Ekana Stadium is located in Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh, India. Ekana Stadium is known as Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium. It is the fifth largest international cricket stadium in India. It was established in 2017. In 2018, the stadium was renamed after the 10th Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000. The first T20 match at this stadium was played between India and West Indies on 6 November 2018. The first ODI match was played between Afghanistan and West Indies on 6 November 2019. And the first Test series match was played between Afghanistan and West Indies on 27 November 2019. The first match of IPL at Ekana Stadium is played on 01 April 2023 between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. In this article you will get to know about Ekana Stadium IPL records, highest scores, average scores, IPL stats and IPL upcoming matches at Ekana Stadium.
Note: According to the previous IPL match records, the team batting first at Ekana Stadium has a higher winning percentage. 14 IPL matches have been played at Ekana Stadium. Out of which the team batting first won 07 matches and the team chasing won 06 matches. One match was cancelled due to rain.
Highest runs in an innings of IPL match at Ekana Stadium: Marcus Stoinis scored 89 runs in 47 balls against Mumbai Indians.
So far no player has scored a century in IPL match at Ekana Stadium. Let’s see which player makes this record in future.
KL Rahul has scored the highest number of half-centuries in IPL history at Ekana Stadium. KL Rahul has scored 4 half-centuries in 12 innings.
Marcus Stoinis has hit the highest number of sixes in IPL match at Ekana Stadium. Marcus Stoinis has hit 20 sixes in 14 innings.
KL Rahul has hit the highest number of fours in IPL history at Ekana Stadium. KL Rahul has hit 52 fours in 12 innings.
KL Rahul’s highest score at Ekana Stadium is 82 runs. KL Rahul has played a total of 12 IPL matches at Ekana Stadium.
Ravi Bishnoi has taken the most wickets in IPL history at Ekana Stadium. Ravi Bishnoi has taken 15 wickets in 13 innings.
Yash Thakur is the second highest wicket taker at Ekana Stadium. Yash Thakur has taken 12 wickets in 8 innings of IPL.
Kunal Pandya is the third highest wicket taker at Ekana Stadium. Kunal Pandya has taken 11 wickets in 11 innings of IPL.
So far 14 IPL matches have been played at Ekana Stadium.
The highest runs in an innings of an IPL match at Ekana Stadium are 235 runs scored by Kolkata Knight Riders against Lucknow Super Giants.
The lowest runs in an innings of an IPL match at Ekana Stadium are 121 runs scored by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Lucknow Super Giants is the team that has played the most matches (14) in IPL history at Ekana Stadium.
Ekana Stadium IPL Highest Score
The highest score in an IPL match at Ekana Stadium is 235 runs. The 54th match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. In which Kolkata Knight Riders scored 235 runs in 20 overs losing 6 wickets. And while chasing Lucknow Super Giants were all out for 137 runs in 16 overs and one ball. Kolkata Knight Riders won this match by 98 runs and made the record of scoring the highest score in an IPL match at Ekana Stadium.
