LSG vs DC: Will the batsmen rule or will the bowlers wreak havoc, know the pitch report of Ekana Stadium

Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giant are slated to take on 2020 runners-up Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 40th match of Tata Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) on the 22nd of April, 2025. The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow will play host to his exciting encounter. This match will commence from 7:30 PM onwards in the evening and this will be the second match between the two sides this season.

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Both teams faced each other in the fourth match of the competition, where the Delhi-based side registered a mind boggling win by one wicket thanks to Ashutoh Sharma's heroics. Lucknow are not happy with that defeat and they would be looking to avenge that defeat in today's match.

Meanwhile, in this article, we will tell you what the condition of the pitch of Lucknow's Ekana Stadium is going to be during the LSG vs DC match.

LSG vs DC: Pitch Report of the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

The pitch of Lucknow's Ekana Stadium has proven to be helpful for both bowlers & batters. The average score in the 18 IPL encounters played at this venue has been 164 runs and this year, the average score has gone up to 195. While Ekana has had a history of being slow turner favoring the spin bowlers, the situation has changed since 2024 and once again, a more batting friendly track is expected to be on offer. A rain of fours & sixes can be witnessed in the contest between Delhi & Lucknow.

LSG vs DC: Ekana Stadium stats

So far, a total of 18 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches have been played at Ekana Stadium. The team batting first has won eight matches while the team batting in the second innings have triumphed on nine occassions Also, one match (CSK vs LSG) was abandones due to rain.

The team winning the toss on this ground has won eleven matches while the toss-losing team have won on six occassions. Kolkata Knight Riders are the team to have registered the highest score in an inning - 235/6 at Ekana. The lowest score belongs to LSG as they were all out at home for 108 runs.

LSG vs DC: Weather condition of Lucknow

Talking about the weather of Lucknow, according to the forecast, the sky will be completely clear on the 22nd of April. The chances of rain intervening with this encounters are zero and this means that the fans will get to see the match of full 40 overs. The temperature on the day of the match in Lucknow will be around the 36 degrees Celsius mark and the humidity levels are also anticipated to be high.

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