The stage is set now for the 48th match of IPL 2024, where the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will go up against the Mumbai Indians (MI). The match will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, also known as the Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow on Tuesday, 30th 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 sixth 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 lost to the table-toppers Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets.
The surface at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow is slow in nature and hence it doesn't witness many high-scoring totals. Spinners enjoy bowling at the venue as the wicket becomes slower as the game progresses and starts gripping.
In the IPL, 12 matches have been played at Lucknow so far, and 50% of them have been won by the team batting first, while 41.67% of them have been won by the chasing team, and one match ended with no result.
Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
12
Matches won batting first
6
Matches won batting second
5
Average first innings total
161.42
Runs per over
8.08
Runs per wicket
24.88
Highest total recorded
199/8 by LSG vs PBKS in 2024 &
199/8 by RR vs LSG in 2024
Lowest total recorded
108/10 by LSG vs RCB in 2023
The overall statistics clearly show that chasing is not a great option at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.
IPL Record at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Last 10 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
10
Matches won batting first
5
Matches won batting second
5
Average first innings score
171
Average first innings winning score
172
Average powerplay score
48
Average death-over score
51
The average first-inning winning score is above 170 runs. The average powerplay run rate is 8.0 in the last ten matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 10.2. 180+ runs will be a good score on this pitch for defending a target.
IPL 2024 Stats
Matches: 5 Matches won batting first: 2 Matches won batting second: 3 Average first innings total: 180 Average second innings total: 171
Individual Player Records at Ekana Cricket Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
K L Rahul
430
Marcus Stoinis
238
Krunal Pandya
216
Ayush Badoni
195
Nicholas Pooran
193
So, among the top run scorers at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in the IPL, all the players from the list of Lucknow Super Giants are expected to play this game.
Highest Wickets at Ekana Cricket Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Ravi Bishnoi
13
Yash Thakur
11
Krunal Pandya
11
Mark Wood
7
Naveen-Ul-Haq & Sam Curran
6
Among the highest wicket takers at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, we might see three bowlers from LSG, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, and Krunal Pandya 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