Shere Bangla National Stadium: Cricket ground
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium or Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNS)' 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. It was named after Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq "The tiger of Bangla".
 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Establishment | 2006 |
| Capacity | 26,000 |
| Owner | Dhaka Division |
| Operator | Bangladesh, |
| Tenants | Bangladesh Cricket Team, Dhaka Gladiators |
| End names | |
| Beautiful Bangladesh End Eastern Housing End | |
| International information | |
| 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 |
| As of 09 Dec, 2012 Source: Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Cricinfo | |
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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Tamim Iqbal 44 (43) Andre Botha 3/32 (9 overs) | 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) | Shakib Al Hasan 30 (49) Robin Peterson 4/12 (7 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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Mohammad Hafeez 89 (126) Shahadat Hossain 3/53 (8 overs) | Shakib Al Hasan 64 (66) Umar Gul 3/58 (9.1 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
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Virat Kohli 108 (120) Farveez Maharoof 2/57 (10 overs) | Mahela Jayawardene 78 (59) Irfan Pathan 4/32 (8.1 overs) |
- 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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Tamim Iqbal 70 (99) Praveen Kumar 3/56 (10 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the first batsman to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
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Nasir Jamshed 112 (104) Ashok Dinda 2/47 (8 overs) | Virat Kohli 183 (148) Mohammad Hafeez 1/42 (9 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.
Virat Kohli's innings was the highest individual innings for a batsman against Pakistan in a ODI.
Nasir Jamshed and Mohammad Hafeez's opening partnership of 224 is a record for Pakistan versus India.
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Chamara Kapugedera 62 (92) Nazmul Hossain 3/32 (8 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced Bangladesh's innings to 40 overs. The target for Bangladesh revised to 212 by Duckworth-Lewis method.
- Bangladesh qualified for the finals for the first time in Asia Cup. They qualified due to head to head record against India.
Final
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Sarfraz Ahmed 46* (52) Abdur Razzak 2/26 (10 overs) | Shakib Al Hasan 68 (72) Aizaz Cheema 3/46 (7 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- 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
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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
Other websites
- Upcoming Matches at Mirpur Stadium – List of Fixtures to be played at Sher e Bangla National Stadium.
- A BanglaCricket Exclusive: The Mirpur Stadium Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine – an article on the recent reconstruction of the ground.
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