia in a 5-match series initiated from Perth, Western Australia on 22nd November. this would be the first time after 3 decades that these big cricket nations will face each other in a 5-Test Series. 

The Indian team will play a pink-ball match against the Prime Minister XI. The venue for this is Manuka Oval in Canberra and the date is November 30th & December 1st this year. This 2-day fixture is added to the tour to support the Indian side in adjusting to the conditions (In the New Climate or Condition) and getting ready for the pink-ball game in Adelaide. 

What is a Pink Ball in cricket?

• A Pink ball cricket test is a day-night test cricket played with a pink colored ball. Usually, the cricket is played using a red colored ball. A pink ball is easy to spot under the lights for a day-night test game. Hence, it is also called a Day-Night Ball. 

What did Cricket Australia (CA) say about this game between India and the Prime Minister's XI?

The CA (Cricket Australia), announced on their official website:

 “This year's Prime Minister's XI fixture — which will highlight the strong cricket bonds that stretch back to India's independence in 1947 and celebrate the nations' ever-strengthening economic, cultural, and community ties — also features a historic first,” 

It added further:

“While it represents the fourth time India have tackled a PM's XI in Australia, the event has not previously been fought out over two days, with the initial 48 fixtures (against touring teams and ATSIC Chairman's XI) dating back to 1951 hosting one-day games.”

The Indian side won one such game in 2020-2021 on their last visit to Australia and won the series with a 2-1 ratio. 

Conclusion

Team India will play against Prime Minister's XI in Canberra in a  2-day Day & Night game. This match is scheduled for November 30th and December 1st at Manuka Oval between the first and second test games. Read the given article that covers all about this game.

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