Top 5 Players with Most Runs at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium in IPL History

Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, LSG, Ekana Stadium, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran

May 1, 2025

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Top 5 Players with Most Runs at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium in IPL History

One of the most recent stadiums in the list of IPL home grounds is the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, also known as the Ekana Cricket Stadium, which is located in Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. This ground is the home venue to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL. It has a 50,000-seating capacity and was inaugurated in 2017. The stadium was named after the former Prime Minister in 2018 during a name change ceremony by the BCCI. Ekana is touted as the fifth largest international cricket stadium of India. The arena had hosted five matches of the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup, although the IPL fixtures are a regular affair every season as LSG play against on their opponents on this ground.

Since 2023, the Ekana Cricket Stadium has hosted 19 matches in the IPL and as part of the ongoing IPL 2025 season, two more league matches are yet to be played at this venue. So far, looking at the team performances, the venue has turned out to be a balanced one for both sides. It’s not a big target scoring venue due to a slower wicket, with most of the matches ranging between the 130 to 180 run range. Even if a team posts a par score of around 160-170, they can make a game out of it with ease. Interestingly, on this pitch spinners are known to play a crucial role as the slow surface offers a lot of help to them.

The Lucknow Super Giants have featured in all the games hosted at the Ekana grounds until now. They have had an almost fifty-fifty record at their home ground, as LSG have won nine games, lost nine matches in Lucknow and one match abandoned in the IPL history. LSG’s former captain KL Rahul has amassed the most IPL runs on this ground, since he was associated with the franchise until last year. This year Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the skipper of LSG. In terms of the number of runs, the Kolkata Knight Riders have so far posted the highest total, 235 for 6 out of all the IPL matches played in Lucknow.

As a matter of fact, many batsmen have managed to create some interesting records here and posted big run scores due to their exceptional batting. Here we have listed the top five players with the most runs scored at the Ekana stadium in Lucknow, in the IPL so far.

Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, LSG, Ekana Stadium, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran

5) Krunal Pandya – On the fifth place in this elite list is the current sensation of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad, all-rounder Krunal Pandya. He was a part of the LSG camp earlier, and through all his appearances on this ground, Pandya has scored 222 runs so far. In the 14 matches played by him, Krunal Pandya has had a batting average of 31.7 and a strike rate of 126. Though he has not scored any half-century or ton on this ground, his individual highest score is the 49 not out against MI in 2023.

He has shown a solid record as a batsman in the Indian Premier League (IPL), with his capability to perform well in the middle order and contributed valuable runs when needed the most.

4) Marcus Stoinis – The next place, slightly ahead of him belongs to the Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. Though presently a part of the Punjab Kings franchise, he has been a key player for the LSG camp during his association with the unit. As is a right-handed batsman, he has created a name for himself through his explosive batting style and had even scored a century for his team in the IPL 2024 edition.

While playing for his former team, Stoinis has hit three half-centuries, and had the personal best score of 89 runs as of now. On this ground, his form has been tremendous since he is quite well-versed with the pitch conditions. Marcus has scored 336 runs in 15 matches that he has been a part of and maintained an average of 30.5 along with a strike rate of 136.

3) Nicholas Pooran – On the third position is the Caribbean powerhouse and middle-order batsman Nicholas Pooran. This explosive batter has been an orange cap contender in the IPL 2025 season. His ability to play long shots make him a standout player for the LSG side. In the matches played at the Ekana stadium until now, Pooran has smashed 351 runs from 19 innings that he been a part of. His records include an average of 25, strike rate of 138, one half-century and a personal best high score of 61.

Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, LSG, Ekana Stadium, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran

2) Ayush Badoni – The player who comes close to the finish line is a young batsman Ayush Badoni, who has is being termed as an emerging player of the shortest cricket format. His IPL performances have been splendid, winning hearts of spectators all over. Ayush Badoni’s IPL performances in 2024 saw him play a crucial role for Lucknow Super Giants, particularly as a middle-order batsman.

Out of the total 16 innings from 18 match appearances, Ayush has amassed 373 runs at a batting average of over 33 with an impressive strike rate of 143 plus, which is commendable. His highest score of 59 not out against CSK in the 2023 edition was one of the finest knocks on this ground, which includes two half-centuries scored by him.

1)KL Rahul – The topper on this run-scorer list is the current darling of Indian cricket, KL Rahul. As a player with the most runs scored, he has powered a staggering 540 runs, all thanks to his versatility and confidence as a world-class player. From IPL 2022 to 2024, KL Rahul was the captain of the Sanjiv Goenka-owned LSG camp. He has batted in all 13 innings for the 13 matches played here by him. His highest score thus far has been the 82 scored against CSK in the 2024 IPL edition. KL’s batting average is around 49 on this ground, and the strike rate of 131 speaks volumes of the skill he possesses.

At the Ekana stadium, he has five half-centuries to his credit and has proven himself as a consistent run-scorer in the IPL for the past several seasons. As an interesting fact, he was the winner of the orange cap in the 2020 IPL season for scoring the most runs in a single season, a massive 670 runs.