The IPL 2024 is up and running in style, and the stage is set now for the 21st match of the season, where the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will go up against the Gujarat Titans (GT). The match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, also known as the Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow on Sunday, 07 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 second game of the season. A total of seven matches will be hosted at this venue in IPL 2024.
This pitch is just like any other in the Indian Premier League; it favours hitters and gives bowlers very little. Slower bowlers (especially spinners), however, might benefit from it in some way. In the IPL, only eight matches have been played at Lucknow, and 75% of them have been won by the team batting first, while 12.5% of them have been won by the chasing team, and one match ended with no result.
Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
8
Matches won batting first
6
Matches won batting second
1
Average first innings total
154
Runs per over
7.64
Runs per wicket
21.65
Highest total recorded
193/6 by LSG vs PBKS in 2024
Lowest total recorded
108/10 by LSG vs RCB in 2023
The overall stats clearly shows that chasing has not benefitted at this stadium.
IPL Record at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Last 8 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
8
Matches won batting first
6
Matches won batting second
1
Average first innings score
154
Average first innings winning score
166
Average powerplay score
42
Average death-over score
45
The average first-inning winning score is above 166 runs. The average powerplay run rate is 7 in the last eight matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 9. 170+ runs will be a good score on this pitch for defending a target.
Individual Player Records at Ekana Cricket Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
K L Rahul
200
Hardik Pandya
196
Marcus Stoinis
164
Kyle Mayers
153
Nicholas Pooran
127
So, among the top run scorers at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in the IPL, four 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 has yet to score big in this season.
Highest Wickets at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Ravi Bishnoi
9
Mark Wood
7
Krunal Pandya
6
Amit Mishra
5
Naveen-Ul-Haq
4
Among the highest wicket takers at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, we will see 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
Team records at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL
LSG vs GT Head-to-head at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL
Matches
Lucknow Super Giants Won
Gujarat Titans Won
No Result
1
0
1
0
Lucknow Super Giants Record at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL
Matches
Won
Lost
No Result
8
4
3
1
Gujarat Titans Record at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL