NED vs AFG Pitch Report Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow - Match 34 Cricket World Cup 2023

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Netherlands and Afghanistan will face each other in the Match 34 of the Cricket World Cup 2023. The match is scheduled to take place at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on 3rd November, 2023.

Netherlands will be feeling confident going into this match after a win against Bangladesh. They have won 2 out of 6 matches so far. Afghanistan, on the other hand, is having their best World Cup so far. They have won 3 out of 6 matches so far and are trying to make their chances of semi-finals.

Let’s take a look at the Pitch Report for this match.

NED vs AFG Pitch Report Ekana Cricket Stadium

Four matches have taken place so far at this venue in this World Cup. 2 have been won by the team batting first and 2 were won by the chasing team.

The pitch has shown bowling traits in the last few matches. We have not seen a high-scoring game on this pitch and the average 1st innings score is around 235. The par score will be around 260.

Both pacers and spinners have been able to get wickets on this track but pacers have gained more success with good swing. In the last match here, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah collectively picked 7 wickets against ENG.

NED vs AFG Weather Report Cricket World Cup 2023

The weather in North India is becoming moderate with the change in season. Weather forecast predicts mostly cloudy weather with temperature hovering around 31°C dipping to around 25°C in the evening.

About Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow

Ekana Cricket Stadium was established in 2017 and currently has a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators. It is located in the Ekana Sportz City area of Lucknow city, which is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh state.

The stadium was renamed in the honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India. The stadium is currently known as Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

The stadium is owned and operated by Ekana Sportz City and currently serves as the home ground of Uttar Pradesh Ranji team and IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants.

Due to the absence of grounds in their country, Afghanistan has used this stadium to host the home matches in 2019.

The stadium hosted its first international match in 2018 as a T20I match between India and West Indies. It became the 52nd international cricket stadium in India.