The International Cricket Council have confirmed the final of the World Test Championship between the Black Caps and India in June will be held in Southampton.

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The ICC at first had said the match would happen at Lord’s yet after conversations with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), they affirmed Southampton, which has an on location inn at the Ageas Bowl, would have the June 18-22 challenge.

On location convenience will decrease the danger of COVID-19 transmission and better ensure the wellbeing and security of everybody included, the ICC said.

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“We are certain that in choosing the Hampshire Bowl, we have given ourselves the most ideal opportunity to effectively convey the last,” Geoff Allardice, ICC General Manager, Cricket said in a proclamation.

New Zealand were the principal group to make the Test Championship last and they were joined by India following their arrangement prevail upon England.

Southampton facilitated a test against West Indies last July, just as two tests against Pakistan in August. Fifty-over games against Ireland and Twenty20 internationals against Australia were additionally held at the setting.

“As the world’s first completely bio-secure cricket scene, it has shown itself fit for conveying worldwide matches to the most noteworthy of norms, even against the scenery of a worldwide pandemic,” ECB boss Tom Harrison said.

“I’m certain the finale of the ICC World Test Championship will be a great event.”

The ICC are cheerful that a predetermined number of fans will be permitted to go to the last gave the UK government’s staged facilitating of COVID-19 lockdown estimates continues as arranged.

-RNZ
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