Guwahati wicket promises another India-Australia run-feast

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Guwahati wicket promises another India-Australia run-feast

2009-11-06 18:20:00
Last Updated: 2009-11-06 21:54:10

Guwahati: After the run-feast at Hyderabad, fans can expect another high-scoring entertainer when India and Australia clash in the sixth ODI at the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.

Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Barua said the batting friendly track could produce a 300-run chase.

'The wicket is a sporting one and the team batting first is likely to score more than 300 runs,' Barua said on Friday.

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Past records at the Nehru Stadium do not augur too well for bowlers. The highest score at this ground is 333 by India which came against Zimbabwe in 2002 - the hosts winning the match by 101 runs.

'I don't want to guess as to whether spinners or pacers would get purchase from the wicket, but all I can say is that the wicket is compact and it should be a entertaining match,' he said.

An early sunset in Guwahati has led to a revised timing.

The match will start at 8.30 a.m. and continue till 4.10 p.m.

But ACA officials are still worried about fading light as the sun sets on Sunday at 4.37 p.m.

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'The match can continue till about 4.10 p.m. and not beyond that and so the match timing has been advanced by 30 minutes from 9 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. We are confident the weather conditions should help us get a full match,' a senior ACA official said.

Meanwhile, the two teams arrived in Guwahati on Friday afternoon and will have their nets on Saturday.

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