Team India is set to face England for the fourth time in the five match T20 series. MCA cricket stadium in Pune is ready to host this thrilling encounter.
Team India started this series with two consecutive victories first in Kolkata followed by Chennai. However, the visitors made a solid comeback by beating India in the 3rd T20 which was played in Rajkot by 26 runs
As both the teams are set to tussle against one another in Pune let us see how the pitch will play throughout the encounter.
MCA stadium Pune Stats:
Matches played: 4
Matches won batting 1st : 2
Matches won bowling first:2
Average first innings score: 166
Average second innings score:145
Pitch Report: The MCA stadium in Pune is generally good for the batters and often gives high scoring encounters in the white ball format. However the pacers can get some swing of the wicket during the initial phases however the wicket settles down as the match progresses.
The average run rate at this venue is 8.25 which is considered as a decent run rate in T20 format
However the temperature is near to 30 degrees in Pune because of which the pitch could be dry and spinners could expect some turn. The batting in the second innings would not be easy as the run scoring becomes tough due to slowness of the wicket.
So the captain winning the toss could elect to bat first.
