The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNS)' in Bangladesh is sometimes called the Mirpur Stadium. It is in the Mirpur district of Dhaka. It can hold 26.000 people at a time. It was built in 2006. It was named after Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq "The tiger of Bangla".
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
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
BPL, Opening Ceremony 2015, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
2011 Cricket World Cup
The stadium hosted 4 group matches and 2 quarter finals during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
India won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Virat Kohli's score was the highest individual innings for a batsman in the Asia Cup. Virat Kohli's innings was the highest individual innings for a batsman against Pakistan in a ODI. Nasir Jamshed and Mohammad Hafeez's opening partnership of 224 is a record for Pakistan versus India.
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
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