Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
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 Mirpur, Dhaka , Bangladesh
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| Coordinates | 23 ° 48 '24.9 " N , 90 ° 21' 48.9" E |
| owner | Dhaka Division |
| operator | Bangladesh cricket board |
| Renovations | 2006 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 25,000 seats |
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The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium ( Bengali শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম ), also known as Mirpur Stadium , is a cricket stadium in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka . It is ten kilometers outside of the city center in Mirpur and has a capacity of around 25,000 spectators.
history
At the end of the 1980s, the stadium originally served as a football and athletics stadium. In 2004, the Bangladesh Cricket Board took over and converted the stadium, which had previously been equipped with a rectangular playing field and athletics track, into a cricket stadium. It was named after the Bangladeshi politician AK Fazlul Huq , who carried the honorary title Sher-e-Bangla ("Tiger of Bengal").
Capacity and infrastructure
The stadium has a capacity of around 25,000 spectators. It is characterized above all by a good drainage system, which makes it possible to play again quickly after rain showers. The two ends of the wicket are called the Ispahani End and Aqua Paints End .
International cricket
When it went into operation, the stadium took over the functions of the national stadium from Bangabandhu National Stadium . The first test was held against India during the 2007 season. Since then it has been used regularly on tours of foreign national teams for tests, ODIs and Twenty20s . During the Cricket World Cup 2011 , four group matches and two quarter-finals took place here.
National cricket
In Bangladeshi national cricket, the stadium serves as the home of the Dhaka Metropolis . In the Bangladesh Premier League , the Dhaka Dynamites play their home games here.
Soccer
The stadium served as the venue for the 1987 Asian Club Championship .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ AK Fazlul Huq Jr: Sher-e-Bangla: The Tiger of Bengal ( English ) Dhaka Tribune. April 26, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ↑ Shere Bangla National Stadium ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved November 9, 2019.