ICL shifts tournament's final leg to Ahmedabad

The final leg of the ICL 20-20 Indian Championship, which includes the best-of-three finals, will be held in Ahmedabad instead of Hyderabad. The ICL has said it decided to conduct the finals at the Sardar Patel Stadium keeping in mind the increased infrastructure requirements, with higher crowds expected to turn out for the final leg.

The ICL said it expected around 50,000 spectators for the finals. "Our Ahmedabad facility is most appropriate to meet this swelling response to our tournament," Kiran More, an ICL executive board member and tournament director, said on the league's website.

The final leg of matches for the tournament begins on November 7. It includes the final four league matches, followed by the semi-finals on November 10 and 11, and the finals from November 13-16.

The home team, Ahmedabad Rockets, are already out of contention for a semi-final place.

In the first match of the final leg of the league phase on Friday, pre-tournament favourites Lahore Badshahs, bolstered by the inclusion of middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf, take on newcomers Dhaka Warriors in a must-win game.