The pitch curator inspected for six hours.
BCCI pitch advisor Tapos Chatterjee has also reached Lucknow to see the condition of the pitch at Ekana Stadium. He inspected the prepared pitch for about six hours. Black pitch has been prepared for T20. Along with Tapos, pitch curator Ravinder Chauhan from Meerut and pitch curator Surendra Yadav of Ikana were also present.
There are a total of nine pitches in Ikana. Of this, three have been fully prepared. It has two pitch black and one red. Experts say that the match will be held on a black soil pitch. Black soil pitch will be faster than red soil. In such a situation, apart from the batsman, the bowlers will also get the benefit. However, having fast wickets leads to more runs. In such a situation, once again a shower of runs can be seen here. In the last match played by the India team here, captain Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant century. During this, both the teams will practice in floodlights as well. In this, Sri Lanka will practice on 22 and the Indian team will practice on 23.
Both the teams will practice in dim light
The Sri Lankan team, which reached Ikana on 22nd, will practice under floodlights in the evening of the same day. According to the Ikana management, on Tuesday, the Indian team will practice from one to four in the afternoon. After this, the Sri Lankan team will be part of the practice session from 5 pm to 8 pm. After this, on Wednesday, the Sri Lankan team will practice from one to four and the Indian team will practice from five to eight.
