Today at 7 pm, the second match of India vs New Zealand 3-match T20I series will be played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. IND vs NZ 2nd T20I, 2023 match will be important for both India and New Zealand. If New Zealand wins this match, they will win the series and India will lose the series. In such a situation, it will be necessary for India to register a win in today’s match. So that the series can be decided in the third match.
Let’s know the record of Team India in T20I in this ground. Significantly, Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has played 2 matches so far at Ekana Cricket Stadium, and has won both the matches. India played the first T20 match at this ground in the year 2018 against West Indies, batting first scored 195 runs in 20 overs and won by 71 runs. After that, he batted first in the match played against Sri Lanka in the year 2022 and scored 199 runs in 20 overs.
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In this match also, Team India won. Whereas, in total 5 T20I matches have been played on this ground, in which only the team batting first has won. That is, the chasing team did not win any of the matches. In such a situation, even today the team winning the toss may prefer to bat first.
pitch mood
Records of the matches played so far on this ground show that the pitch here is balanced. Helpful for both batting and bowling. But, the team batting first appears to be stronger. And, one thing is for sure that matches on this pitch have been high scoring.
Talking about the weather, according to the Meteorological Department, the temperature will be slightly cold and the weather will be pleasant. There is no chance of rain.
Vinay Kumar