Ekana Cricket Stadium
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Interactive map of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Surface | Grass | ||||||
| Field size | 160x156m | ||||||
| Field shape | Round | ||||||
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| Opened | 2017 | ||||||
| Architect | Skyline Architectural Consultants | ||||||
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| Ekana Sportz city | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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 UP Warriorz and Lucknow Super Giants. 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.