Ekana Cricket Stadium

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Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, also known as Ekana Cricket Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Lucknow, India. The arena has a seating capacity of 50,000, and is the fifth largest international cricket stadium of India. In 2018, the stadium was renamed after India's 10th Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It has the longest straight boundaries in comparison to all the stadiums in India. It is the home ground of Uttar Pradesh men's, Uttar Pradesh women's as well as franchises UP Warriorz and Lucknow Super Giants. In 2019, the Afghanistan men's team used it as their home ground. K. D. Singh Babu Stadium used to host international cricket matches in Lucknow before this was built. The arena also hosted five matches of the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup.

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