Lucknow curator sacked after 'shocker' pitch in 2nd T20, new surfaces likely to be laid for IPL
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The pitch curator at Lucknow's Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium has faced the brunt of poor pitch on offer during the second T20I between India and New Zealand and has been sacked with immediate effect, according to reports. It took the Indian team 19.5 overs to chase a target of 100 runs after New Zealand crawled to a score of 99 batting first.