Monday's 43rd Indian Premier League (IPL) game will feature the Royal Challengers Bangalore visiting the Lucknow Super Giants. LSG are now in second position with five victories from eight games, while RCB are experiencing a mixed season with four victories and eight defeats. Here is all the information you need to know about the match's location, the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, before the action starts.
Report on the LSG vs. RCB pitch
The sluggish pitch at Lucknow's Ekana Cricket Stadium is anticipated to favour spinners primarily. The hitters will find it difficult to get going, and it will be challenging to overtake a 150-plus total. In Lucknow, the average first innings score has been 152 even in IPL 2023.
Is Toss Important?
It will, indeed. The game will go slowly on the black dirt field in Lucknow, with spinners controlling the action. The side that wins the toss should choose to bat first and then aim to confidently defend the score.
Basic T20I Stats from The Numbers Game at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow
Complete matches: Nine games won when batting first: 5 Games won by bowling first: 4 T20I average statistics
First inning scores on average: 151
126 average 2nd inning scoring
Score statistics for 20-over games
Highest total ever: 199/2 (20 Ov) by India against Sri Lanka
The highest score RSAW and INDW ever chased was 159/4 (20 Ov).
Lowest score defended by AFG vs WI Full Squads was 156/8 (20 Ov).
KL Rahul is the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants, along with Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (w), Ayush Badoni, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Quinton de Kock, Krishnappa Go
Squad for Royal Challengers Bangalore includes: Virat Kohli (captain), Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (w), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Finn Allen, Anuj Rawat
