India, SL set for final Test at vintage venue
December 01, 2009 00:00:00
MUMBAI, Nov 30 (AFP): Test cricket returns to Mumbai's venerable Brabourne stadium after 36 years when India and Sri Lanka clash in the third and final match here from Wednesday.
The two teams will enjoy the graceful setting of one of the country's oldest cricket venues as India look for a 2-0 scoreline to dislodge South Africa at the top of the official Test rankings. The stadium, owned by the Cricket Club of India, was the regular Test venue in the city from 1948 until the Mumbai Cricket Association built its own Wankhede stadium in 1974.
The Brabourne, which hosted the last of its 17 Tests in February, 1973, was given the game against Lanka.