LSG vs RR IPL Match: How will the Ekana pitch play today?

The table toppers Rajasthan Royals (RR) are all set to face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), the hosts, at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday, eyeing to continue their momentum in the Indian Premier League.

Lucknow have five wins in eight games and are positioned fourth on the points table as against Rajasthan, who are on the first spot with seven wins in eight matches.

Pitch Report:

There aren't many high scoring totals at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow because of the surface's slow nature. As the game goes on and the wicket gets slower, bowlers love bowling there because it becomes more gripping.

At this venue two different kinds of pitches are used: red soil surfaces and black soil surfaces. Because deliveries often grip and come slowly onto the bat, batters have an even worse time with the black earth surface.

The balls bounce and spin more easily on a red surface than a black one. On a red-soil field, scoring runs is somewhat simpler.

On this ground, average scores lean toward the lower end. The highest score at Ekana is merely 159, despite the fact that the average is 152.

Head-to-Head:
Rajasthan and Lucknow have played each other in four IPL matches overall. Out of these four games, the Royals have an upper hand, having sealed three times as against one win for Lucknow.

Squads:
LSG: KL Rahul (c), Mohsin Khan, Mohsin Khan, Amit Mishra, Arshad Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Devdutt Padikkal, Quinton de Kock, Ayush Badoni, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Shivam Mavi, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Shamar Joseph, David Willey, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Prerak Mankad, Arshin Kulkarni, Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ashton Turner.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj.

Match starts at 7.30 pm.