Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium - A Statistical Analysis - 2023 Cricket World Cup

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow is termed as a state-of-the-art cricket venue and is known for its nine red and black soiled stripes.

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, generally known as Ekana Cricket Stadium was inaugurated in 2017. So it doesn't have much historical significance attached to it. The Indian men's team has played only four international matches at the venue.

India women have played five ODIs and three T20Is at this ground while Afghanistan used it as their home venue in a multi-format series against West Indies in 2019.

The stadium is home to Uttar Pradesh cricket team in state-level domestic scene and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. Talking about what to expect from the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium weather, it should mostly be hot and humid in the month of October.

With a crowd capacity of 50000, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is the fifth largest cricket venue in India. It is scheduled to host five matches in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Australia will play two matches here against South Africa and Sri Lanka on October 12 and 16, respectively. Sri Lanka will play another game here versus Netherlands on October 21. Netherlands will also face Afghanistan at this ground on November 3rd. But the biggest fixture at this venue will witness India and England go head to head on October 29.

Ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023, we bring you a detailed analysis on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch report and other helpful information about match predictions.

What Past Results at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Tell Us

Important team stats at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium has hosted only four men's ODIs so there's not much data to make conclusions. The home side India have only played one match here against South Africa, which they lost. Three matches have been won by the neutral team.

The average first innings score at this ground reads 234. In four games, none of the teams batting first has managed to cross the 250-run mark. There have been three scores of between 200 and 249, with the highest of 249/4 by South Africa. The lowest total of 197 was registered by Afghanistan versus West Indies. The highest overall score here was 253/5, which they achieved while chasing 250 against Afghanistan.

Batters have scored runs 4.99 per over at this venue while bowlers have picked wickets at 32.66 apiece. There have been 161 fours and 36 sixes hit at this ground in ODIs. 

What Past Performances at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Tell Us

Looking at the past performances at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Shai Hope leads the batting charts with 229 runs. He scored those in three innings at a strike rate of 65 while being dismissed only once.

There has only been one century scored here, which was by Hope when he scored 109* against Afghanistan in 2019. Hope also holds the record for the highest partnership along with Roston Chase, having scored 163 runs for the third wicket in an ODI versus Afghanistan.

As for the bowling records, Roston Chase is the top wicket-taker at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium with six wickets in three games at 14.17 runs apiece. The venue hasn't seen a bowler take a four-wicket haul in ODIs, with Sheldon Cottrell's 3/29 being the best figures.

The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch report suggests the batting will not be easy here in the upcoming tournament. The black soil pitches are extremely helpful for spinners while red soil pitches give some breathing space for batters.

Toss Analysis at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium

As mentioned earlier, there have only been four games played here and there's no real pattern to learn anything. The team batting first and the team batting second have won two games each at this ground.

The results for the toss are similar with the team winning the toss coming out on top twice and the team losing the toss also winning twice. In general, it gets difficult to bat here as the match progresses and teams could look to set the score and avoid fielding in heat.

We expect the team winning the toss to choose batting first at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium during this World Cup.

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium - ODI World Cup 2023 Schedule

Let’s take a look at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 fixtures at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
 

Given the assistance spinners get at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka could be in with a good chance against Australia. You might want to check bets on a Sri Lanka win on October 16th.

England and India lock horns in a high profile contest here. India's better bowling attack gives them an edge heading into this game and you can bet on them to come out on top.

Captain of Lucknow Super Giants KL Rahul has good experience of playing at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. He has scored 185 runs from five T20 innings with two fifties. Could we witness a big score from him against England?