After the defeat at home, LSG mentor Zaheer Khan slammed the Lucknow pitch curator by saying that "the curator is not really thinking that it’s a home game".

The 18th season of the Indian Premier is under way and you can follow all the action across the BBC. There will be ball-by-ball commentary on more than 35 games on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website and app across the competition.