BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium
BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium or Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (formerly Ekana International Cricket Stadium),[2][3][4] 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 fifth largest international cricket stadium in India.[5] Formerly known as the Ekana International Cricket Stadium, it was later renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former Indian Prime Minister.[2][3][4]
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Ground information | |||||||||
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Location | Ekana Sportz City, Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||
Establishment | 2017 | ||||||||
Capacity | 50,000 | ||||||||
Owner | Ekana Sportz City | ||||||||
Architect | Skyline Architectural Consultants[1] | ||||||||
Operator | Ekana Sportz City | ||||||||
Tenants | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team Lucknow Super Giants India National Cricket Team Afghanistan National Cricket Team | ||||||||
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North End South End | |||||||||
International information | |||||||||
Only Test | 27–29 November 2019:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
First ODI | 6 November 2019:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Last ODI | 11 November 2019:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
First T20I | 6 November 2018:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Last T20I | 24 February 2022:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
First WODI | 7 March 2021:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Last WODI | 17 March 2021:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
First WT20I | 20 March 2021:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
Last WT20I | 23 March 2021:![]() ![]() | ||||||||
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As of 24 February 2022 Source: Cricbuzz |
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.[6]
The stadium also serves as the home ground for the IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants.It also has the longest straight boundaries in comparison to all the stadiums in India.
History
On 6 November 2018, the stadium hosted its first international match, a Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and the West Indies,[7] becoming the 52nd stadium in India to host an international cricket match.[8] In that match Rohit Sharma became the first cricketer to score four centuries in T20Is.[9] India won that match by 71 runs.[10] 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.[11] Before its international debut, it also hosted the final of the 2017–18 Duleep Trophy.[12]
In May 2019, Afghanistan Cricket Board requested the BCCI to use this venue for their international matches.[13] 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.[14]
It hosted all the matches during Afghanistan vs West Indies series in 2019.[15] On 6 November 2019, the venue hosted its first ODI match.[16] On 27 November 2019, the venue hosted its first Test match.[17]
In May 2022, the venue was scheduled to host all the matches of the fourth edition of Women's T20 Challenge.[18] However, later the matches were shifted to Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
List of International centuries
Tests
Only one Test century has been scored at the venue.[19]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 111* | Shamarh Brooks | ![]() | 214 | 2 | ![]() | 28 November 2019 | Won[20] |
One Day Internationals
Only one ODI century has been scored at the venue.[21]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 109* | Shai Hope | ![]() | 145 | 2 | ![]() | 11 November 2019 | Won[22] |
Twenty20 Internationals
Only one T20I century has been scored at the venue.[23]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 111* | Rohit Sharma | ![]() | 61 | 1 | ![]() | 6 November 2018 | Won[24] |
Women's One Day Internationals
Only one WODI century has been scored at the venue.[25]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
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1 | 132* | Lizelle Lee | ![]() | 132 | 2 | ![]() | 12 March 2021 | Won[26] |
List of International five-wicket hauls
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | Rahkeem Cornwall | 27 November 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 25.3 | 75 | 7 | 2.94 | Won[20] | |
2 | Hamza Hotak | 27 November 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 28.3 | 74 | 5 | 2.61 | Lost[20] |
T20Is
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | Karim Janat | 16 November 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2.2 | Won[27] |
See also
References
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- "Statistics - Statsguru - WODI Matches - Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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