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The visiting Indian cricket group will play a two-day day-night tour match towards Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI between the primary two Assessments of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this yr. India and Australia meet in five-Take a look at sequence beginning in Perth on November 22. It is going to be first time because the 1991-92 season that the 2 heavyweights will meet over 5 Assessments in a sequence. The Indian group will play a tour-day day-night tour match towards the Prime Minister XI on the Manuka Oval in Canberra on November 30 and December 1, Cricket Australia stated on their web site.
The fixture has been added within the itinerary to assist the Indian group put together for the day-night Take a look at at Adelaide, having performed one such recreation on their earlier tour in 2020-21.
“This yr’s Prime Minister’s XI fixture — which is able to spotlight the sturdy cricket bonds that stretch again to India’s independence in 1947 and rejoice the nations’ ever-strengthening financial, cultural and group ties — additionally options an historic first,” CA stated.
“Whereas it represents the fourth time India have tackled a PM’s XI in Australia, the occasion has not beforehand been fought out over two days, with the preliminary 48 fixtures (towards touring groups and ATSIC Chairman’s XI) courting again to 1951 internet hosting one-day video games,” it added.
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