Indian, Sri Lankan teams arrive in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam: After India bounced back with a sweet revenge against Sri Lanka at second One-day International (ODI) in Mohali levelling the three-match series 1-1, all eyes are set on the final ODI at Visakhapatnam on December 17.

With an expectation that the decider would be a high-voltage game show, the Cricket lovers in the city and from other regions have booked tickets for this interesting match.

According to Andhra Cricket Association, all the tickets of various ranges, including Rs 500, Rs 1,200, Rs 1,800, Rs 2,500 and Rs 3,500 got booked by the spectators. Only, 10 per cent of Rs 6,000 tickets were left for booking.

ACA is hoping that the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium in the city will be packed with more than 27,000 audiences for watching the match. The tickets were being sold online at www.eventsnow.com.

Meanwhile, the teams of India and Sri Lanka arrived in the city on Thursday afternoon. The players are provided accommodation at Hotel Grand Bay. On Friday, the two teams will take part in net practice sessions.

After India facing a humiliating defeat in the hands of Sri Lanka, disappointed cricket lovers felt that Virat Kohili’s absence in the team made a difference.

But with a stunning double hundred knock in second ODI, Rohit Sharma, captain of Indian cricket team, raised the expectations on the game. Meanwhile, ACA, too, is expecting that this last match in the series would be crowd puller like all previous international cricket matches in Vizag.