The third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is gearing up for its final leg at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. After Vadodara and Bengaluru hosted six and eight matches respectively, the remaining six games will take place in Lucknow.
UP Warriorz Women will face Gujarat Giants Women in their first-ever home match in WPL history. While Delhi Capitals Women have secured a playoff spot for the third consecutive season, both UPW and GG are under pressure to qualify.
UPW have been in this position before, but GG have yet to reach the playoffs. Having finished at the bottom of the table in the first two seasons, they find themselves in the same struggle once again.
Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch report
Among the 39 Indian stadiums that have hosted at least 20 T20 matches, the Ekana Cricket Stadium records one of the lowest average run rates at 7.38. In fact, it holds the lowest run rate among venues that have hosted a T20 match in the past year.
The scoring rate drops even further to 7.04 across six T20Is played in Lucknow. Interestingly, three Women’s T20Is at the venue have seen a slightly higher average run rate of 7.31.
Fans can expect low-scoring matches at this ground, with spinners likely to dominate proceedings.
Ekana Cricket Stadium Stats
| Matches Played | 14 |
| Batting First Won | 7 |
| Batting Second Won | 6 |
| Average First Innings Score | 165 |
| Average Second Innings Score | 152 |
| Wickets Taken by Pacers | 102 |
| Wickets Taken by Spinners | 64 |
| Pacers Wicket Percentage | 61.45% |
| Spinners Wicket Percentage | 38.55% |
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