Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow, India

Ekana Sportz City, Sector 7, Gomti Nagar Ext., Amar Shaheed Path, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010

Phone No. +91 522 298 1234
Also or formerly known as Ekana International Cricket Stadium
Established 2017
Capacity 5,000
Flood Light Yes

Records and statistics

Only Test	Afghanistan v West Indies, 27-29, Nov 2019
First ODI	Afghanistan v West Indies, 06-Nov-2019
Last ODI	Afghanistan v Netherlands, 03-Nov-2023
First T20I	India v West Indies, 06-Nov-2018
Last T20I	India v New Zealand, 29-Jan-2023

Ground Fixtures

Date & time	Detail
17 Dec 2025 N 19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	4th T20I - India v South Africa

The Ekana International Cricket Stadium is one of the finest stadiums in the country and one of the largest cricket stadium in India with a seating capacity of 50000 people. Made of 71 acres, this stadium is equipped with world class facilities. It has two screens of 1800 square feet, which means that you can enjoy the match from any corner of the ground.

Apart from this, there are also 40 VIP boxes and 8 corporate lounges. Not only this, the world-class dressing room, media center and flood light makes it special from other stadiums. There are 9 pitches in the Ikana stadium, and world' best drainage system.

Ahead of the first-ever international cricket match in the state capital -- the T20 International between India and West Indies on 6-November-2018, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday 5-Nov-2018 rechristened the Ekana International Cricket Stadium as "Bharat Ratan Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium".