Ian Bishop and Abhinav Mukund: Here in Ranchi for the second T20 international, and I'm just standing here. It's a lovely ground. The dimensions suggest 67 meters square, which is a fair-sized boundary, and 77 down the ground. So you need to pack some muscle to clear these boundaries. Standing on this surface though, it's kind of an upturned saucer where you run downhill once you come off of the square, and it's fairly cool as well. I've been told 24 degrees Celsius. First need to talk about the dew. There is going to be some dew here in Ranchi, but I also think it's going to be a surprise because this is the first time that the machine has been used to spray the anti-dew agent here at this particular venue. But when you come here and you see that big smile on my face, and that's because under lights there is a sheen on the surface. 349 and 332 (when India played) on this very pitch last year against South Africa. If you just go, there is not too much grass. It looks very, very hard, and I think there are lots of runs on offer. So batting first team might just have a little bit of pressure to post 20-30 runs to account for the dew, but it's a no-brainer. Whoever wins the toss will field first, gear up for a high-scoring T20 international. It's amazing what makes you happy: runs. I want wickets. So black soil, hopefully great game.