The Narendra Modi Stadium will host Sunday’s ICC T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand on a mixed-soil pitch — one with a higher proportion of red soil than black. Black soil pitches, by their nature, can be unforgiving for batsmen. In the past, Rohit Sharma had spoken about the challenges of batting in black soil. “When you play on black soil pitch, (the ball) tends to skid on a bit. More problematically, black soil pitches tend to be two-paced.

Source: Indian Express March 06, 2026 22:14 UTC