Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
| Mirpur Stadium | |
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A view of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium from South Gallery. | |
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Establishment | 2006[1] |
| Capacity | 25,416[2] |
| Owner | Dhaka Division |
| Operator | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Tenants |
Bangladesh national team Bangladesh national women's team Dhaka Dynamites |
| End names | |
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Ispahani End Dan Cake End | |
| International information | |
| First Test |
25–27 May 2007: Bangladesh v  India |
| Last Test |
28 October – 1 November 2016: Bangladesh v  England |
| First ODI |
8 March 2006: Bangladesh v  Zimbabwe |
| Last ODI |
9 October 2016: Bangladesh v England |
| First T20I |
11 October 2011: Bangladesh v  West Indies |
| Last T20I |
6 March 2016: Bangladesh v India |
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As of 28 October 2016 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS; Bengali: শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম), also called Mirpur Stadium, is a cricket ground in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located 10 kilometres away from the city centre in Mirpur, the ground holds approximately 25,000 people, and is named for the Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq, who was accorded the title Sher-e-Bangla ("tiger of Bengal"). The ground was originally constructed for football in the late 1980s, and first hosted matches at the 1987 Asian Club Championship. The venue was taken over by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2004, replacing the Bangabandhu National Stadium as the home of both the men's and women's national teams. The stadium has a field dimensions of 186 m X 136 m.
The first international match at the redeveloped ground was held in December 2006, and the stadium has since hosted matches of the 2011 World Cup, 2012 and 2014 Asia Cup, along with majority of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches. The finals of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and Women's World Twenty20 were hosted at the stadium. The stadium hosted its first International T20 on 11 October 2011, Bangladesh vs West Indies. Till 30 April 2015 the venue has hosted 19 T20I.[2]
The venue will be upgraded to a football stadium after completion of a 75,000 seat stadium in Purbachal, Dhaka.
Facilities
The ground was originally built for football and athletics and was hence rectangular in shape. To bring it back to a shape suited for cricket, a lot of renovation had to be done, and also the athletics tracks had to be dug up. About three feet of soil was excavated to remove all the red clay. PVC pipes were fit in before filling it up with rock chips and sand and then grass. The slope is nice and even, a difference of 29 inches from the wicket to the boundary. The ground was fitted with floodlights in 2009; it is able to host day/night cricket matches.
First Test, ODI and T20I
The ground hosted its first Test match on 25 May 2007 where the home team played India. The first ODI took place on 18 December 2005 where Bangladesh played Scotland. On 11 October 2011 the stadium hosted its first T20I between Bangladesh And West Indies.
Stats and records
Stats
Till 1 Nov 2016 the venue will host
- Test Matches -15
- One Day International - 99
- T20I -36
- It also hosted 6 matches of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 while home team played 4 group stage matches against other opponents and 1 was Quarter final between Pakistan and West Indies
- The Stadium hosted all Pool A matches of 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and also Knock out stage matches together with the openin Match.
- The venue has hosted all matches of first ever Asia Cup in T20 format. Asia Cup 2016, including 2 qualifier matches.
Records
- On 17 June 2014 in the 2nd ODI between Bangladesh and India, Taskin Ahmed became 1st ever Bangladeshi Bowler to take 5 wicket in an ODI Debut, and became the youngest (19 yrs) player to do so.
- On 1 December 2014 against Zimbabwe Taijul Islam became only cricketer to take a Hat-Trick on ODI Debut.
- On 17 April 2015 in the 1st ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan, Bangladesh made their highest ODI total (329-6) against any team, surprassing 326-3 against same opponent.
- On 18 June 2015 in the 1st ODI between Bangladesh and India, Bangladesh 1st time scored 300 and more runs in ODI against India and won the match by 79 runs while accurately 1 yr 1 day later of Taskin Ahmed's feat, Mustafizur Rahman become only 2nd Bangladeshi bowler to take 5 wicket on Debut. Incidentally both the bowlers got this feat against India at this venue.
- On 21 July 2015 in the 2nd ODI between Bangladesh and India, Mustafizur Rahman became only 2nd bowler to have taken 5-fer in the first two matches after Brian Vitori. In fact, he became only bowler to take 11 wicket in first two ODIs. Winning this match, Bangladesh 1st time won a series against India. In the 3rd ODI he took 2 wickets and become the only bowler to have taken 13 wickets in first 3 matches and also become the highest wicket taker in 3 match ODI series.
- On 10 July 2015 in the 1st ODI between Bangladesh and South Africa, Kagiso Rabada made his ODI debut and took a Hat-trick, becoming the only 2nd Bowler to do so and also made the Best Bowling figure(6/16) in ODI on Debut.
- On 12 July 2015 in the 2nd ODI between Bangladesh and South Africa, South Africa were bowled out in a mere 162 runs. This was their lowest total against Bangladesh and 1st time they were bowled out for less than 200 in the 1st innings since 2009. Nasir Hossain made his best bowling figure (3/26). Bangladesh chased it down with 22.2 overs to spare, which is 2nd biggest defeat in terms of balls for South Africa in the Sub-continent.
BPL
2011 World Cup
The stadium hosted 4 group matches and 2 quarter finals during the 2011 Cricket World Cup which took place in 19 February – 2 April, jointly hosted by Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. The other venue in Bangladesh was Chittagong. Prior to the tournament, the stadium has undergone radical renovations. A giant screen and an electronic scoreboard had been installed, the traditional sight-screens have been replaced with electronic ones, the floodlights have been improved, a Hover-Cover has been bought from the UK for about $16,000, plastic seats have been installed for the whole ground, a new media center has been built which accommodates about 200 journalists and the dressing rooms have also been given a makeover. Also adjacent to the main ground, a new Cricket Academy has been formed and with it came a whole new training ground, adding to the already existing indoor training facility.
Group matches
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- Bangladesh the toss and elected to field.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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Quarter-finals
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
See also
- List of international cricket centuries at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
- List of stadiums in Asia
- List of international cricket grounds in Bangladesh
- Stadiums in Bangladesh
References
- ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/asia/bangladesh/sher-e-bangla-national-cricket-stadium/
- 1 2 SHER-E-BANGLA NATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM, MIRPUR – ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
External links
- Upcoming Matches at Mirpur Stadium – List of Fixtures to be played at Sher e Bangla National Stadium.
- A BanglaCricket Exclusive: The Mirpur Stadium – an article on the recent reconstruction of the ground.
Coordinates: 23°48′24.9″N 90°21′48.9″E / 23.806917°N 90.363583°E