Are you an ardent fan of cricket matches and scores? Well, there are several records that you must have witnessed or just kept in mind to cherish later. The same happened with the first ever pink ball match that was held on 18.06.2016. There are several ways that the event successfully created history. The unpredictable weather conditions of Kolkata threatened the match with a cluster of clouds agglomerated to pour down anytime. Yet, out of all speculations and wishes the game was played and thus jotted down in the pages of history.
If you are keen at collecting memories you must be the spectator of the pink ball match that was held at Eden Gardens. The history of the games shows that this is just like the other test matches that were played earlier, the only difference is that the players are using a pink ball instead of the red cherry or the cherry ball. The other distinguished feature is that the games are being played at a stretch – day and night. Associated with the Latest cricket news is the term floodlit cricket match that was played with the pink ball. According to Ganguly “Everything needs a bit of innovation, even cricket. This very thought needs to be nurtured and initiated into several other games. According to the captain the test match losing the crowd will get back the hundreds of audience with this pink ball match introduction.
History of the pink ball match and the track:
Popularly called, Floodlit cricket or Day/Night Cricket match these are regarded as the once that are partially or fully played under flood lights thus earning a distinguished fame. While tracing the history it could be said that the first match played under floodlight was witness by crowds of thousand, played between Australia and West Indies.
Followed by the trail is the latest match that was played in Kolkata; players as Mohammad Shami and Wriddhiman Saha (Indian players) are the first to experience this distinguished game of fate with local giants – Mohun Bagan and Bhowanipore Club as their alma maters. This is the final match of Bengal’s Super League that was scheduled to start on 18th of June, 2016. Needless to state that this is the very brain child of the potential former captain Sourav Ganguly; this was the most happening event to gift Kolkata yet another feather in its’ crown.
The game of Saturday in brief:
With the excitement to read cricket news online about the India’s first ever pink ball match here is an overview of the match: the first ball was bowled by Ravikant Singh of Bhowanipore club to Joyojit Basu of the Mohun Bagan Club. This was the CAB super league finals. First division match played day and night on Indian Soil. The score after the day one match was 278/8. The speculations rested on the behaviors’ of the pink ball that was designed with research for a better visibility of the players both during night and day. The ball tends to last longer and has several layers without much decoration.
Made in 2006 for the first time in the Australian Firm Kookaburra, the Pink Ball again rolled down for the second time in 2016 to live up to the expectation of the audience. Added by Arun Lal is another positive factor that increases the popularity of pink ball match yet again – “I saw it very well from the commentary box, no problems at all. In fact, I saw it better than the white ball.” For more news stay tuned to the Xtra Time website and wait for the run of adrenaline!