The pitch is known to aid the batter in the recent past, the straight and square boundaries are very big at this venue which will get the spinners into action.
Lucknow Super Giants will take on Chennai Super Kings in the 1st match of the double header on the 3rd of May, LSG started the season off brilliantly and has managed to win five out of nine matches and are placed in the third position on the league table. Ravi Bishnoi have been in great form, the rest of the bowlers have also chipped in. Avesh Khan has done well for LSG in patches, Marcus Stoinis and Nicolas Pooran have been at their destructive best so far this season. KL Rahul’s form is a bit of a worry for the team and his strike rate has also been low this season. Rahul will miss this game with an injury and it will be interesting to see who will lead the side against the Chennai Super Kings.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings lost against the defending champions, Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the season’s inaugural match, However, they bounced back well and have gone on to win a few game. Ravindra Jadeja has been the pick of their bowlers, Deshpande has been in teh wickets as well but has leaked a lot of runs. CSK are coming into this game on the back of a loss against the Punjab Kings where Sikandar Raza hit 3 of the last ball to win them the game. It will be a mouth-watering contest between these two side with two important points up for grabs.
Matches – 2
Lucknow Super Giants – 1
Chennai Super Kings – 1
The pitch is known to aid the batter in the recent past, the straight and square boundaries are very big at this venue which will get the spinners into action. The weather is expected to be slightly humid. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down as there is a bit of dew expected in the latter half of the second innings.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings, 45th Match
Venue:Â Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
Date & Time:Â 2nd May, at 3:30 PM IST
Opened | 2017 |
Capacity | 50,000 |
Ends | Pavilion End and City End |
Location | Uttar Pradesh, India |
Time Zone | UTC +5:30 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 9 |
Matches won batting first | 5 |
Matches won bowling first | 4 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 151 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 126 |
Highest total recorded | 199/2 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL |
Lowest total recorded | 156/8 (20 Ov) by AFG vs WI |
Highest score chased | 159/4 (20 Ov) by RSAW vs INDW |
Lowest score defended | 157/8 (20 Ov) by AFG vs WI |