ODI World Cup 2023: List of matches at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow
The stadium was built in 2017 and has hosted a couple of matches across all formats.
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The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow will host the ODI World Cup matches for the first time. It is one of the nine stadiums in India where the World Cup matches will be played. The 2023 ODI World Cup will be played in India from October 5 between England and New Zealand, with the final scheduled on November 19.
The stadium was built in 2017 and has hosted a couple of matches across all formats. It has a seating capacity of 50,000 which makes it the fifth largest cricket stadium in India. It was named after former India prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The first match Luckow will host will be on October 12 between Australia and South Africa. Apart from Australia’s matches, the stadium will also host another high-profile match, between India and England on October 29. Five matches of the World Cup will be played at the stadium.
Related: ODI World Cup 2023: Full list of matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi
List of matches at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow
| Match | Date |
| Australia vs South Africa | October 12 |
| Australia vs Sri Lanka | October 16 |
| Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | October 21 |
| India vs England | October 29 |
| Netherlands vs Afghanistan | November 3 |
The pitch is notorious for being only bowler-friendly. The batters have found it extremely difficult to score the runs here. The track attracted criticism when Hardik Pandya while leading India against New Zealand, called it a “shocker” of a pitch after a low-scoring T20I match. However, after the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL), the pitch underwent renovation.
Talking about the international records in ODIs at the Ekana stadium, only West Indies’ Shai Hope could smash a century here. He scored 109* against Afghanistan in November 2019.
Meanwhile, a total of 48 matches will be played between October 5 and November 19. After the group stage, the four teams topping the points table following playing in a round-robin format will qualify for the semifinals.
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