The Indian Premier League (IPL) is in its last phase and the match number 65 will be between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). It will be played at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow and it is scheduled at 7:30 pm on May 23, Thursday.
According to AccuWeather, Lucknow will experience hot and dry conditions during the day but it is expected that the conditions will be a little better during match time.
According to AccuWeather, during the day the temperature will be around 38 degrees Celsius with cloud cover cover of 12% and it will drop to 30 degrees Celsius with cloud cover of 7%. In the evening, the humidity will remain 46%.
There is no prediction of rainfall but dew can be a game-changing factor and it can impact the second innings while bowling. The dew at Ekana Cricket Stadium tends to make ball slippery and difficult to grip for both spinners and pacers.
The Ekana Cricket Stadium surface has traditionally been helpful to slower bowlers, with grip and turn provided, particularly as the match wears on. The pitch is usually drier in nature, which makes stroke-play slightly challenging for the batters initially. Due to the bigger boundaries of the stadium, it’s not easy to clear the ropes, which creates more pressure on the batters to rotate strike and construct their innings slowly. Although the pitch has a reputation for being on the slow side, good batting conditions are nevertheless present, provided the surface is appropriately prepared.
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Considering the possibility of dew affecting the second half of the match, the winning captain of the toss will likely choose to bowl first. Second-innings batting might be facilitated by chasing in lights, as the wet ball skids on and is easier to bat.
