Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is all in readiness of embarking on a new journey with the third Indian Premier League 2023 match set to become the first-ever IPL match here.
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Having hosted a total of 11 international matches across all the three formats of Men’s Cricket, an iconic match for this venue will be played between home team Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals tonight.
Currently only into their second season, LSG will be experiencing playing at a home ground for the first time. As a result, don’t expect any stadium-related team stats in this piece with respect to this stadium.
With Lucknow already having hosted 42 Men’s T20s across a couple of stadiums, expect the fans in the city to throng the comparatively newly-build facility for a landmark match on a Saturday night.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium T20 Records (updated on May 15, 2023)
Top Five T20 run-scorers at the Ekana Cricket Stadium are Ishan Kishan (246), Sai Sudharsan (236), Subhranshu Senapati (217), KL Rahul (211), Prabhsimran Singh (186). With each one of these players part of IPL 2023 squads, detailed analysis of their performances are mentioned below:
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Highest | Average | SR |
| Ishan Kishan | 6 | 246 | 102 | 61.5 | 131.55 |
| Sai Sudharsan | 8 | 236 | 64 | 33.71 | 121.65 |
| Subhranshu Senapati | 7 | 217 | 67 | 36.17 | 129.94 |
| KL Rahul | 5 | 211 | 74* | 52.75 | 121.26 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 4 | 186 | 119 | 46.50 | 146.19 |
Highest wicket-takers in T20s played at this venue are Siddarth Kaul (9), Naveen-ul-Haq (9), R Sai Kishore (9), Kesrick Williams (8) and Shahbaz Nadeem (8). Barring Kaul, Naveen and Sai Kishore, neither of the remaining two are partaking in IPL 2023. Detailed analysis of best bowlers at this stadium among current IPL players has been provided below:
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | SR |
| Siddarth Kaul | 4 | 9 | 9.44 | 6.14 | 9.22 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 6 | 9 | 14.56 | 6.89 | 12.67 |
| R Sai Kishore | 8 | 9 | 20.78 | 6.03 | 20.67 |
| Mark Wood | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6.13 | 6.86 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 6 | 7 | 19.29 | 7.3 | 15.86 |
Ekana Stadium Records in IPL (updated on May 15, 2023)
In the first six IPL matches played at this venue, the likes of Rahul (185), Kyle Mayers (153), Krunal Pandya (104), Ayush Badoni (94) and Nicholas Pooran (77) had done well with the bat in hand.
Ravi Bishnoi (7), Mark Wood (7), Krunal Pandya (6), Amit Mishra (5) and Naveen-ul-Haq (4) were among the wickets in LSG’s first six home matches this season.
Highest Innings Totals in Lucknow T20s (updated on May 2, 2023)
| Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Year |
| 199/2 | 20 | India | Sri Lanka | 2022 |
| 197/4 | 20 | Punjab | Goa | 2021 |
| 195/2 | 20 | India | West Indies | 2018 |
| 193/6 | 20 | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | 2023 |
| 189/4 | 20 | Punjab | Odisha | 2021 |
Out of 36 Men’s T20s at the Ekana Stadium, no team has even been able to surpass the 200-run mark as far as innings totals are concerned.
Chhattisgarh hold the record for the highest successful T20 run-chase here on the back of sealing a 151-run chase without a lot of discomfort against Chandigarh last year.
