Shere Bangla National Stadium
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 | |
| 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
changeThe 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
changehe 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
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2011 Cricket World Cup
changeThe stadium hosted 4 group matches and 2 quarter finals during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Group matches
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Quarter-finals
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Quarter-finals
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Asia Cup, 2012
changeBangladesh 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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- 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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- 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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- 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.[9]
- Bangladesh qualified for the finals for the first time in Asia Cup. They qualified due to head to head record against India.[10][11]
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
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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
change- ↑ Bengali: শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম
- ↑ Football stadiums of the world – Stadiums in Bangladesh
- ↑ Welcome cricket.butjazz.com – BlueHost.com
- ↑ "Tendulkar scores his 100th international century". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ "Sachin Tendulkar finally hits 100th international century". The Times of India. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gupta, Rajneesh (18 March 2012). "Statistical highlights, Ind vs Pak, Asia Cup". Cricketnext.in.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Ramakrishnan, Madhusudhan (18 March 2012). "Kohli's mastery of chases". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ Purohit, Abhishek. "Kohli demolishes Pakistan in record chase". Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cricket-Rain delays start of Bangladesh innings v Sri Lanka". Reuters. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ↑ "Tamim, Shakib lead Bangladesh into final". Stabroek News. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ↑ Balachandran, Kanishkaa (20 March 2012). "Team effort takes Bangladesh to historic final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ↑ Bangladesh almost famous – Hindustan Times
Other websites
change- 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.