On Friday, Indian cricket is going to celebrate 75 years of the country’s independence by playing an exhibition match. Legends League Cricket is hosting India Maharajas vs World Giants T20 game at Kolkata. Many legendary players are part of the special match and the two teams will be captained by Virender Sehwag and Jacques Kallis. Meanwhile, the match is available on Dream11 and fantasy players want to know the pitch report of Eden Gardens Kolkata. Below are the stats that fantasy players may find helpful.
Kolkata to host INM vs WOG and one more Legends League Cricket match
Earlier, Sourav Ganguly was named the captain of the Indian side however he pulled out due to his commitments with BCCI. Other than Sehwag, the likes of Irfan Pathan, Naman Ojha, and Sreesanth are part of Maharajas. On the hand, the likes of Fidel Edwards, and Matt Prior have been named in Kallis-led World Giants.
The Kolkata Cricket Stadium will also host India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants T20 which is the opening match of Legends League Cricket 2022. Following, Lucknow, Delhi, Cuttack, and Jodhpur will host a total of 12 games of the LLC 2022 tournament.
Eden Gardens Kolkata Pitch Report for INM vs WOG match
The Kolkata pitch is known as batting friendly. Most recently, the stadium hosted two qualifiers games of IPL and both were high-scoring affairs. Chasing a target here is not a tough task. In May 2022, we saw Gujarat Titans chasing 188 against Rajasthan Royals. The average first innings total in T20I matches has been 155 but in recent IPL games (2019 & 2022), the average score was 173. So in conclusion, we can expect a high-scoring match between India Maharajas and World Giants.
Kolkata Cricket Stadium T20 International Records
- Matches Played – 11
- Matches won by team batting first – 5
- Matches won by team batting second – 6
- Highest first innings total – 201-5 by Pakistan vs Bangladesh
- Lowest first innings total – 70-10 by Bangladesh vs New Zealand
- Average 1st innings total – 155
- Average 2nd innings total – 134
- Highest score chased – 162
- Lowest total defended – 186
ALSO READ: Green Park Kanpur Pitch Report for Road Safety World Series 2022 and Ground’s T20 Records
Kolkata Weather Forecast during INM vs WOG match
On Friday, in Kolkata, there are 90% chances of rain with 3 hours of precipitation. But during the game, there are only 20% chances and we can expect a game without any delay.