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    High-scoring game on cards in the third India-England ODI
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    Ranchi, January 17, 2013
    First Published: 18:54 IST(17/1/2013)
    Last Updated: 18:56 IST(17/1/2013)
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    MS Dhoni alongwith teammates celebrating after won the 3rd ODI against Pakistan at Firozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi. UNI photo
    A typical batting-friendly wicket will be on offer when India and England square off in the third cricket one-day international of the five-match series here on January 19. This will be the first international match at the newly-built Jharkhand State Cricket Association stadium which will
    be inaugurated tomorrow by the state governor Syed Ahmed.

    A flat wicket, a quick outfield coupled with a small ground make it a typical Rajkot-like condition that saw in excess of 600 runs being scored in the first ODI.

    "People want plenty of runs for one-day cricket and the wicket out here will live up to it. Chances are that we might see runs at a rate of six-seven," local curator Basudeb Site said, indicating another 300-plus total on the cards.

    With winter almost gone in these parts, dew would not be a worry, he added.

    The ground last hosted Jharkhand's home match against Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy from November 24-27, 2012.

    The match saw four centuries from both the teams as the pitch eased up with Himachal Pradesh taking a first innings lead.


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