How many pitches are there at Nassau County stadium? Explaining which pitch will be used for India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash

The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium has been a huge talking point in the on-going T20 World Cup. The sub standard pitch seems to have drawn loads of criticism from players and pundits around the globe. 

The pitch could be a talking point once again as India play against arch-rivals Pakistan in a clash of massive proportions at the same venue on Sunday, June 9. In the first two games played at the venue so far, the pitch favoured the team bowling first heavily with no team able to score in three figures at the venue. 

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India bowled out Ireland for 96 in the most recent game, while South Africa had bowled out the Sri Lankan team for a mere score of 77 a few days back. 

However, in the most recent match between Ireland and Canada, the latter managed to score 137 in their first innings. The pitch seemed to be better than the first two matches but still, it wasn't an easy one to score runs with spongy bounce.

How many pitches are there at Nassau County stadium?

The Nassau County stadium is a pop-up venue for the T20 World Cup with drop-in pitches that were specially transported for the tournament.

There are a total of four pitches at the Nassau County Stadium which is set to host 8 matches during this World Cup.

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Which pitch will be used for the India vs Pakistan clash?

Out of the four pitches that have been laid down at the Nassau County Stadium, pitch 1 and pitch 4 have been already used for the South Africa vs Sri Lanka and the India vs Ireland games respectively. 

One from pitch number 2 and 3 was used for the match between Ireland and Canada on Friday.

Hence, the game between India vs Pakistan will be hosted on the other pitch that was also used for the South Africa vs Netherlands match on June 8.

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The clash with India will be a must win game for the men in green after their shock loss against the hosts, USA at the Grand Prairie Stadium on Thursday. It will be a fight for Babar Azam’s team to stay in the tournament. 

The Nassau County Stadium will be hosting four more games which also includes the game between the two fierce Asian rivals. 

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Remaining fixtures at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium