IND vs NZ T 20: After losing the first T20 match against New Zealand, Team India will now play the second on January 29 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow from 7 pm. The Men in Blue have reached Lucknow, the city of Nawabs, for the do or die match to be played tomorrow.
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New Zealand defeated India by 21 runs in the first T20 match played in Ranchi. Captain Hardik Pandya and the team will have to win the second match to level the series.
India’s upper hand at Ekana Cricket Stadium
On the other hand, if we talk about the statistics of Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium, then a total of 5 matches have been played here, out of which two have been played by the Indian team and 3 by Afghanistan. Team India played its first T20 match against West Indies on this ground. At the same time, in the year 2022, Team India had a clash with Sri Lanka on this ground. Let us tell you that Team India has so far played two T20 matches at Ekana ground and has won both.
Team India played its first T20 match in the year 2018 against the West Indies at the Ekana ground in Lucknow, batting first, the team scored a big score of 195 runs in 20 overs. After which the team registered a big win by 71 runs. Team India played a T20 match against Sri Lanka in the year 2022 on this ground and scored 199 runs in 20 overs while batting first. Moreover, not more than 200 runs have been scored on this ground so far and the best score is of Team India only.
So, it will be interesting to see whether Team India wins tomorrow’s match to keep the series alive or the Black Caps will seal the series tomorrow itself.
Source: newstrack.com”