IPL 2025 LSG vs PBKS match: Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Lucknow Pitch Report and Stats
LSG vs PBKS Ekana Stadium, Lucknow pitch report: The Lucknow Super Giants and the Punjab Kings match will be held at LSG’s home venue in the Bharat Ratna Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, as LSG will feature in their first home game of the season.
On the previous two occasions, LSG played in either away or neutral venues against the two oppositions, Delhi Capitals and then the Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the high-scoring venues of Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad. Their home ground is of a similar pitch type as the Nawabs of IPL return to the City of Nawabs after their recent win over the team from the city of Nizams (SRH).
The last match played at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Lucknow Super Giants was a nail-biting thriller with a huge first innings total on this ground. A masterclass from Sunil Narine in IPL 2024 helped KKR set a target of 236 runs for LSG.
LSG vs PBKS Ekana Stadium, Lucknow Pitch Report
Though the sight of the Lucknow pitch has not been updated as of yet, it will be shown before the toss. However, on a general account, the pitch has not been a one-sided pitch dominated by batsmen, while bowlers find it relatively in their zone of excellence to control the flow of runs and strike at regular intervals.
Not only the Punjab Kings but also the Lucknow Super Giants players have not had the privilege of practicing or playing a match in their home track as of yet, ever since they lost the IPL 2024 match against KKR by a huge margin of 98 runs.
LSG vs PBKS Ekana Stadium, Lucknow: IPL records
Any recent matches played in Lucknow have been of a high-scoring nature, despite the track not being of a very supportive nature for the batting side. Hence this shows that the skipper winning the toss might choose to bat first, as batting gets tougher as the night progresses.
IPL records at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow :
Matches Played: 14
Won batting first: 7
Won batting second: 6
No Result: 1
Highest Individual Score: 89* - Marcus Stoinis (LSG)
Best Bowling Figures: Mark Wood —5/14 (LSG)
Highest Team Total: 235/6 - KKR vs LSG Match in 2024
Lowest Team Total—108—LSG vs RCB in 2023
Highest Successful run-chase - 170/4 DC vs LSG, in 2024
Average first innings total: 165
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