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Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report, T20 Records, Weather during IND vs SL match

The India vs Sri Lanka T20I series to kick off on Thursday at Ekana Stadium Lucknow.

Bhowal Sohamby Bhowal Soham
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Following a comfortable all-format 6-0 sweep against the West Indies, the Indian team will be looking forward to keep its dominating bandwagon running in the upcoming assignment against Sri Lanka. The home series against the emerald islanders starts of with a 3-match T20I series; the first match of which will be played at Lucknow’s Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. And in this article, we’ll be previewing that all important game with our pitch report of Lucknow cricket stadium, weather prediction, and T20 records analysis.

Team forms

The Indian team has managed to unearth quite a few new match-winners over the course of the past two weeks. Debutant Deepak Hooda managed to make a good start to his career in the ODI series last week. Kuldeep Yadav also enjoyed a successful return to the international fold. More recently, the likes of Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer, and Harshal Patel looked mighty impressive in the T20I matches. Suryakumar Yadav seems to possess an almost otherworldly level of confidence in his batting. Simply put, a lot of things have gone right for the men-in-blue; especially when it comes to the form of their young and coming players. 

There are, however, a few senior players who would be raring to prove a point in the upcoming Sri Lankan assignment. Captain Rohit Sharma would love to find a little bit of consistency ahead of the IPL. His fellow opener at the Mumbai Indians, Ishan Kishan, would also be itching to make good of the opportunities he gets this time around; after a rather lukewarm outing against the Windies. The likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sanju Samson, and Kuldeep would also be hoping to get some game time to stay in rhythm ahead of the IPL. 

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will have some of their own points to prove to their passionate fans; especially at the back of the 4-1 drubbing they copped in Australia recently.  Wanindu Hasaranga and Binura Fernando’s return from COVID-19 will be a welcome boost for the tourists, and should make for an entertaining contest. Apart from those two, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, and Dushmantha Chameera have also looked in fine form, and look more than capable of winning matches by their individual merit. Having said that, the onus will be on captain Dasun Shanka to marshall his troops well should he be aiming to achieve his team’s first T20I series win on Indian soil.

Match Details for India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I

Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Date: 24 February 2022

Time: 7 PM IST

Ekana Cricket Stadium T20I records

Total matches 7
Matches won batting first 4
Matches won bowling first 3
Average 1st Inns scores 151
Average 2nd Inns scores 128
Highest total recorded 195/2 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI
Highest score chased 159/4 (20 Ov) by RSAW vs INDW
Lowest score defended 156/8 (20 Ov) by AFG vs WI

Highest score by a batsman: Rohit Sharma (India), 111* vs West Indies, 2018

Best bowling figures in an innings: Karim Janat (Afghanistan), 5/11 vs West Indies, 2019

Lucknow Cricket Stadium Pitch report

Seeing that pacers the entire top ten list of the most successful bowlers on this venue, it’s clear that the surface is better suited for faster bowling. But instead of focussing on the speed, bowlers who try to work around with variations like slower-ones, knuckle-balls, and back-of-the-hand deliveries seem to enjoy a little bit more success. Conversely, batsman who are technically adept and look to score runs by playing textbook cricketing shots might just enjoy this venue slightly more than strong six-hitters.

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Weather Report

Thursday’s weather prediction for the Lucknow Cricket Stadium is partly cloudy with negligible chances of rain. It is going to be a somewhat windy and humid affair, though, which could affect the amount of turn or swing bowlers are able to extract out of the pitch. 

Bhowal Soham

Bhowal Soham

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