How will be the condition of the batsmen in Lucknow, will there be a lot of runs? Ekana pitch will show such color

AUS vs SA: The 10th match of World Cup 2023 will be played between Australia and South Africa. Both the teams will face each other today (October 12) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Five-time champions Australia have lost their first match while South Africa will be seen in action once again after making the world's highest score. In such a situation, a fierce competition can be seen between these two. But this time it remains to be seen whether the Ikana pitch will help the batsmen or once again support the bowlers.

Who will get help from Lucknow pitch?

The pitch at the Ekana Cricket Stadium is known for its slow pace, making it difficult for batsmen to hit the ball across its line. If fast bowlers mix their bowling instead of focusing only on speed, they can get more benefits from the wicket. This pitch also helps the batsmen a lot in the beginning of the first innings. Although work has been done on the Ikana pitch before the start of the World Cup, it will be interesting to see how the pitch performs this time.

Ekana Cricket Stadium Statistics

So far only 4 ODI matches have been played at Ekana Cricket Stadium. The biggest score in ODI on this ground is in the name of West Indies. West Indies had scored 253 runs against Afghanistan in the year 2019. At the same time, South Africa's biggest score on this ground is 249 runs. Let us tell you that out of these 4 matches, the team batting first has won 2 matches and the same number of matches have been won by the team batting later.

Head to head record of both teams

So far 108 ODI matches have been played between Australia and South Africa. Of these, Australia has won 50 matches, while South Africa has won 54 matches, one match did not result and three matches were tied.

Squads of both teams

Australian team: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc. .

South Africa team: Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dusen, Lizaad Williams.