The Ekana Stadium, officially known as Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee is situated in Lucknow. Known for its flat and slow nature, Ekana Stadium has organized a total of 18 IPL matches so far.
The stadium was opened in 2013, where the first match was played between Lucknow Super Gaints and Delhi Capitals. Since the first match, the stadium has continuously served as a home-ground for LSG. The Giants have played a total of 18 matches at Ekana, where they have won 9 times. Here’s a look at the top 5 highest team scores recorded at this venue.
Top 5 Ekana Cricket Stadium b Ground Highest Score in IPL
The Ekana Cricket Stadium is known for its bowling friendly nature where the spinners have upper hands. Looking at the records, Lucknow Super Giants are at top who scored a total of 238 runs against KKR and won the game. Whereas KKR are in 2nd place with 235 runs against LSG. Below, the table will cover the top 5 highest scores of teams which were made at Ekana Stadium.
| Rank | Team | Score | Opponent | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 238/3 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 2025 | LSG won |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 235/6 | Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 2024 | KKR Won |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 199/3 | Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 2024 | RR won (highest successful chase) |
| 4 | Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 199/8 | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 2024 | LSG won |
| 5 | Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 196/5 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 2024 | LSG lost |
Top 5 Highest Run Scorer at Ekana Cricket Stadium
As the Ekana Cricket Stadium favors batters, here are top 5 batters who scored the highest runs at this venue.
- KL Rahul: The right-handed batsman KL Rahul is the top scorer at Ekana Cricket Stadium, where he scored a total of 540 runs with the highest of 82.
- Ayush Badoni: The right-hand batsman Ayush Badoni has scored a total of 141 runs with the highest of 59.
- Nicholas Pooran: The left-hand batsman Nicholas Pooran is in 2nd number after KL Rahul who scored a total of 342 runs with the highest of 61.
- Marcus Stoinis: The right-handed batsman Marcus Stoinis has played a total of 15 innings at this venue, in which he has scored a total of 336 runs with the highest of 89.
- Krunal Pandya: The left-hand and left-arm spin bowler Krunal Pandya has played a total of 14 innings at Ekana Stadium, in which he has scored a total of 222 runs with the highest of 49.
| Batter | Innings | Runs | Avg | SR | High Score | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K L Rahul | 13 | 540 | 49.09 | 131.39 | 82 | 0/5 |
| A Badoni | 16 | 373 | 33.91 | 143.46 | 59* | 0/2 |
| N Pooran | 19 | 351 | 25.07 | 138.19 | 61 | 0/1 |
| M P Stoinis | 14 | 336 | 30.55 | 136.03 | 89* | 0/3 |
| K H Pandya | 13 | 222 | 31.71 | 126.14 | 49* | 0/0 |
In conclusion, the Ekana Cricket Stadium is a well-known pitch which always helps bowlers, especially spinners. However, it helps batters to set high scores and has witnessed many high-scoring matches. As It already hosted a high-scoring match in the IPL 2025 season, where LSG smashed an impressive 238/3 — the highest team total ever at Ekana Stadium. In IPL 2025, the stadium has hosted a total of 4 matches in which LSG has already gave us an impressive innings and further we all are excited for records to be broken.
