Day 1 at Narendra Modi Stadium
Action in the third
India vs England Test at the newly renamed Narendra Modi Stadium, the world’s largest cricket venue by capacity, in the Sardar Patel Sports Enclave, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
132,000
Capacity of the new stadium built in place of the Motera stadium ~800crore
Cost of construction
112 in 48.4 overs
England's total in Ahmedabad, also the second-lowest by a visiting team in the first innings of a Test in India, behind only Bangladesh
99/3 in 33 overs
India’s score at the end of Day 1 of the pink ball Test. Rohit Sharma was unbeaten on 57 with Ajinkya Rahane on one
6 wickets for 38 runs
Spinner Axar Patel’s career-best as India bundled out England on the opening day of the third Test in Ahmedabad