Fatullah Osmani Stadium
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fatullah, Narayanganj |
| Coordinates | 23°39′0.58″N 90°29′19.72″E / 23.6501611°N 90.4888111°ECoordinates: 23°39′0.58″N 90°29′19.72″E / 23.6501611°N 90.4888111°E |
| Capacity |
18,166 (Seating Capacity) 25,000 (Total Capacity) |
| Owner | Dhaka Division |
| Operator | Bangladesh, Dhaka Division |
| End names | |
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Press Box End Pavilion End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 9 April - 13 April 2006: Bangladesh v Australia |
| Last Test | 10–14 June 2015: Bangladesh v India |
| First ODI | 23 March 2006: Bangladesh v Kenya |
| Last ODI | 1 March 2014: Bangladesh v Afghanistan |
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As of 5 May 2015 Source: Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, Cricinfo | |
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium (Bengali: খান সাহেব ওসমান আলী স্টেডিয়াম) is a cricket stadium located in Fatullah, Narayanganj in central Bangladesh. It has a capacity of around 25,000 people. The Field Dimension is 181m X 145 m.
History
The ground was used in 2004 for matches of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1]
The stadium became a Test cricket venue on 9 April 2006, when it hosted a Test match between Australia and Bangladesh.
The stadium hosted the last World Cup warm up match between England and Pakistan on 18 February 2011. The stadium is the venue of the 2014 Asia Cup for the first round matches. In Asia Cup 2014 Bangladesh became only Test nation team to lost an ODI against Afghanistan, where Bangldesh lost to Afghanistan by 32 runs. It also has been nominated as a practice match venue for 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[2]
A second Test was played there when India played Bangladesh in June 2015.
Stats and records
As of 6th March 2016 the ground will host:
- Test matches - 2
- ODIs - 10
- T20I - 7
- First-class matches - 52
- List A matches - 95
Outer Ground
The smaller ground next to Fatullah Osmani Stadium, the Khan Shaheb Osmani Ali Stadium Outer Ground, has been used for domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket since 2013-14.
See also
References
- ↑ Fatullah stadium approved for internationals Retrieved 18 February 2011
- ↑ "বিকল্প ভেন্যু হিসেবে প্রস্তাবিত নারায়ণগঞ্জের ফতুল্লায় খান সাহেব ওসমান আলী স্টেডিয়াম". Daily Janakantha. 20 Aug 2013.
External links
- Khan Shaheb Osmani Stadium, Fatullah at Cricket Archive
- Khan Shaheb Osmani Stadium Outer Ground, Fatullah at Cricket Archive
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