Shere Bangla National Stadium
![]() Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | |
Ground information | |
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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 |
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 situated 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]
The stadium has hosted Bangladesh's first class, test, ODI, twenty20 and women's cricket matches. It also hosted international matches like ICC World Cup, Asia Cup etc.
Facilities[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
2011 Cricket World Cup[change | change source]
The stadium hosted 4 group matches and 2 quarter finals during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Group matches[change | change source]
19 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
India ![]() 370/4 (50 overs) |
v | ![]() 283/9 (50 overs) |
India won by 87 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
Virender Sehwag 175 (140) Shakib Al Hasan 1/61 (10 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 70 (86) Munaf Patel 4/48 (10 overs) | |||
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25 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Bangladesh ![]() 205 (49.2 overs) |
v | ![]() 178 (45 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 27 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Ban) |
Tamim Iqbal 44 (43) Andre Botha 3/32 (9 overs) |
Niall O'Brien 38 (52) Shafiul Islam 4/21 (8 overs) | |||
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4 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Bangladesh ![]() 58 (18.5 overs) |
v | ![]() 59/1 (12.2 overs) |
West Indies won by 9 wickets Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Kemar Roach (WI) |
Junaid Siddique 25 (27) Sulieman Benn 4/18 (5.5 overs) |
Chris Gayle 37* (36) Naeem Islam 1/14 (6 overs) | |||
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19 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard |
South Africa ![]() 284/8 (50 overs) |
v | ![]() 78 (28 overs) |
South Africa won by 206 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Lonwabo Tsotsobe (SA) |
Jacques Kallis 69 (76) Rubel Hossain 3/56 (8 overs) |
Shakib Al Hasan 30 (49) Robin Peterson 4/12 (7 overs) | |||
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Quarter-finals[change | change source]
23 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
West Indies ![]() 112 (43.3 overs) |
v | ![]() 113/0 (20.5 overs) |
Pakistan won by 10 wickets Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 44* (106) Shahid Afridi 4/30 (9.3 overs) |
Mohammad Hafeez 61* (64) | |||
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25 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
New Zealand ![]() 221/8 (50 overs) |
v | ![]() 172 (43.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 49 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Dhaka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Jacob Oram (NZ) |
Jesse Ryder 83 (121) Morné Morkel 3/46 (8 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 47 (75) Jacob Oram 4/39 (9 overs) | |||
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Asia Cup, 2012[change | change source]
Bangladesh hosted the 12th edition of the Asia Cup. Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium hosted those matches.
Group matches[change | change source]
11 March 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
Pakistan ![]() 262/8 (50 overs) |
v | ![]() 241 (48.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 21 runs. Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Thana Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) |
Mohammad Hafeez 89 (126) Shahadat Hossain 3/53 (8 overs) |
Shakib Al Hasan 64 (66) Umar Gul 3/58 (9.1 overs) | |||
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13 March 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
India ![]() 304/3 (50 overs) |
v | ![]() 254 (45.1 overs) |
India won by 50 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Thana Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind) |
Virat Kohli 108 (120) Farveez Maharoof 2/57 (10 overs) |
Mahela Jayawardene 78 (59) Irfan Pathan 4/32 (8.1 overs) | |||
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15 March 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sri Lanka ![]() 188 (45.4 overs) |
v | ![]() 189/4 (39.5 overs) |
Pakistan won by 6 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Thana Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Aizaz Cheema (Pak) |
Kumar Sangakkara 71 (92) Aizaz Cheema 4/43 (9 overs) |
Umar Akmal 77 (72) Suranga Lakmal 2/37 (8 overs) | |||
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16 March 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
India ![]() 289/5 (50 overs) |
v | ![]() 293/5 (49.2 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Thana Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) |
Sachin Tendulkar 114 (147) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/44 (10 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 70 (99) Praveen Kumar 3/56 (10 overs) | |||
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18 March 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
Pakistan ![]() 329/6 (50) |
v | ![]() 330/4 (47.5 overs) |
India won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Thana Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind) |
Nasir Jamshed 112 (104) Ashok Dinda 2/47 (8 overs) |
Virat Kohli 183 (148) Mohammad Hafeez 1/42 (9 overs) | |||
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20 March 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
Sri Lanka ![]() 232 (49.5 overs) |
v | ![]() 212/5 (37.1 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets (D/L method) Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Thana Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) |
Chamara Kapugedera 62 (92) Nazmul Hossain 3/32 (8 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 59 (57) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/30 (6 overs) | |||
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Final[change | change source]
22 March 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
Pakistan ![]() 236/9 (50 overs) |
v | ![]() 234/8 (50 overs) |
Pakistan won by 2 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Thana Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
Sarfraz Ahmed 46* (52) Abdur Razzak 2/26 (10 overs) |
Shakib Al Hasan 68 (72) Aizaz Cheema 3/46 (7 overs) | |||
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Gallery[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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<!- – 11:10 (UTC) -->. Retrieved 16 March 2012<!- – 11:53 (UTC)-->. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ 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<!- – 12:41 (UTC) -->. Retrieved 21 March 2012<!- – 11:07 (UTC)-->. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Tamim, Shakib lead Bangladesh into final". Stabroek News. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012<!- – 11:07 (UTC)-->. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Balachandran, Kanishkaa (20 March 2012). "Team effort takes Bangladesh to historic final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2012<!- – 11:07 (UTC)-->. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Bangladesh almost famous – Hindustan Times
Other websites[change | change source]
- 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.