The mysterious pitch of Ekana in Lucknow | इकाना में काली और लाल मिट्टी की 9 रहस्यमयी पिचें: 2 सीजन में 14 मैच, 200 प्लस स्कोर सिर्फ एक बार बना; दर्शक एंटरटेनमेंट को तरस रहे – Lucknow News
The IPL has LSG’s Home Ground Ekana. The first match will be played here on Tuesday. The pitch here is considered to be Mysterious. So far 14 matches of two seasons have been played in Ekana. But 200 Plus has scored only once. In such a situation, the biggest question in the mind of the audience is that
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The Ekana has 9 pitches of red and black clay. Right now 4 pitch are ready. Today’s match will be played on the red soil pitch. Experts believe that black soil pitches are slow. Helpful for spinners. If more matches are played on slow pitches, the audience may be disillusioned. Because the audience comes to see fours and sixes. There is some help in batting on the red clay pitch.
Ekana Stadium decorated before the match between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Stadium.
Ekana’s track record suggests that the toss -winning teams mostly bat first and win. With the new ball, batsmen make it easier to play shots in the beginning. But, as the ball gets old, the batting becomes tough.
First you know what the expert says about the Ekana pitch?
High scoring will be matched
Senior Sports Journalist Santosh Suri said- High scoring runs have been scored at WPL. Now it seems that the problem of the pitch has been Salv. 180 runs are likely to be average. High scoring matches can be seen. The first match will be played on a red earthen pitch. There will be moisture in Ekana’s out field. There is also a river nearby. The ball will not travel very fast.
Right now 4 pitch is ready for 7 matches
Former cricketer Gyanendra Pandey says that 7 matches of IPL will be played on the pitch of red and black soil in Ekana. This time, good cricket can be seen on the pitch here. The real entertainment of the audience IPL can be seen, which has not been seen in 2 years.
Pitch re -prepared
Ekana Managing Director Uday Sinha said- the pitch is not filled. Everyone will get help here. Red and black clay pitch is prepared.
Now know 5 big things related to IPL and Ekana Ground …
1. Creating more than 200 scores is a challenge
The IPL is a big challenge to score more than 200 runs on Ekana’s red and black clay pitch. In the last 14 matches, it has scored only 1 time above 200. In the 54th match of the previous season, KKR scored 235 runs against LSG only once. In response, the entire LSG team was all out for 135 runs.
KKR won by 98 runs in this match. The first innings average score in IPL matches at Ekana Stadium was around 156-162 runs. However, it reached 170+ in the 2024 season. The earlier pitch is better for batting on the red clay pitch than before.
Four pitches have been prepared for IPL matches at the stadium. Further pitches will be ready.
2. In 14, 9 teams chose first batting, 7 won the match
14 matches have been played during the 2023-2024 season in Ekana. The team winning the toss 9 times chose batting. 7 teams batting first won the matches. The bowling team won the match 6 times. Once the match has been inconclusive. Spinners help when the wicket slows down in the second innings. This causes problems to the players in the run chase. At the same time, teams who have run run chase in the event of good total have also been successful here.
This photo is of LSG vs KKR match last season.
3. LSG’s record of winning 50% match at home
LSG has played a total of 14 matches in 2023 and 2024 at home ground. Out of this, 7 matches have been won, while the team has lost in 6 matches. There is no result in a match. During this time, KL Rahul’s record of scoring the most runs in IPL matches on the field is named after KL Rahul. He has scored 510 runs in 14 matches at an average of 42.50. Five fifty are herbs.
KL scored the most 82 runs in a match against CSK. Quinton de Kock scored 297 runs in 10 matches. Marcus Stoinis has the record for the highest 124 not out in a match. He scored these runs against Chennai.
4. Spinners took the most wickets
Ravi Bishnoi has taken the most wickets in IPL matches in Ekana. He has set a record of 15 wickets in 14 matches. 3 wickets for 28 runs are his best. After this, medium -speed fast bowler Yash Thakur has taken 11 wickets in 7 matches. His best performance is 5 wickets for 30 runs. He had a best demonstration against Gujarat in 2024.
Shreyas Iyer practicing at Ekana Stadium.
Wickets in the initial overs for fast bowlers help. Krunal Pandya has taken 10 wickets in 13 matches. His 3 wickets for 18 runs are his best. He has taken crucial wickets in the middle overs. While the record of taking 5 wickets for 14 runs in a match is named after Mark Wood. This is the best performance of any bowler in a match in Ekana.
5- LSG dominates, won the most man of the match
Playing with LSG, Marcus Stoinis Ekana has a player of the match twice. 16 May 2023 Vs Mi: 89* (47 balls), LSG won by 5 runs. 30 April 2024 Vs Mi: 62 (45 balls), LSG won by 4 wickets. Apart from these, KL Rahul, Mayank Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Puran, Yash Thakur, Mark Wood and Sunil Naren have also got the record of Player of the Match here. In most of the matches played in Ekana, only LSG players have got the record of Player of the Match.
Now let’s know how to take IPL matches in Ekana and high scoring match-
Once cross 200, twice a score of 190+
- 235/6 – KKR VS LSG (5 May 2024): KKR scored 235 runs while batting first. LSG was reduced to 137 runs. KKR won the match by 98 runs.
- 199/8 LSG VS PBKS (30 March 2024): LSG scored 199 runs while batting first. In response, Punjab was able to score 178 runs for 5 wickets. LSG won the match by 21 runs.
- 199/3 RR VS LSG (27 April 2024): LSG batted first and scored 196 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. In response, Rajasthan Royals scored 199 runs in 19 overs at the loss of 3 wickets.
Players practicing at Ekana Stadium.
LSG’s entire team returned to the pavilion for 108 runs twice
- 108/10 – LSG VS RCB (1 May 2023): LSG was all out for 108 runs in 19.1 overs chasing RCB’s 126/9. Josh Hazlewood (3/28) and Karn Sharma (2/20) bowled brilliantly. RCB won by 18 runs. This is the lowest score of IPL in Ekana.
- 126/9 – RCB Vs LSG (1 May 2023): RCB batted first and made 126/9 in 20 overs. Faf du Plessis (44) was the top scorer. Naveen-ul-Haq (3/30) and Ravi Bishnoi (2/21) bowled tightly. LSG was reduced to 108 runs.
- 127/5 – LSG VS SRH (7 April 2023): LSG batting first scored 127/5 in 20 overs. In response, SRH managed 121 runs at the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. LSG won the match by 5 runs.
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