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Ekana Cricket Stadium

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Ekana Cricket Stadium

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, also known as Ekana Cricket Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Lucknow, India. The arena has a seating capacity of 50,000, and is the fifth largest international cricket stadium of India. In 2018, the stadium was renamed after India's 10th Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It has the longest straight boundaries in comparison to all the stadiums in India. It is the home ground of Uttar Pradesh men's, Uttar Pradesh women's as well as franchises Lucknow Super Giants and UP Warriorz. In 2019, the Afghanistan men's team used it as their home ground. K. D. Singh Babu Stadium used to host international cricket matches in Lucknow before this was built. The arena also hosted five matches of the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup.

Infobox

Former names
Ekana International Cricket Stadium
Address
Ekana Sportz City, Gomti Nagar ExtensionLucknowIndia
Coordinates
mw- 26°48′40″N 81°01′01″E / 26.81111°N 81.01694°E / 26.81111; 81.01694
Elevation
104m
Owner
Ekana Sportz City
Operator
Ekana Sportz City
Seating type
Stadium
Capacity
50,100
Field size
160x156m
Field shape
Round
Surface
Grass
Opened
2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Architect
Skyline Architectural Consultants
Only Test
27–29 November 2019: Afghanistan v West Indies
First ODI
6 November 2019: Afghanistan v West Indies
Last ODI
3 November 2023: Afghanistan v Netherlands
First T20I
6 November 2018: India v West Indies
Last T20I
29 January 2023: India v New Zealand
First WODI
7 March 2021: India v South Africa
Last WODI
17 March 2021: India v South Africa
First WT20I
20 March 2021: India v South Africa
Last WT20I
23 March 2021: India v South Africa
Uttar Pradesh cricket team
(2017-present)
Lucknow Super Giants
(2022-present)
UP Warriorz
(2023-present)

Tables

· Records › List of international centuries › Test matches
1
1
No.
1
Score
111*
Player
Shamarh Brooks
Team
West Indies
Balls
214
Opposing team
Afghanistan
Date
28 November 2019
Result
West Indies won
No.
Score
Player
Team
Balls
Opposing team
Date
Result
1
111*
Shamarh Brooks
West Indies
214
Afghanistan
28 November 2019
West Indies won
Men's ODI centuries on the ground · Records › List of international centuries › One Day Internationals
1
1
No.
1
Score
109*
Player
Shai Hope
Team
West Indies
Balls
145
Versus
Afghanistan
Date
11 November 2019
Result
West Indies won
2
2
No.
2
Score
109
Player
Quinton de Kock
Team
South Africa
Balls
106
Versus
Australia
Date
12 October 2023
Result
South Africa won
No.
Score
Player
Team
Balls
Versus
Date
Result
1
109*
Shai Hope
West Indies
145
Afghanistan
11 November 2019
West Indies won
2
109
Quinton de Kock
South Africa
106
Australia
12 October 2023
South Africa won
Women's ODI centuries on the ground · Records › List of international centuries › One Day Internationals
1
1
No.
1
Score
132*
Player
Lizelle Lee
Team
South Africa
Balls
132
Versus
India
Date
12 March 2021
Result
South Africa won
No.
Score
Player
Team
Balls
Versus
Date
Result
1
132*
Lizelle Lee
South Africa
132
India
12 March 2021
South Africa won
· Records › List of international centuries › Twenty20 Internationals
1
1
No.
1
Score
111*
Player
Rohit Sharma
Team
India
Balls
61
Versus
West Indies
Date
6 November 2018
Result
India won
No.
Score
Player
Team
Balls
Versus
Date
Result
1
111*
Rohit Sharma
India
61
West Indies
6 November 2018
India won
· Records › List of international five-wicket hauls › Test matches
1
1
No.
1
Bowler
Rahkeem Cornwall
Date
27 November 2019
Team
West Indies
Versus
Afghanistan
Inn
1
Overs
25.3
Runs
75
Wkts
7
Result
West Indies won
2
2
No.
2
Bowler
Hamza Hotak
Date
27 November 2019
Team
Afghanistan
Versus
West Indies
Inn
2
Overs
28.3
Runs
74
Wkts
5
Result
West Indies won
No.
Bowler
Date
Team
Versus
Inn
Overs
Runs
Wkts
Result
1
Rahkeem Cornwall
27 November 2019
West Indies
Afghanistan
1
25.3
75
7
West Indies won
2
Hamza Hotak
27 November 2019
Afghanistan
West Indies
2
28.3
74
5
West Indies won
· Records › List of international five-wicket hauls › T20Is
1
1
No.
1
Bowler
Karim Janat
Date
16 November 2019
Team
Afghanistan
Versus
West Indies
Inn
2
Overs
4
Runs
11
Wkts
5
Result
Afghanistan won
No.
Bowler
Date
Team
Versus
Inn
Overs
Runs
Wkts
Result
1
Karim Janat
16 November 2019
Afghanistan
West Indies
2
4
11
5
Afghanistan won

References

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