Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium


Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium or BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, 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. 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.
In July 2019, Board of Control for Cricket in India approved it as the third home ground in India for Afghanistan national cricket team.

History

On 6 November 2018, the stadium hosted its first international match, a Twenty20 International between India and the West Indies, becoming the 52nd stadium in India to host an international cricket match. In that match Rohit Sharma became the first cricketer to score four centuries in T20Is. India won that match by 71 runs. 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. Before its international debut, it also hosted the final of the 2017–18 Duleep Trophy.
In May 2019, Afghanistan Cricket Board requested the BCCI to use this venue for their international matches. 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.
It hosted all the matches during Afghanistan vs West Indies series in 2019. On 6 November 2019, the venue hosted its first ODI match. On 27 November 2019, the venue hosted its first Test match.

List of centuries

Tests

Only one Test century has been scored at the venue.
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1111*Shamarh Brooks214228 November 2019Won

One Day Internationals

Only one ODI century has been scored at the venue.
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1109*Shai Hope145211 November 2019Won

Twenty20 Internationals

Only one T20I century has been scored at the venue.
No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1111*Rohit Sharma6116 November 2018Won

List of International five-wicket hauls

Tests

No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1Rahkeem Cornwall27 11 20191
  • Ibrahim Zadran
  • Ihsanullah
  • Rahmat Shah
  • Nasir Jamal
  • Asghar Afghan
  • Afsar Zazai
  • Yamin Ahmadzai
Won
2Hamza Hotak27 11 20192
  • Kraigg Brathwaite
  • John Campbell
  • Shamarh Brooks
  • Jason Holder
  • Kemar Roach
    		• Lost

    T20Is

    No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
    1Karim Janat16 11 2019241152.2
    • Shimron Hetmyer
    • Evin Lewis
    • Sherfane Rutherford
    • Kieron Pollard
    • Keemo Paul
    		Won