Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (formerly Ekana International Cricket Stadium) is an international standard cricket stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is a stadium under a public-private partnership. With a seating capacity of 50,000, it became the third-largest international cricket stadium in India. In July 2019, BCCI approved it as the third home ground in India for Afghanistan national cricket team.

Let’s go for the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium field report in 2019.

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ground Information

The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is one of the finest and well-equipped stadiums in the world. With the seating capacity of 50,000 people, this is also one of the largest stadiums in the world. The whole area consists of 71 acres. Moreover, the stadium is filled with top-class facilities. It has two screens of 1800 square feet, which means that you can enjoy the match from any corner of the ground. There are also 40 VIP boxes and 8 corporate lounges. Furthermore, the media center, Pavillion, dressing room, floodlight everything is so gorgeous. There are also 9 pitches in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, and the world’s best drainage system also implemented here.

Capacity: 50,000

Day-Night Match Eligibility: Yes.

International Information

First T20: 6 November, 2018

RECORDS BY GROUND

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Highest totals
Team Score Overs RR Inns Opposition Match Date
India 195/2 20.0 9.75 1 v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
West Indies 124/9 20.0 6.20 2 v India 6 Nov 2018
Lowest Total
Lowest totals
Team Score Overs RR Inns Opposition Match Date
West Indies 124/9 20.0 6.20 2 v India 6 Nov 2018
India 195/2 20.0 9.75 1 v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
Largest Victories
By runs
Winner Margin Target Opposition Match Date
India 71 runs 196 v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
Smallest Victories
By runs
Winner Margin Target Opposition Match Date
India 71 runs 196 v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
Best Batting Figure
High scores
Player Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Team Opposition Match Date
RG Sharma 111* 61 8 7 181.96 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
S Dhawan 43 41 3 0 104.87 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
KL Rahul 26* 14 2 1 185.71 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
DM Bravo 23 18 4 0 127.77 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
KMA Paul 20 21 0 2 95.23 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
CR Brathwaite 15* 19 0 1 78.94 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
SO Hetmyer 15 14 3 0 107.14 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
D Ramdin 10 17 0 0 58.82 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
O Thomas 8* 4 2 0 200.00 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
SD Hope 6 8 0 1 75.00 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
KA Pollard 6 11 1 0 54.54 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
RR Pant 5 6 1 0 83.33 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
N Pooran 4 3 1 0 133.33 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
K Pierre 1 4 0 0 25.00 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
FA Allen 0 1 0 0 0.00 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
Best Bowling Figure
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Match Date
B Kumar 4.0 0 12 2 3.00 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
JJ Bumrah 4.0 0 20 2 5.00 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
KK Ahmed 4.0 0 30 2 7.50 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
Kuldeep Yadav 4.0 0 32 2 8.00 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
FA Allen 4.0 0 33 1 8.25 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
K Pierre 4.0 0 49 1 12.25 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
KH Pandya 4.0 0 23 0 5.75 India v West Indies 6 Nov 2018
O Thomas 4.0 1 27 0 6.75 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
KMA Paul 4.0 0 30 0 7.50 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018
CR Brathwaite 4.0 0 56 0 14.00 West Indies v India 6 Nov 2018