India will be hosting a one-day series against South Africa after 7 years. Here is the IND vs SA 2022 1st ODI Ekana Sports City cricket stadium Pitch Report and weather report
The hosts won the action-packed T20 series now it’s time for the visitors to bounce back in the 50-over format. The Indian team is coming with an Inexpericed squad which will be led by Shikhar Dhawan. On the other hand, South Africa has gone with their full-strength line-up. It will be interesting to see how India’s less experienced team plays against South Africa’s main team.
Ekana Sports City Cricket Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report Today, Boundary Length, Stats, Records, Weather Report, Dimensions And Average Score IND vs SA 1st ODI 2022
IND vs SA 2022 1st ODI Date, Time, Venue, and Weather
Date: 6th October, Thursday
Time: 1:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Ekana Sports City, Lucknow
Weather: The lucknow weather doesn’t look very promising as the forecast suggests it will be a rain-hit game. There is 80%precipitation and 100% humidity in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Thurday. The chances of the full game are quite less but the fans will get some amount of entertainment.
IND vs SA 2022 1st ODI: Ekana Sports City Pitch Report
The pitch is quite sluggish and there is genuine help for the spinners. It won’t be easy to score quick runs on this wicket, especially in the 2nd innings. It is a bat-first wicket to put an above-average total on the board and take full use of the slow wicket in 2nd innings.
Ekana Sports City Stadium stats
India is going to play thier first ever one-day game at the Ekana Sports City Stadium. The stadium has only hosted 3 ODI’s between Afghanistan and West Indies.
Average 1st innings score: 215
Highest Total: 253/5 West Indies vs Afghanistan
Lowest Total: 194/10 Afghanistan vs West Indies
Most Runs: Shai Hope 229 Runs
Most Wickets: Roston Chase 7 wickets
Most 6s: Asghar Afghan: 7 Most wickets: Roston Chase (WI): 7 Best bowling: Sheldon Cottrell: 3/29 Highest partnership: R Chase / S Hope: 163
Established: 2017
Capacity: 50000
Host Association: Uttar Pradesh
Average score in ODI: 215
Boundary length: 75 meters around.
Boundary Length
The beautiful stadium has the longest straight boundaries compared to other Indian grounds. It has 75m long boundaries on the two sides.
The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000 and is also the 5th largest Cricket stadium in India.
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