Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium or Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNS)' [1] is a cricket stadium in Bangladesh. Some times it is called Mirpur Stadium. It is in Mirpur of Dhaka. It can hold 26.000 people at a time. It was built in 2006.[2] It was named after Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq "The tiger of Bangla".[3]
 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | |
| Location | Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Establishment | 2006 |
| Capacity | 26,000 |
| Owner | Dhaka Division |
| Operator | Bangladesh, |
| Tenants | Bangladesh Cricket Team, Dhaka Gladiators |
| End names | |
| Beautiful Bangladesh End Eastern Housing End | |
| First Test | 25–27 May, 2007: Bangladesh v India |
| Last Test | 13–17 Nov, 2012: Bangladesh v West Indies |
| First ODI | 8 Dec, 2006: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe |
| Last ODI | 8 Dec, 2012: Bangladesh v West Indies |
The stadium has hosted Bangladesh's first class, test, ODI, twenty20 and women's cricket matches. It also hosted international matches like 2011 World Cup, Asia Cup etc.
Facilities
The ground is a state of the art stadium. It is considered one of the best grounds in the subcontinent. Its most striking and interesting part is its modern drainage. The ground was originally built for football and athletics. For this reason it was built in rectangular shape. But when it was shifted for cricket it was fixed to oval for cricket. The ground was fitted with floodlights on 2009. it is able to host Day/night cricket matches.
First test and ODI
he ground hosted its first Test match on 25 May 2007. It was a test match between Bangladesh and India. It hosted it's first ODI on December 8, 2006. The match was played by Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
BPL
2011 Cricket World Cup
The stadium hosted 4 group matches and 2 quarter finals during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Group matches
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- Bangladesh the toss and elected to field.
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Niall O'Brien 38 (52) Shafiul Islam 4/21 (8 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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Junaid Siddique 25 (27) Sulieman Benn 4/18 (5.5 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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Jacques Kallis 69 (76) Rubel Hossain 3/56 (8 overs) |
Quarter-finals
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Jesse Ryder 83 (121) Morné Morkel 3/46 (8 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 47 (75) Jacob Oram 4/39 (9 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Quarter-finals
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Jesse Ryder 83 (121) Morné Morkel 3/46 (8 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 47 (75) Jacob Oram 4/39 (9 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Asia Cup, 2012
Bangladesh hosted the 12th edition of the Asia Cup. Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium hosted those matches.
Group matches
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
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Kumar Sangakkara 71 (92) Aizaz Cheema 4/43 (9 overs) |
Umar Akmal 77 (72) Suranga Lakmal 2/37 (8 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pakistan earned a bonus point.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the first batsman to score 100 centuries in international cricket.[4][5]
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Nasir Jamshed 112 (104) Ashok Dinda 2/47 (8 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Virat Kohli's score was the highest individual innings for a batsman in the Asia Cup.[6][7]
Virat Kohli's innings was the highest individual innings for a batsman against Pakistan in a ODI.[6][7]
Nasir Jamshed and Mohammad Hafeez's opening partnership of 224 is a record for Pakistan versus India.[6][7][8]
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Chamara Kapugedera 62 (92) Nazmul Hossain 3/32 (8 overs) |
Final
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.[12]
- Pakistan won the Asia Cup for the second time. The first was at 2000.
Tamim Iqbal is the first Bangladeshi to score 4 consecutive half-centuries in any form of cricket.
Gallery
Workers working on a light in the ground
Zimbabwean players take the Drinks Break
Aerial View
Aerial View
Grand Stand
Media Centre End, Night View
Aerial view of the ground
Ispahani End of the Stadium, Before Chairs were fitted in all parts of gallery
Bangladesh team returning to the dressing room at the Stadium
Players celebrate after taking a wicket
Workers working on floodlights.
Floodlights
In the middle of a match
References
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