The final league match of the IPL will be played between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) today. A day before this, players of both teams practiced at the Ekana Stadium till late evening. RCB star batsman Virat Kohli on the field in practice session
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LSG captain Rishabh Pant goes for batting practice.
Rishabh Pant made one hour batting practice
LSG captain Rishabh Pant performed the batting practice for about an hour. Pant, who was batting on a red earthen pitch, appeared to struggle on the opening balls. After this, big hits were placed on the ground. Pant was seen trying to put shots around the ground. Many big shots were also installed. However, the catch was also caught when the ball and bat contact was not done well many times. Nicholas Puran, M Siddharth, David Miller, Adam Marks, Abdul Shamad, Ayush Badouni, Digvesh Rathi and other players were also seen sweating on the field.
RCB players practiced on red clay pitch.
RCB Bowlers focus on yorker
The focus of RCB fast bowlers was on the balls of Yorker Lenth. Without batsman bowlers were seen practicing to hit the yorker directly into the stump. Captains Rajat Patidar, Jeetesh Sharma, Phil Salat, Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal and Tim David were seen in practice on behalf of the team. Virat Kohli did not come on the field. A day before this, he batting on a red clay pitch for an hour. During this time shots were placed around the ground.
David Miller seen in this style in the practice session.
LSG does not win on red clay pitch
Lucknow Super Gents have played a total of 6 matches in the IPL at Ekana Stadium so far in this season. The team has lost by playing on a red earthen pitch in three of these. Along with this, three matches have been held on black mud pitch, in which the team has won two machines, the team has lost in one match.
Ekana LSG’s matches are monitored in stadium
- April 1- Punjab Kings won by eight wickets
- April 14- Chennai Super Kings won by five wickets
- April 4- Lucknow won by 12 runs (vs Mumbai)
- April 22- Delhi Capiltus won eight wickets
- April 12- Lucknow won by six wickets (vs Gujarat)
- April 27- Sunrisers Hyderabad won by six wickets
Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami during the practice session of the last match.
Match important matches to reach Bangalore’s qualifier
Bangalore is at number three with 17 points from 8 wins, 4 defeats and one benati match in 13 matches. If the team has to play qualifier-1 by staying in the top-2, then it will have to win this match. At the same time, Lucknow, which has already been out of the tournament, would like to say goodbye this season with victory.
LSG is currently ranked seventh in the points table. The team has 6 points after 6 wins and 7 defeats in 13 matches. If Lucknow wins this match, Sunrisers will leave Hyderabad behind and come to sixth position.
So far 5 matches have been played between RCB and LSG in the history of IPL. RCB has won 3 matches and 2 matches LSG have won their names. In the 2024 season, both teams clashed in just 1 match. The match was won by Lucknow by 28 runs. In IPL 2023, both teams won 1-1 matches.
