Thiruvananthapuram: Kariyavattam Greenfield Sports Hub is ready for the third match of the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka. The day night match will start on Sunday 15th at 1.30 pm. Both the teams will reach Thiruvananthapuram on 13th. The teams will reach Thiruvananthapuram airport at 4 pm on a special Air Vistara flight from Kolkata. The Indian team is staying at the Hyatt Regency and the Sri Lankan team is staying at the Taj Vivanta.
On the 14th, both the teams will train at the Greenfield Stadium. The Sri Lankan team will train at the stadium from 1 pm to 4 pm and the Indian team from 5 pm to 8 pm. The match officials will also reach Thiruvananthapuram along with the teams. Nitin Menon and JR. Madanagopal also controls the match on the field. Anil Chaudhary is the TV umpire. K.N. Ananthapadmanabhan will be the fourth umpire and Javagal Srinath will be the match referee.
This is the second ODI to be played at the Greenfield Stadium in Karivattam. The first one-day international match at the stadium was held on 1 November 2018. India had won the match against West Indies that day. The first international match at the stadium was a T20 match between India and New Zealand on November 7, 2017. India won the match which was reduced to eight overs due to rain. After that, Team India lost against West Indies in T20 on December 8, 2019. The last international T20 match at the stadium was played on September 28, 2022 after a long break due to Covid. India won the match against South Africa.
Ticket sales for the match are in progress. Ticket price is Rs.1000 (18% GST and 12% Entertainment Tax applicable) for Upper Tier and Rs.2000 (18% GST and 12% Entertainment Tax applicable) for Lower Tier. Tickets will be available online from Paytm Insider. 500 for students (18% GST and 12% entertainment tax applicable). Tickets for students should be purchased through the respective educational institutions. Contact the Kerala Cricket Association with the names and ID numbers of the students requiring tickets on the letter head of the educational institution.