LSG vs RCB Weather Report at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

The Lucknow Super Giants will fight against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on May 27 in the last league game of the season. Lucknow is knocked out, and so they don’t have much to gain from this game; however, Bengaluru surely has a lot to lose here. A loss here would ensure that they would have to play the eliminators.

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In quite an interesting turn of events, Gujarat put Lucknow to bat first, blowing Gujarat out of the match. A scintillating ton from Mitchell Marsh and support from Pooran and Pant led the team to a mammoth total of 235. In reply, Gujarat started well, but their top order was gone before 10 overs, exposing their fragile middle order. And as expected, they could not do the job, losing by 33 runs.

Bengaluru had sent Hyderabad to bat first, which did not turn out to be a wise decision. Hyderabad's batters played an attacking innings, with Ishan Kishan taking the lead with a 94, taking the team to a mammoth 231. Bengaluru had a fantastic start, but once wickets started to fall, they could not stop the momentum and were eventually bowled out for 189.

The average scoring rate of 9.72 at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow thus far indicates that the surface has helped the hitters. On the other hand, Ekana Stadium should have a somewhat dry surface. To succeed at this venue, the pacers will concentrate on hitting the deck and changing their pace, while the spinners may get a hint of turn in the middle overs. The victor of the toss may choose to bat first because it's an afternoon game.

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Winds up to 13 km/h with gusts up to 33 km/h are forecasted from the east-southeast. However, the forecast has a 10% chance of precipitation and 2% thunderstorms are forecasted. About 59% humidity and 10% cloud cover will make it a slightly humid evening on the field. The temperature is predicted to peak at 36 degrees during the day, with the real feel of 40 degrees and drop to 28 degrees with the real feel of 31 degrees at night, with a slight decrease during playtime.

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