The stage is set now for the 26th match of the season, where the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will go up against the Delhi Capitals (DC). The match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, also known as the Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow on Friday, 12th April at 07:30 PM IST.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Ekana Cricket Stadium.
The Ekana Cricket Stadium is set to host its third game of the season. A total of seven matches will be hosted at this venue in IPL 2024.
In the last match on this ground, the home-side Lucknow Super Giants beat the Gujarat Titans by 33 runs.
In the IPL, only nine matches have been played at Lucknow, and 77.77% of them have been won by the team batting first, while 11.11% of them have been won by the chasing team, and one match ended with no result. Known to be flat wickets, but has helped slower bowlers as the game progresses, providing assistance to spinners, who have dominated the wickets column at the venue.
Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
9
Matches won batting first
7
Matches won batting second
1
Average first innings total
158.5
Runs per over
7.63
Runs per wicket
21.39
Highest total recorded
199/8 by LSG vs PBKS in 2024
Lowest total recorded
108/10 by LSG vs RCB in 2023
Unlike most venues, The overall stats clearly shows that chasing has not benefitted at this stadium Ekana Cricket Stadium.
IPL Record at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Last 9 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
9
Matches won batting first
7
Matches won batting second
1
Average first innings score
155.3
Average first innings winning score
165.5
Average powerplay score
42.7
Average death-over score
45.3
The average first-inning winning score is above 165 runs. The average powerplay run rate is 7.11 in the last nine matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 9.06. 165+ runs will be a good score on this pitch for defending a target.
IPL 2024 Stats
Matches: 2 Matches won batting first: 2 Matches won batting second: 0 Average first innings total: 181 Average second innings total: 154
Individual Player Records at Ekana Cricket Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
K L Rahul
233
Marcus Stoinis
222
Hardik Pandya
198
Nicholas Pooran
159
Kyle Mayers
153
So, among the top run scorers at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in the IPL, three players from the Lucknow Super Giants will be playing this game. K L Rahul and Nicholas Pooran are in good form so far, and Marcus Stoinis also played an excellent inning in the last match at this venue.
Highest Wickets at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Ravi Bishnoi
10
Krunal Pandya
9
Mark Wood
7
Naveen-Ul-Haq
5
Y Ravisingh Thakur
5
Among the highest wicket takers at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, we will see four bowlers from LSG, in-form Krunal Pandya, Y Ravisingh Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, and Naveen-Ul-Haq, in action during this game.
Best Individual Display at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL
Highest Indivudual Score: 89* by Marcus Stoinis vs Mumbai Indians on 16th May, 2023
Best Bowling Figure: 5/14 by Mark Wood vs Delhi Capitals on 01 April, 2023
Best Bowling Figure: 5/30 by Y Ravisingh Thakur vs Gujarat Titans on 07 April, 2024
Team records at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL
LSG vs DC Head-to-head at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL
Matches
Lucknow Super Giants Won
Delhi Capitals Won
No result
1
1
0
0
Lucknow Super Giants Record at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL
Matches
Won
Lost
No result
9
5
3
1
Delhi Capitals Record at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL
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