Bharat Ratn Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BRSABV) Ekana Cricket Stadium | |||||||
 Inside view of the stadium | |||||||
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| Former names | Ekana International Cricket Stadium | ||||||
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| Address | Ekana Sportz City, Gomti Nagar Extension Lucknow India | ||||||
| Coordinates | 26°48′40″N 81°01′01″E / 26.81111°N 81.01694°E | ||||||
| Elevation | 104m | ||||||
| Owner | Ekana Sportz City | ||||||
| Operator | Ekana Sportz City | ||||||
| Seating type | Stadium | ||||||
| Capacity | 50,100[1][2] | ||||||
| Field size | 160x156m | ||||||
| Field shape | Round | ||||||
| Surface | Grass | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Opened | 2017 | ||||||
| Architect | Skyline Architectural Consultants[3] | ||||||
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| Ekana Sportz city | |||||||
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| International information | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| As of 31 October 2023 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||
Ekana Cricket Stadium, also known as Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BRSABV) Ekana Cricket Stadium or Ekana Sports City,[4][5] is an international cricket stadium in Lucknow, India. The arena has a seating capacity of 50,000,[2] and is the fifth largest international cricket stadium of India.[6] In 2018, the stadium was renamed after India's 10th Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[a][7][5][4]
It has the longest straight boundaries in comparison to all the stadiums in India. It is the home ground of Uttar Pradesh cricket team, UP women's cricket team and IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants.[8] In 2019, Afghanistan cricket team used it as their home ground.[9] K. D. Singh Babu Stadium used to host international cricket matches in Lucknow before the venue was built.
The arena hosted the five matches of the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup.[10]
- ^ "Cricket Venues and Grounds". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 - Media Guide" (PDF). ICC. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Ekana International Cricket Stadium".
- ^ a b "Ekana stadium named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee". United News of India. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Lucknow stadium renamed in honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ahead of India-West Indies T20I". India Today. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "With on going inspections, Lucknow's cricket stadium a hot favourite to host IPL 2018 matches!". Knock Sense. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Yogi Adityanath Inaugurates Lucknow Cricket Stadium, Changes Its Name". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Venues at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023: a guide". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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