Ekana International Cricket Stadium
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Ekana International Cricket Stadium |
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| place | Lucknow , India |
| Coordinates | 26 ° 48 '41.7 " N , 81 ° 1' 0.8" E |
| owner | Ekana Sportz City |
| operator | Ekana Sportz City |
| opening | 2017 |
| surface | race |
| architect | Skyline Architectural Consultants |
| capacity | 50,000 |
The Ekana International Cricket Stadium , also known as Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Lucknow , India .
Capacity & Infrastructure
The stadium has a capacity of 50,000 and is equipped with floodlights.
International cricket
The first international game was played as Twenty20 during the tour of the West Indies against India in the 2018/19 season. In October 2019 it was announced that Afghanistan will use the stadium as its new home stadium. On the following tour against the West Indies , the first One-Day International and the first test match were held here.
National cricket
The stadium is one of Uttar Pradesh's home grounds in Indian national cricket.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2nd T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 6 2018 ( English ) Cricinfo. Accessed December 1, 2019.
- ↑ Sharad Deep: Afghanistan gear up for Windies in new home Lucknow ( English ) Hindustan Times. October 28, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ↑ 1st ODI (D / N), West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 6 2019 ( English ) Cricinfo. Accessed December 1, 2019.
- ↑ Only Test, West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 27-29 2019 ( English ) Cricinfo. Accessed December 1, 2019.