We are moving from pitch number four, which is red soil, to pitch number six. This is black soil. With this movement, there will be a change on the square boundaries. To the leg side, it's the larger of the two square boundaries. 73 meters in length (66 the other side), down the ground remains the same - 78 meters. The colour on the surface is significant, it's dark, it's black, it's got a covering of grass, but there are bare patches all around. In the previous game, the seam movement for fast bowlers was quite low. Spin only 1.4 degrees. The average bounce was good for batting, a surface you could trust and hit through the line. On this black soil, it will be a lowering of bounce. Spinners might get more turn, and it will be a bit slower. The average first innings score has been 181 at this venue since 2024. That's the benchmark of batting first. Head to head 5-1 in favour of LSG, reports Daren Ganga.
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