Delhi: Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium is one of the newly constructed stadium in India, which is located in Lucknow, which is the home ground of IPL team Lucknow Supergiants. This is the third largest cricket stadium in India. In this stadium you will find a comfortable seat, VIP box, corporate lounge and a huge press box. At the same time modern dressing room, gym and other facilities are available for the players. The design of the stadium is modern and good visibility has been ensured for the audience. The stadium has been designed in such a way that the audience gets good sports experiences from here. The first match of IPL at this stadium was played between Delhi Capital and Lucknow Super Joints on 1 April 2023.
Golden history of Ekana Cricket Stadium
The audience has a capacity of close to 60000 in this stadium. It has only hosted a few international matches due to being a relatively new stadium. The stadium was constructed by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav government in 2014, which was built by Ekana Private Limited in two years and 8 months. The stadium has been constructed at a cost of Rs 360 crore, which was named in 2018 after the tenth Prime Minister of India late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium has five gates, of which Gate is for 3 VIPs and players.
Pitch report of Ekana Cricket Stadium
This pitch plays very slow. Spinners get more help here. The batsmen are often seen struggling on this pitch. Actually, this ground is quite big and the ball comes directly on the bat. The 200 runs cannot be easily crossed on this ground. In such a situation, there is hardly a big score on Ekana in this IPL. If the fast bowlers did not take wickets in the beginning, then it can be difficult for them to achieve success. However, if the fast bowler mixes in bowling instead of just focusing on speed, then taking wickets here can be beneficial. This pitch helps batsmen a lot at the beginning of the first innings, where it is easier to play heavy shots in the initial over on the pitch.
At Ekana Cricket Stadium T20 Travel of matches
The first T20 match was held in 2018 at Ekana Stadium from Lucknow. The team, which was the first batting in this stadium hosting 13 matches in the IPL, has won 6 times and the bowling team has won 6 times. The same match could not get any result. Whatever team will win here, it can decide to bat first. The average score of the first innings here is 160 while the average score of the second innings is 122.
| Total match | 13 |
| First batting team won | 6 |
| Later batting team won | 6 |
| Highest score | 213 |
| Lowest score | 108 |
IPL at Ekana Cricket Stadium 2025 Schedule of
This stadium is once again ready to host IPL 2025 where the Lucknow Supergiants team will be seen playing a total of 7 matches at their home ground.
