Pitch Report | Samuel Badree and Simon Katich: 'Dimensions - 7 | Sports Fantasy Guruji

Pitch Report | Samuel Badree and Simon Katich: "Dimensions - 70m and 63m square, 72m down the ground. Expect the bowlers to be defending towards that bigger side. All four matches this season have gone all the way here at this venue ending in the final over. We've had some thrillers. Heavy bias for the fast bowlers - 47 wickets, just nine to the spinners. The big reason is the pace and bounce in this wicket. We've seen good carry, we've also seen a little bit of extra swing here at this venue. That's played a part particularly with the new ball. Teams haven't quite known how to attack the first ten overs. Last game here, Mumbai laid the foundation with the experience of Sharma and Surya in the first ten, reaped the rewards in the back ten, they were able to get to 192 which I think is about par on this wicket. The average first innings total here is 174, but I think it's better than that. Today we are seeing quite a bare patch at this end and also at the far end. So it might be a little bit drier but generally it's even coverage of grass, comes onto the bat. The big thing is that Punjab have struggled. Their top three has been the worst in terms of output in this comp, that's the reason why the average score is lower than it should be. We might not get to see necessarily the best batting on this surface."