Ekana Cricket Stadium

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is an international cricket ground in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is the home ground of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team and Team Lucknow of the Indian T20 League.

"Ekana" is a Sanskrit word that means "one" or "unity". Ekana" is a Sanskrit word that translates to "one" or "unity". The Ekana Cricket Stadium is the fifth largest cricket ground in India. It was established in 2017 and has the longest straight boundaries of all the stadiums in India.

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Ekana Stadium Facts

Seating Capacity	50000
End Names	North End, South End
Floodlights installed	Yes
Home Teams	Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team, Team Lucknow

- Seating Capacity
- End Names
- Floodlights Installed
- Home Teams
- 50,000
- North End, South End
- Yes
- Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team, Team Lucknow

Ekana Stadium 2023 Cricket World Cup Schedule

The Lucknow Stadium has not hosted any World Cup match previously. The stadium is scheduled to host 5 games during the 2023 Cricket World Cup including the India vs England match.

Match	Venue
AUS vs SA	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
AUS vs SL	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
NDE vs SL	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
IND vs ENG	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
NDE vs AFG	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

- Match
- Date
- Time (IST)
- Venue
- Australia vs South Africa
- Thu, 12th Oct
- 2:00 PM
- Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Australia vs Sri Lanka
- Mon, 16th Oct
- 2:00 PM
- Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Netherlands vs Sri Lanka
- Sat, 21st Oct
- 10:30 AM
- Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- India vs England
- Sun, 29th Oct
- 2:00 PM
- Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Netherlands vs Afghanistan
- Fri, 3rd Oct
- 2:00 PM
- Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Ekana Stadium Lucknow Stats

The Ekana stadium hosted its only Test match on 27 November 2019, first ODI on 6 November 2019 and first T20I on 6 November 2018.

Format	Matches Played	Won by India	Won by Others	Draw/No Result
Test	1	0	1	0
ODI	4	1	3	0
T20I	6	3	3	0

- Format
- Matches Played
- Won by India
- Won by Others
- Draw/No Result
- Test
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 0
- ODI
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 0
- T20I
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 0

Ekana Stadium Lucknow ODI Records

Team India has played 1 ODI at the Ekana Stadium in 2022, winning the match.

- ODIs Played
- Most Runs Scored (current players)
- Highest Score
- Most Wickets Taken (current players)
- Best Bowling Figures
- 4
- 229 runs (Shai Hope)
- 109* runs (Shai Hope)
- 6 wickets ((Roston Chase))
- 3/29 (Sheldon Cottrell)

Ekana Stadium Pitch Report & Conditions

The Ekana Stadium Lucknow pitch generally produces a bowling friendly surface, especially for spinners. The slowness of the pitch makes it difficult for batters to get going and hit the ball through its line. In terms of toss, teams batting first and second have 2 wins each.

- Matches Won Batting First
- Matches Won Batting Second
- Average First Innings Score
- Highest Score
- Lowest Score
- 2
- 2
- 188
- 253/5 ( West Indies )
- 194 ( Afghanistan )

FAQs

Is Ekana Stadium a batting or bowling pitch?

Ekana Stadium is mostly known for slow bowling wickets. The average first innings score in ODIs is only 188 runs.

What is the seating capacity of Ekana Stadium Lucknow?

The current seating capacity of Ekana Stadium is 50,000.

Why is Lucknow stadium called Ekana?

The Lucknow Stadium is Ekana Stadium because it was developed by the Ekana Sportz City authority. Ekana is a Sanskrit word, meaning ‘unity’ in English.

Ekana Stadium Pitch Report in Hindi

एकाना क्रिकेट स्टेडियम की पिच अपनी धीमी गति के लिए जानी जाती है, जिससे बल्लेबाजों के लिए गेंद को उसकी लाइन में खेलना काफी मुश्किल हो जाता है। यह पिच गेंदबाजों, विशेषकर स्पिनरों के लिए अनुकूल परिस्थितियां प्रदान करती है।

When is Team India's next match at the Ekana Stadium?

India will play against England in the 2023 Cricket World Cup on 29 October 2023 2 PM IST.

Who has the best record at the Ekana Stadium?

West Indies and India have the best win-loss record at the Ekana Stadium. West Indies have 3 out of 3 while India have won their only ODI played here.