Shere Bangla National Stadium
Mirpur,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Established 2006
Named after AK Fazlul Haque
Capacity 25,000
Floodlights Yes
End names Ispahani End, Aqua Paints End
Other sports Football
Current local time 20:07, Sat Jul 25, 2015 (UTC +0600)
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. 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 diemension 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 first International T20 was hosted in this stadium on 11th Oct 2011, Bangladesh vs West Indies. Till 30th Apr 2015 the venue has hosted 19 T20I. Ground information
Location Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Establishment 2006
Capacity 25,416[1]
Owner Dhaka Division
Operator Bangladesh Cricket Board
Tenants Bangladesh national team
Bangladesh national women's team
Dhaka Gladiators
End names
Ispahani End
Dan Cake End
International information
First Test 25–27 May 2007: Bangladesh v India
Last Test 06–10 May 2015: Bangladesh v Pakistan
First ODI 8 Mar. 2006: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 22 Apr 2015: Bangladesh v Pakistan
First T20I 11 Oct 2011: Bangladesh v West Indies
Last T20I 24 Apr 2015: Bangladesh v Pakistan
