Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (formerly Ekana International Cricket Stadium),[1][2][3] commonly known as Ekana Cricket Stadium is an international standard cricket stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is a stadium under public-private partnership. With a seating capacity of 50,000, it became the third largest international cricket stadium in India.[4] Formerly known as the Ekana International Cricket Stadium, it was later renamed in the honor of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former Indian Prime Minister.[1][2][3]

This article is about an Cricket Stadium situated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. For Cricket stadium situated in Himachal Pradesh, see Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium.
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ekana Cricket Stadium
An inside view of the stadium
Ground information
LocationLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Establishment2017
Capacity50,000
OwnerEkana Sportz City
ArchitectSkyline Architectural Consultants
OperatorEkana Sportz City
TenantsUttar Pradesh cricket team
India national cricket team
Afghanistan national cricket team
End names
North End
South End
International information
First Test27–29 November 2019:
 Afghanistan v  West Indies
First ODI6 November 2019:
 Afghanistan v  West Indies
Last ODI11 November 2019:
 Afghanistan v  West Indies
First T20I6 November 2018:
 India v  West Indies
Last T20I17 November 2019:
 Afghanistan v  West Indies
As of 29 November 2019
Source: Cricinfo
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
Ekana Cricket Stadium B ground
Ground information
LocationLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Establishment2017
OwnerEkana Sportz City
OperatorEkana Sportz City
TenantsUttar Pradesh cricket team
India national under-19 cricket team
Afghanistan national under-19 cricket team
End names
n/a
n/a
International information
As of 8 April 2020
Source: B Ground

In July 2019, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) approved it as the third home ground in India for Afghanistan national cricket team.[5]

History

On 6 November 2018, the stadium hosted its first international match, a Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and the West Indies,[6] becoming the 52nd stadium in India to host an international cricket match.[7] In that match Rohit Sharma became the first cricketer to score four centuries in T20Is.[8] India won that match by 71 runs.[9] The last time Lucknow hosted an international match was in January 1994, when India played a Test match against Sri Lanka at the K. D. Singh Babu Stadium.[10] Before its international debut, it also hosted the final of the 2017–18 Duleep Trophy.[11]

In May 2019, Afghanistan Cricket Board requested the BCCI to use this venue for their international matches.[12] In August 2019, BCCI awarded the venue to Afghanistan national cricket team as their third home venue in India, being previously played in Dehradun and Greater Noida.[13]

It hosted all the matches during Afghanistan vs West Indies series in 2019.[14] On 6 November 2019, the venue hosted its first ODI match.[15] On 27 November 2019, the venue hosted its first Test match.[16]

List of centuries

Tests

Only one Test century has been scored at the venue.[17]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1111*Shamarh Brooks West Indies2142 Afghanistan28 November 2019Won[18]

One Day Internationals

Only one ODI century has been scored at the venue.[19]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1109*Shai Hope West Indies1452 Afghanistan11 November 2019Won[20]

Twenty20 Internationals

Only one T20I century has been scored at the venue.[21]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1111*Rohit Sharma India611 West Indies6 November 2018Won[22]

List of International five-wicket hauls

Tests
Five-wicket hauls in Tests at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Rahkeem Cornwall27 November 2019 West Indies Afghanistan125.37572.94 Won[18]
2Hamza Hotak27 November 2019 Afghanistan West Indies228.37452.61 Lost[18]

T20Is
Five-wicket hauls in T20Is at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Karim Janat16 November 2019 Afghanistan West Indies241152.2 Won[23]

See also

References
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  2. "Lucknow stadium renamed in honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ahead of India-West Indies T20I". India Today. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Day before Ind vs WI 2nd T20 match, newly built Ekana Stadium in Lucknow renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee". News Nation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. "With on going inspections, Lucknow's cricket stadium a hot favourite to host IPL 2018 matches!". Knock Sense. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. "Afghanistan cricket team gets Lucknow Ekana stadium as their new home ground: BCCI". United News of India. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. "India, West Indies top orders in focus in Lucknow's international return". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. "Ekana stadium adds a new chapter to Lucknow". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. "Rohit Sharma Sets Record, Becomes First Batsman To Score Four T20I Centuries". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  9. "2nd T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  10. "India vs West Indies 2nd T20: Reopening a Nawabi chapter in Lucknow". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  11. "Raina, Parthiv, Abhinav to captain Duleep Trophy teams". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  12. "Afghan seeks bigger home base in India". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  13. "Lucknow to be new venue for Afghanistan". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  14. "Hayden Walsh jnr has big dreams wearing the maroon". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  15. "CPL's best brace for Afghanistan spin barrage". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  16. "Afganistan face WI challenge in Ekana's maiden Test". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  17. "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  18. "Only Test, West Indies tour of India against Afghanistan at Lucknow, Nov 11 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  19. "Statistics - Statsguru - ODI Matches - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  20. "3rd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India against Afghanistan at Lucknow, Nov 11 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  21. "Statistics - Statsguru - T20I Matches - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  22. "2nd T20I, West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  23. "2nd T20I West Indies tour of India against Afghanistan 2019–20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

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