Mirpur Cricket Stadium | |
Ground information | |
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Location | Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Capacity | 25,416[1] |
Owner | National Sports Council |
Operator | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
Tenants | Bangladesh cricket team, Dhaka Gladiators |
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International information | |
First Test | 25–27 May 2007: Bangladesh v India |
Last Test | 21–25 October 2024: Bangladesh v South Africa |
First ODI | 8 December 2006: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe |
Last ODI | 26 September 2023: Bangladesh v New Zealand |
First T20I | 11 October 2011: Bangladesh v West Indies |
Last T20I | 12 May 2024: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe |
First WODI | 17 February 2009: Pakistan v Sri Lanka |
Last WODI | 27 March 2024: Bangladesh v Australia |
First WT20I | 11 September 2012: Bangladesh v South Africa |
Last WT20I | 4 April 2024: Bangladesh v Australia |
As of 21 October 2024 Source: Cricinfo |
The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS; Bengali: শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম), also called Mirpur Stadium, is an International cricket ground at Mirpur, in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located 10 kilometres from Mirpur city centre, the ground holds approximately 25,000 people and is named after the Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq, who was accorded the title Sher-e-Bangla ("Tiger of Bengal").