Published 13:34 IST, October 17th 2019
Ind vs SA: JSCA to give away free tickets to CRPF men for Ranchi Test
Ind vs SA: Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) have decided to give away 5000 tickets of the third test match between India and South Africa for free.
The Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) has reportedly taken a decision to give away 5000 tickets of the third Test match between India and South Africa free of cost to CRPF jawans.
Free tickets for CRPF jawans:
The JSCA Secretary Sanjay Shah told a leading media daily that they had set aside around five thousand tickets free of cost for the CRPF jawans, armymen, NCC cadets and school children in different districts. He said that it is a way of paying tribute to the men in uniform.
South Africa have not had a memorable tour as things have not gone their way. Their miseries continued on Tuesday as well when they arrived in Ranchi to play the third Test their bus got stuck at the hotel gate and they had to get down from the bus and walk to the team hotel.
The Proteas are stationed at a hotel which is thirteen kilometres away from the JSCA International Cricket Stadium, the venue of the third Test, while the Indian team is put up nine kilometres away from the venue. Generally, both the teams are situated in the same hotel but this time around due to a doctor's conference the hotel was booked a year ago and that is why both the teams had to be stationed separately.
India looking for a whitewash:
India have already clinched the Test series 2-0 with test wins in Vizag and Pune. India won the first test by a massive 203 runs riding on the back of Rohit Sharma's twin centuries and Mayank Agarwal's double ton. Ashwin also contributed with the ball in India's victory over South Africa.
India won the second Test match in Pune by an inning and 137 runs. Last match's centurion Mayank Agarwal laid the foundation of the victory before skipper Kohli cam in and scored an unbeaten 253 to take India to a massive 601/5. India bundled the visitors for 275 and enforced follow on. The hosts wrapped the visitors for 185 in the second innings and pocketed the series.
The third Test match starts on October 19. South Africa will play for their pride, whereas India will look to clean sweep the series and further strengthen their position in the ICC World Test Championship.
Updated 15:38 IST, October 17th 2019