BCCI shifts venue for India-Bangladesh U-23 ODI series from Raipur to Lucknow
Saturday, 14 September 2019 (13:20 IST)
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday shifted the venue of upcoming ODI series between India U-23 and Bangladesh U-23 from Raipur to Lucknow due to incessant rain.
The five-match series, due to start on September 19 will now be held at Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.''The series was originally scheduled to take place in Raipur, but incessant rain has led to a change in the venue'', BCCI said in a statement.
Ekana Stadium has hosted only one T20I - India vs West Indies - so far in the year 2018 when it was inaugurated.
India U-23 team: Priyam Garg (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Madhav Kaushik, B R Sharath (wicket-keeper), Samarth Vyas, Aryan Juyal (wicket-keeper), Ritwik Roy Choudhary, Kumar Suraj, Atit Seth, Shubhang Hegde, Hrithik Shokeen, Dhrushant Soni, Arshdeep Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Harpreet Brar
Schedule:
1st One Day - September 19 Lucknow
2nd One Day - September 21 Lucknow
3rd One Day - September 23 Lucknow
4th One Day - September 25 Lucknow
5th One Day - September 27 Lucknow
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