Fifty percent crowd will be allowed for all the five T20Is between India and England at the newly constructed Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.

The third and fourth Tests between the same two teams were conducted in Ahmedabad with the same seating capacity being allowed inside the stadiums. This stadium is one of those that have still more capacity at 50% limit than most of the other cricket stadiums in the world.

Shri Dhanraj Nathwani, Vice President of the Gujarat Cricket Association said, “We are going to use only 50% seating capacity at the Narendra Modi Stadium for all the T20 International matches to be played here due to Covid-19 pandemic. Up to 50% tickets will be issued on the online and offline ticketing platforms for these matches.”

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The five T20Is will be played on March 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Like when the two Test matches were conducted in Ahmedabad, all the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are being followed.

The entire stadium has also been sanitized before the T20I series and the fans have been asked to wear face masks at all times inside the stadium.

The first T20I on Friday, March 12 will also be the first T20I to be played in the Narendra Modi stadium.

(With inputs from Hindustan Times)