Pitch Report | Nick Knight and Eoin Morgan: It's the second time that this surface is being used - 196 played 160 - GT v Mumbai Indians, GT winning. It (pitch) looks beautiful. The first game they (GT) lost against the Punjab Kings and the reason behind that was they were out-batted by the explosive power the Punjab Kings had, GT couldn't match it. The shift to the black soil suits their template, it suits their style of play. There's a lovely covering of grass tonight and there's a little bit of a subplot - Pat Cummins captained Australia to a World Cup win on this very wicket. So he'll know how to adapt to conditions. Things like slower balls into the wicket, getting spin introduced early, being as variable to try and take those wickets at the top of the order. Protect one side, be as aggressive as you can with the other. Little short one side here.