The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS; Bengali: শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম), also called Mirpur Stadium, is an International cricket ground in Mirpur, a few kilometres away from 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. K. Fazlul Huq, who was accorded the title Sher-e-Bangla ("Tiger of Bengal").
Mirpur Stadium | |
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Ground information | |
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Location | Mirpur, Bangladesh |
Establishment | 2006 |
Capacity | 25,416[1] |
Owner | National Sports Council |
Operator | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
Tenants | Bangladesh national team Bangladesh national women's team Dhaka Metropolis cricket team Central Zone cricket team Minister Dhaka |
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International information | |
First Test | 25–27 May 2007:![]() ![]() |
Last Test | 23–27 May 2022:![]() ![]() |
First ODI | 8 March 2006:![]() ![]() |
Last ODI | 28 May 2021:![]() ![]() |
First T20I | 11 October 2011:![]() ![]() |
Last T20I | 5 March 2022:![]() ![]() |
First WODI | 17 February 2009:![]() ![]() |
Last WODI | 9 September 2012:![]() ![]() |
First WT20I | 11 September 2012:![]() ![]() |
Last WT20I | 6 April 2014:![]() ![]() |
As of 22 May 2022 Source: Cricinfo |
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 dimensions 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, 2016 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 stadium hosted its first International T20 on 11 October 2011, Bangladesh vs West Indies.[1]
On 17 January 2018 during 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, it became the sixth and the fastest to host 100 ODIs.[2][3][4]
For the 2019–20 Bangabandhu BPL Final, 27,725 people gathered at this venue, the highest crowd attendance for the venue and beyond its capacity.
The ground was originally built for football and athletics and was hence rectangular in shape. To restore it to a shape suitable for cricket, a lot of renovation had to be done, and the athletics tracks had to be dug up. About 3 feet of soil was excavated to remove the red clay. PVC pipes were fit in before filling it up with rock chips and sand and then grass. The slope is even, a difference of 29 inches from the wicket to the boundary. The ground was fitted with floodlights in 2009; it is able to host day/night cricket matches.
The ground hosted its first Test match on 25 May 2007 where the home team played India. The first ODI took place on 18 December 2005 where Bangladesh played Scotland. On 11 October 2011 the stadium hosted its first T20I between Bangladesh And West Indies.
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Format | P | H | T | N | D/N/T | Inaugural Match | Latest Match | Refs | |
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Test | 21 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 25 May 2007 | 11 February 2021 | [5] | |
ODIs | 113 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 1 | 8 December 2006 | 28 May 2021 | [6] | |
T20Is | 56 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 11 October 2011 | 20 November 2021 | [7] | |
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Till 2019-20 BPL, the venue has hosted most of the matches (198) including all Playoff matches and Finals.
The stadium hosted 4 Group matches and 2 Quarter Finals during the 2011 Cricket World Cup which took place in 19 February – 2 April, jointly hosted by Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. The other venue in Bangladesh was Chittagong.
Prior to the tournament, the stadium has undergone radical renovations. A giant screen and an electronic scoreboard had been installed, the traditional sight-screens have been replaced with electronic ones, the floodlights have been improved, a hover cover has been bought from the UK for about $16,000, plastic seats have been installed for the whole ground, a new media center has been built which accommodates about 200 journalists and the dressing rooms have also been given a makeover. Also adjacent to the main ground, a new Cricket Academy has been formed and with it came a whole new training ground, adding to the already existing indoor training facility.
India ![]() 370/4 (50 overs) |
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![]() 283/9 (50 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 70 (86) Munaf Patel 4/48 (10 overs) |
India won by 87 runs Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
Bangladesh ![]() 205 (49.2 overs) |
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![]() 178 (45 overs) |
Niall O'Brien 38 (52) Shafiul Islam 4/21 (8 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 27 runs Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Ban) |
Bangladesh ![]() 58 (18.5 overs) |
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![]() 59/1 (12.2 overs) |
Chris Gayle 37* (36) Naeem Islam 1/14 (6 overs) |
West Indies won by 9 wickets Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Kemar Roach (WI) |
South Africa ![]() 284/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 78 (28 overs) |
South Africa won by 206 runs Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Lonwabo Tsotsobe (SA) |
West Indies ![]() 112 (43.3 overs) |
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![]() 113/0 (20.5 overs) |
Mohammad Hafeez 61* (64) |
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) |
New Zealand ![]() 221/8 (50 overs) |
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![]() 172 (43.2 overs) |
Jesse Ryder 83 (121) Morné Morkel 3/46 (8 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) |
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