Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report: The 43rd match of TATA IPL 2023 will be on May 1st between the Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB).
LSG played eight matches this season, winning five and losing three matches. Currently with ten points, LSG is in the 3rd position on the points table. RCB faced defeat against LSG in the last clash at Chinnaswamy in this season.
RCB lost the last clash against KKR at Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB won four out of eight matches this season and will try to take revenge of their last defeat. RCB and LSG are ready to play their 9th IPL match of this season at Ekana Sportz City.
Fans of Lucknow are excited to see Virat Kohli for the first time in Lucknow in IPL 2023. LSG is at 3rd spot in the points table and have good chances to win this match.
LSG vs RCB Match Detail:
Tournament: Indian Premier League(IPL) 2023
Venue: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
Date & Time: May 1st, 07:30 PM (IST)
Live Streaming Detail: Jio Cinema, Star Sport Network
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium Details:
Ekana Stadium is an iconic Cricket stadium in North India and the country’s fifth-largest cricket stadium, with a seating capacity of around 50,000. Ekana is famous for its low-scoring matches. This Stadium is the home ground of Lucknow SuperGiants in the IPL.
This Venue has become a new famous destination to host cricket matches because the facility of Ekana is world-class, and fans come in larger numbers which make this Venue suitable for hosting international and domestic matches in India.
This Venue is likely to be selected by the BCCI to host the first ICC World Cup match in 2023. This Venue is memorable for Rohit Sharma’s 111* innings against West Indies in the T20I series in 2018.
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RCB is going to play their first IPL match at this Venue. LSG holds the record for the highest team total in IPL 2023 of 193 runs against DC. LSG lost the last home match against GT by seven runs, but LSG won two matches at this ground.
Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report:
The Pitch of Ekana Cricket Stadium helps spin bowlers to dominate the game as the wickets are slow but still, In some matches, batters played attacking cricket against bowlers, which shows that the pitch is also good for batsmen. Flat pitch and small boundaries help batters to play shots easily.
The pitch of Ekana is spin friendly most of the time, but fast bowlers also get help from the surface to swing the new ball. Mark Wood took five wickets in the first match of the IPL 2023 at the Venue against DC. Weather conditions play an important role in pitch behavior.
Overcast condition favours fast bowlers, as seen in recent matches of IPL 2023.
Ekana Cricket Stadium Match Schedule:
| Match Between | Date | Time |
| LSG vs RCB | 1st May, 2023 | 07:30 PM (IST) |
| LSG vs CSK | 4th May, 2023 | 03:30 PM (IST) |
| LSG vs MI | 16th May, 2023 | 07:30 PM (IST) |
Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL Records:
Matches Played: 4
Batting 1st won: 2
Batting 2nd won: 2
Highest Score: 193 by Lucknow Super Giants
Lowest Score: 121 by Sunrisers Hyderabad
Average score: 156.67
Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow Weather Forecast:
The Weather condition of Lucknow is overcast, and the temperature is predicted to be around 28 degrees during the day and 19 degrees Celsius at night, a high chance of rain during and before the match on May 1st.
Humidity is approx. 86% due to cloudy weather, and Wind speed is about 7 km/h. Rain may delay the game for a small interval, but their is high chances that match will not be abandoned without any Pause.
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