The final league match of IPL 2025 will be played today in Lucknow. This match is between the home team, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and it holds great importance in terms of playoffs. However, the result of this match won’t impact LSG much, but it could bring big changes for RCB. If RCB wins, they will finish in the top 2 and face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. If they lose, they will have to play the Eliminator against Mumbai Indians. So, the match promises to be exciting. But before that, let’s take a look at the pitch report of Lucknow.
The pitch at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has hosted 21 IPL matches so far. Out of these, 9 matches were won by teams batting first, while 11 matches were won by teams chasing the target. Dew plays a role in evening matches, and since the LSG vs RCB clash is an evening game, chasing could be an advantage.
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In the earlier IPL seasons, this venue witnessed low-scoring games, but this season it has produced high-scoring matches. The average first innings score here is 173, while the average score in the second innings is 163. From a bowling perspective, both pacers and spinners get support on this pitch. Pacers have taken 62.92% of the wickets (151 wickets), while spinners have claimed 37.08% (89 wickets). Therefore, spinners could play a key role, especially since the ground is quite large.