Players of Teams India and South Africa arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here on Friday ahead of their T20I match at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on June 12.
They were escorted to the Mayfair hotel here in special buses amid tight security. After the match, the two teams will leave on June 13.
The Barabati T20I match will be the second one of the ongoing five-match bilateral series. India lost to South Africa in the first match of the series held in New Delhi on Thursday.
All tickets for the Barabati match have been sold out. All the seats will be numbered and the same will also be mentioned on the tickets. The gates will open at 3 pm, four hours before commencement of the match.
The scheduled match will be the first match in Odisha to be played under LED floodlight. This will also be the first international match to be played on the newly-laid sand-based outfield at the stadium.
The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) will use a full ground cover for this match which will cover the entire field of play. This apart, two brand new dressing rooms of international standards with all modern facilities will be used.