The inaugural final of the World Test Championship was earlier scheduled to happen at Lord’s
The ICC World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand will be staged in a bio-secure bubble at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton, ICC said in press release on Wednesday.
The match was previously supposed to be played at the home of cricket, Lord’s but due to rising COVID case has been moved to The Hampshire Bowl.
“ICC drew on ECB’s experience of delivering a full summer of bio-safe international cricket in 2020. The venue provides world-class playing and training facilities, giving both teams the best possible environment in which to prepare,” ICC wrote in the media release on their website.
The release further said, “Should the UK government’s phased easing of COVID-19 lockdown measures proceed as planned, it is anticipated that a limited number of fans will be allowed into the Hampshire Bowl to watch the final.”
India qualified for the World Test Championship last week after beating England in the fourth Test and winning the series by 3-1. New Zealand had become the first team to qualify for the inaugural World Test Championship Final in January 2021.