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Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report and Records

Covers 16 international matches at this ground from Nov 2018 to Oct 2023.

Chasing teams won every one of the 8 women’s internationals behind this Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch report, a pattern that stands out in the 16 matches played in Lucknow, India, from Nov 2018 to Oct 2023.

The full name of the ground is the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Both men and women have played 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is in Lucknow. League numbers from the IPL follow the international tables.

Lucknow Pitch by the Numbers: Setters or Chasers?

The men’s scores point to a ground where the second innings gets harder. In men’s ODIs the first innings averages 252 and the second just 205. In men’s T20Is the drop is sharper, 164 to 121, and the biggest T20I chase is just 101, by India against New Zealand in Jan 2023.

The women’s games tell the opposite story. India and South Africa played 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is here in Mar 2021, and the side batting second won all 8, with South Africa chasing 269 in an ODI.

Captains put the opposition in after 13 of 16 tosses, yet the toss winner won only 8 of 16.

Ekana Cricket Stadium capacity and location

Capacity as published on the ground's Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekana_Cricket_Stadium). Figures change with redevelopment and temporary stands.

GroundCityCountryCapacity
Ekana Cricket StadiumLucknowIndia50,100

Ekana Cricket Stadium cricket stats by format

FormatMatchesWon batting firstWon chasingAvg 1st innsFirst matchLatest match
ODIs5322526 Oct 202229 Oct 2023
ODIs (women)5052077 Mar 202117 Mar 2021
T20Is3211646 Nov 201829 Jan 2023
T20Is (women)30313320 Mar 202123 Mar 2021

Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report: Average Scores and Chasing

Matches with a result decided by DLS are left out of this table. The last column shows the most recent ten first innings where there are enough matches.

FormatMatchesAvg 1st innsAvg 2nd innsHighest chasedLowest defendedAvg 1st inns, last 10
ODIs5252205263229–
ODIs (women)4197199269––
T20Is3164121101195–
T20Is (women)3133135159––

Ekana Cricket Stadium ODIs records

ODIs in this record book: 5, from Oct 2022 to Oct 2023.

Most runs

BatterMInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
Q de Kock South Africa2215710978.5098.1210
P Nissanka Sri Lanka221156157.5096.6402
H Klaasen South Africa2210374*103.00111.9601
S Samarawickrama Sri Lanka229991*99.0086.0901
DA Miller South Africa229275*92.00121.0501
RG Sharma India11878787.0086.1401
SV Samson India118686*–136.5101
M Labuschagne Australia22864643.0064.1800
MDKJ Perera Sri Lanka22837841.5092.2201
SA Engelbrecht Netherlands11707070.0085.3701

Most wickets

BowlerMInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
D Madushanka Sri Lanka2274/4912.434.660
K Rabada South Africa2253/3313.804.310
A Zampa Australia2254/4723.406.500
Mohammed Shami India1144/225.503.140
CAK Rajitha Sri Lanka1144/5012.505.560
L Ngidi South Africa2243/5217.504.380
MA Starc Australia2242/4324.005.050
JJ Bumrah India1133/3210.674.680
A Dutt Netherlands1133/4414.674.400
DJ Willey England1133/4515.004.500

Ekana Stadium Highest Score in ODIs

BatterScoreBalls4s6sAgainstDate
Q de Kock South Africa10910685Australia12 Oct 2023
S Samarawickrama Sri Lanka91*10770Netherlands21 Oct 2023
RG Sharma India87101103England29 Oct 2023
SV Samson India86*6393South Africa6 Oct 2022
MDKJ Perera Sri Lanka7882120Australia16 Oct 2023

Best bowling figures

BowlerFiguresOversAgainstDate
Mohammed Shami India4/227England29 Oct 2023
A Zampa Australia4/478Sri Lanka16 Oct 2023
D Madushanka Sri Lanka4/499.4Netherlands21 Oct 2023
CAK Rajitha Sri Lanka4/509Netherlands21 Oct 2023
JJ Bumrah India3/326.5England29 Oct 2023

Highest ODI Totals at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
South Africa311/750AustraliaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow12 Oct 2023
Sri Lanka263/548.2NetherlandsEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow21 Oct 2023
Netherlands26249.4Sri LankaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow21 Oct 2023
South Africa249/440IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow6 Oct 2022
India240/840South AfricaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow6 Oct 2022

Lowest all-out totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
England12934.5IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow29 Oct 2023
Australia17740.5South AfricaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow12 Oct 2023
Sri Lanka20943.3AustraliaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow16 Oct 2023
Netherlands26249.4Sri LankaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow21 Oct 2023

Ekana Cricket Stadium T20Is records

T20Is in this record book: 3, from Nov 2018 to Jan 2023.

Most runs

BatterMInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
RG Sharma India22155111*155.00166.6710
Ishan Kishan India221088954.00122.7301
SS Iyer India115757*–203.5701
KIC Asalanka Sri Lanka115353*–112.7701
S Dhawan India11434343.00104.8800
KL Rahul India112626*–185.7100
SA Yadav India112626*–83.8700
PVD Chameera Sri Lanka112424*–171.4300
DM Bravo West Indies11232323.00127.7800
C Karunaratne Sri Lanka11212121.00150.0000

Most wickets

BowlerMInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
B Kumar India2242/95.253.500
Kuldeep Yadav India2232/3216.336.120
Arshdeep Singh India1122/73.503.500
YS Chahal India2221/47.503.000
KK Ahmed India1122/3015.007.500
VR Iyer India1122/3618.0012.000
JJ Bumrah India2222/2019.505.570
MG Bracewell New Zealand1111/1313.003.250
Washington Sundar India1111/1717.005.670
MD Shanaka Sri Lanka1111/1919.009.500

Highest individual scores

BatterScoreBalls4s6sAgainstDate
RG Sharma India111*6197West Indies6 Nov 2018
Ishan Kishan India8956103Sri Lanka24 Feb 2022
SS Iyer India57*2852Sri Lanka24 Feb 2022
KIC Asalanka Sri Lanka53*4750India24 Feb 2022
RG Sharma India443221Sri Lanka24 Feb 2022

Best bowling figures

BowlerFiguresOversAgainstDate
Arshdeep Singh India2/72New Zealand29 Jan 2023
B Kumar India2/92Sri Lanka24 Feb 2022
B Kumar India2/124West Indies6 Nov 2018
JJ Bumrah India2/204West Indies6 Nov 2018
KK Ahmed India2/304West Indies6 Nov 2018

Highest T20I Totals at Lucknow Cricket Stadium

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
India199/220Sri LankaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow24 Feb 2022
India195/220West IndiesEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow6 Nov 2018
Sri Lanka137/620IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow24 Feb 2022
West Indies124/920IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow6 Nov 2018
India101/419.5New ZealandEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow29 Jan 2023

Ekana Cricket Stadium ODIs (women) records

ODIs in this record book: 5, from Mar 2021 to Mar 2021.

Most runs

BatterMInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
L Lee South Africa44288132*144.0086.2312
PG Raut India55263104*87.6771.6612
M Raj India4421079*70.0067.7402
M du Preez South Africa441666141.5075.1102
H Kaur India441605453.3390.4001

Most wickets

BowlerMInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
J Goswami India4484/4217.123.510
RS Gayakwad India5583/1320.253.560
S Ismail South Africa5573/2828.574.760
TS Sekhukhune South Africa3352/2628.405.360
N de Klerk South Africa3333/3529.004.660

Highest individual scores

BatterScoreBalls4s6sAgainstDate
L Lee South Africa132*131162India12 Mar 2021
PG Raut India104*123100South Africa14 Mar 2021
L Lee South Africa83*122111India7 Mar 2021
S Mandhana India80*64103South Africa9 Mar 2021
L Wolvaardt South Africa80110120India7 Mar 2021

Best bowling figures

BowlerFiguresOversAgainstDate
J Goswami India4/4210South Africa9 Mar 2021
RS Gayakwad India3/1310South Africa17 Mar 2021
S Ismail South Africa3/2810India7 Mar 2021
N de Klerk South Africa3/3510India17 Mar 2021
RS Gayakwad India3/379South Africa9 Mar 2021

Highest totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
South Africa269/348.4IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow14 Mar 2021
India266/450South AfricaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow14 Mar 2021
India248/550South AfricaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow12 Mar 2021
South Africa223/446.3IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow12 Mar 2021
South Africa189/548.2IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow17 Mar 2021

Ekana Cricket Stadium T20Is (women) records

T20Is in this record book: 3, from Mar 2021 to Mar 2021.

Most runs

BatterMInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
Shafali Verma India331306043.33156.6301
S Luus South Africa33914330.3395.7900
L Lee South Africa33907030.00128.5701
H Deol India33875243.50101.1601
A Bosch South Africa336866*34.00123.6401

Most wickets

BowlerMInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
RS Gayakwad India3343/914.254.750
S Ismail South Africa3343/1420.508.200
A Bosch South Africa3332/1114.677.330
RP Yadav India2221/2424.506.120
N Mlaba South Africa2221/2727.506.880

Highest individual scores

BatterScoreBalls4s6sAgainstDate
L Lee South Africa7045111India21 Mar 2021
A Bosch South Africa66*4891India20 Mar 2021
Shafali Verma India603075South Africa23 Mar 2021
L Wolvaardt South Africa53*3970India21 Mar 2021
H Deol India524760South Africa20 Mar 2021

Best bowling figures

BowlerFiguresOversAgainstDate
RS Gayakwad India3/94South Africa23 Mar 2021
S Ismail South Africa3/144India20 Mar 2021
A Bosch South Africa2/112India20 Mar 2021
A Reddy India1/184South Africa23 Mar 2021
N Shangase South Africa1/182India23 Mar 2021

Highest totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
South Africa159/420IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow21 Mar 2021
India158/420South AfricaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow21 Mar 2021
South Africa133/219.1IndiaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow20 Mar 2021
India130/620South AfricaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow20 Mar 2021
India114/111South AfricaEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow23 Mar 2021

Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL records

IPL matches at this ground: 29, from Apr 2023 to May 2026.

Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL Pitch Report

MatchesAvg 1st innsAvg 2nd innsWon batting firstWon chasingHighest chasedLowest defendedAvg 1st inns, last 10
291751651016230126182

Most IPL Runs at Ekana Cricket Stadium

BatterMInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
MR Marsh LSG/DC131357111143.92167.9415
KL Rahul LSG/DC14145408245.00131.0705
N Pooran Lucknow Super Giants28285396124.50133.7501
A Badoni Lucknow Super Giants222245259*26.59142.5902
RR Pant LSG/DC1414379118*31.58143.5611
MP Stoinis Lucknow Super Giants141433689*30.55136.0303
AK Markram LSG/SRH12123316130.09145.1804
KH Pandya LSG/RCB151525849*32.25130.3000

Most IPL wickets at Ekana Cricket Stadium

BowlerMInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
Ravi Bishnoi LSG/RR2020202/1828.108.580
Mohsin Khan Lucknow Super Giants1010145/2322.868.651
KH Pandya LSG/RCB1414133/1126.547.190
Yash Thakur Lucknow Super Giants88125/3023.089.611
Naveen-ul-Haq Lucknow Super Giants88103/3025.408.240
Prince Yadav Lucknow Super Giants8883/3330.128.360
Mohammed Shami LSG/GT8882/3033.128.550
DS Rathi Lucknow Super Giants121282/3049.128.360

Highest IPL Score at Ekana Stadium

BatterScoreBalls4s6sAgainstDate
RR Pant Lucknow Super Giants118*61118Royal Challengers Bengaluru27 May 2025
MR Marsh Lucknow Super Giants1115699Royal Challengers Bengaluru7 May 2026
SS Iyer Punjab Kings101*51115Lucknow Super Giants23 May 2026
Ishan Kishan Sunrisers Hyderabad94*4875Royal Challengers Bengaluru23 May 2025
MR Marsh Lucknow Super Giants903897Chennai Super Kings15 May 2026

Highest IPL Totals in Lucknow

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
Kolkata Knight Riders235/620Lucknow Super GiantsEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow5 May 2024
Sunrisers Hyderabad231/620Royal Challengers BengaluruEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow23 May 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru230/418.4Lucknow Super GiantsEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow27 May 2025
Lucknow Super Giants227/320Royal Challengers BengaluruEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow27 May 2025
Lucknow Super Giants209/319Royal Challengers BengaluruEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow7 May 2026

Team results at Ekana Cricket Stadium (men, all formats)

TeamMatchesWonLostDrawnTied/NR
India54100
Sri Lanka31200
Australia21100
South Africa22000
England10100
Netherlands10100
New Zealand10100
West Indies10100

Latest matches at Ekana Cricket Stadium

MatchDateVenueResult
India v England29 Oct 2023Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowIndia won by 100 runs
Netherlands v Sri Lanka21 Oct 2023Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowSri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka v Australia16 Oct 2023Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowAustralia won by 5 wickets
South Africa v Australia12 Oct 2023Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowSouth Africa won by 134 runs
New Zealand v India29 Jan 2023Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowIndia won by 6 wickets
South Africa v India6 Oct 2022Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowSouth Africa won by 9 runs
India v Sri Lanka24 Feb 2022Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowIndia won by 62 runs
South Africa v India23 Mar 2021Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowIndia won by 9 wickets
India v South Africa21 Mar 2021Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowSouth Africa won by 6 wickets
India v South Africa20 Mar 2021Ekana Cricket Stadium, LucknowSouth Africa won by 8 wickets

Top Performers and Team Records in Lucknow

Rohit Sharma (RG Sharma, India) owns the biggest men’s innings, an unbeaten 111 in 61 balls versus West Indies on 6 Nov 2018. Q de Kock (South Africa) has the only men’s ODI hundred, 109 against Australia on 12 Oct 2023, and Mohammed Shami (India) took 4/22 as England fell for 129. Among women, L Lee (South Africa) scored 288 ODI runs at 144.00 and J Goswami (India) took 8 wickets.

India’s men have 4 wins from 5 games here. See the India team records or the India Women vs South Africa Women rivalry.

Ekana Cricket Stadium IPL Pitch Report: Chasers on Top

The 29 IPL matches in Lucknow (1 Apr 2023 to 23 May 2026) lean towards the chase, which has won 16 times to 10. Openers average 175, and 182 over the latest 10; replies average 165. Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased 230 on 27 May 2025, overhauling 227/3 by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and RR Pant’s 118* for LSG, the best IPL score here. Kolkata Knight Riders’ 235/6 in May 2024 is the top total, and LSG’s 108 all out in May 2023 the lowest.

MR Marsh, playing for LSG and Delhi Capitals, leads with 571 runs, and Ravi Bishnoi (LSG/RR) has 20 wickets. More on the LSG IPL records page and the highest IPL run chases list.

Questions about Ekana Cricket Stadium

Is Ekana Cricket Stadium's pitch good for batting or bowling?

Lucknow’s men’s games have favoured the side setting a target. Men’s ODI totals slide from 252 on average to 205 when chasing, and men’s T20Is from 164 to 121. Women’s scores held up better, with chasing sides averaging 199 in ODIs.

Should you bat first or chase at Ekana Cricket Stadium?

It depends on the game. Every one of the 8 women’s games was won by the team batting second, while men setting a target took 3 of the 5 ODIs and 2 of the 3 T20Is. The highest men’s ODI chase is 263, by Sri Lanka against the Netherlands.

What is the highest score at Ekana Cricket Stadium?

No side has bettered South Africa’s 311/7, made against Australia in an ODI on 12 Oct 2023. The top individual score is L Lee’s 132 not out for South Africa Women on 12 Mar 2021. In the IPL, RR Pant’s 118* off 61 balls for LSG against RCB in May 2025 is the best innings.

What's the average first innings score at Ekana in Lucknow?

Men’s ODIs: 252. Men’s T20Is: 164. Women’s ODIs sit at 207 and women’s T20Is at 133, though the pitch table leaves out one women’s ODI decided by DLS and shows 197.

Is Ekana Cricket Stadium good for chasing in the IPL?

On the record so far, yes. Chasers hold 16 wins to 10 for the team batting first in IPL games here, and RCB’s 230 in May 2025 is the biggest chase. The lowest IPL total defended is 126.

What is the seating capacity of Ekana Cricket Stadium?

Ekana Cricket Stadium holds about 50,100 spectators, going by its published capacity. Capacity can change after redevelopment or when temporary stands are added for big events.

Source: ball-by-ball match data from Cricsheet.org (ODC-BY). See how we compile these records.