Ian Bishop and Abhinav Mukund: We're all set for this T20 international, the first of the series, and I can tell you and inform you that the climatic conditions, very, very cool, very comfortable for the players. The other thing is that this outfield is superb. I just run this ball across here, and it just keeps running almost forever. Very low cut, very green grass, and it looks a picture. The grounds staff have said that they've used the anti-dew spray, so there should be no issues with dew. Now, as I move to the stumps, the dimensions are 64 square either side and 74 down the ground. I've seen the boundaries here a little bit bigger actually, but it should be entertaining today. It's not the red soil. It's not the black soil. It's something in between. What's the history? What can we expect? And that's why this has been one of the toughest pitches to read around the country. This is a mixed soil surface where one part, 25% is black, the rest of it is red soil, which means there will be bounce on offer. Less than a month ago, you had the finals of the state T20 league, where Bhuvneshwar Kumar was in action, bowling the first innings. They conceded 203 though. The batting first team won. However, history suggests in international cricket and of course in the IPL that chasing teams have a better record. This one looks like a strip which might see some assistance for the seamer initially. Spin will also play a part in this particular venue because I see that there is not much dew around. So there will be a good chance the spinners come into play later. Not a high-scoring game, like you don't like, but around 170-180 should be a good score batting first.