Ekana Stadium Pitch Report: LSG vs GT – Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will host Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 30th match of IPL 2023. The match is scheduled to be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, on Saturday, April 22 from 3.30 PM onwards. The home team LSG has won four out of the six matches they’ve played so far this season. On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans have played five matches and won three of them. Both teams will now aim to secure a win to improve their position in the tournament. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates with Insidesport.IN
The start of the 16th IPL season for Lucknow Super Giants has been superb. They have won four out of six games, with outstanding performances in batting, bowling, and fielding. LSG is currently enjoying a great batting form, having chased down the mammoth target of 212 runs against RCB. Their bowling is also in sublime form, with star speedster Mark Wood currently in the top-5 in the race for the purple cap.
The defending champions Gujarat Titans have also had a good start to the 16th IPL season. Hardik Pandya, the skipper of Gujarat Titans, honing his captainship skills and leading the team to three wins in five games. Opener Shubman Gill has been in great form since the start of the tournament and is also in the race for the orange cap. The GT bowlers have also been performing well, with Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan taking wickets at crucial moments.
Ekana Stadium Pitch Report
The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium was inaugurated in 2017. Ekana Stadium is located in Lucknow and has been the home ground for the Lucknow Super Giants since the IPL 2023 season.
The Ekana Cricket Stadium features black soil pitches that favor pacers, although spinners are also expected to contribute during the middle overs. Dew can be an issue in night matches, making it difficult for bowlers to grip the ball in the second innings.
Lucknow is set to host seven IPL matches this season, and a total of three Indian Premier League matches have been played at this venue. The team batting second has won twice, while the team batting first has only won one game.
The average first-inning score at this stadium is 158 runs. However, in their first home game, the Lucknow Super Giants smashed 193 runs while batting first, which is also the highest IPL total at this venue. Conversely, the lowest total here is 121 runs, which was scored by SRH.
The team that wins the toss is likely to opt to bowl first, as chasing the target at Ekana Cricket Stadium is relatively easier. However, a high-scoring match is anticipated due to the strong batting line-up of both teams.
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