The 26th match of IPL 2024 is scheduled to be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals on Friday, April 12th, at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Lucknow’s team has been performing well this season, posing a significant challenge for Delhi Capitals. Delhi’s captain, Rishabh Pant, has been in exceptional form this season. However, Delhi’s biggest weakness has been their bowling department. In consecutive matches, Delhi’s team has conceded more than 230 runs. Now, Delhi needs to improve their bowling performance.
While Delhi’s batsmen have been in good form this season, they will face a tough challenge from Lucknow’s bowlers today. Lucknow’s batsmen have also been scoring heavily this season, while Delhi’s bowlers have been leaking runs.
Pitch Report for Today’s Match
The Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow is considered favourable for bowlers. Spinners particularly benefit from the pitch here. However, batsmen can score well initially, but as the match progresses, the dominance of spinners increases. In previous IPL matches played at this venue, bowlers have performed exceptionally well. The average score on this ground has been around 150. The red soil pitch provides good assistance to bowlers.
In terms of head-to-head matches played at this venue, teams batting first have won 6 out of 9 matches.
Line-ups for Today’s Match
Lucknow’s Team: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Navin-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan.
Delhi’s Team: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Rishabh Pant (Captain), Abhishek Porwal, Tristan Stubs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Jay Richardson, Anirikh Norkey, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Kumar Kushagra.
It will be an exciting match to see if Delhi can overcome Lucknow’s bowling strength and stop their winning streak.