Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium Explained

Ground Name:Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium
Country:Pakistan
Location:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates:24.9369°N 67.0311°W
Establishment:1993
Seating Capacity:8,000
Owner:Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah (initial)
Operator:Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah (initial)
Tenants:Various cricket clubs
End1:Pavilion End
End2:Qasba Colony End
International:true
Firstwodidate:23 March
Firstwodiyear:2004
Firstwodihome:Pakistan
Firstwodiaway:West Indies
Lastwodidate:2 April
Lastwodiyear:2004
Lastwodihome:Pakistan
Lastwodiaway:West Indies
Onlywt20idate:29 October
Onlywt20iyear:2008
Onlywt20ihome:Pakistan
Onlywt20iaway:West Indies
Date:4 September
Year:2020
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/ground/58946.html Cricinfo

Asghar Ali Shah Stadium is a cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan. It was constructed in the memory of Late Justice Asghar Ali Shah, a former Judge of the Sindh High Court, father of renowned orthopaedic surgeon, politician and a member of Pakistan Cricket Board Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Shah. Dr. Shah was also the manager of this stadium.

Ground history

The stadium was constructed in 1993 in order to facilitate club cricket in Karachi. It was the second cricket stadium in Pakistan (after Gaddafi Stadium) to install floodlights to conduct matches at night.

Usage

The stadium has been used for many international matches of smaller levels such as Under 17 Asia Cricket Cup, Under 19 Cricket Tournaments and also women's cricket tournaments. Mostly, this stadium hosts first class and domestic cricket matches. Dr.M.A.Shah Night Twenty20 Trophy is also held here every year in the month of Ramadan in which cricket teams representing cricket clubs from around the country play each other.[1]

See also

References

  1. http://blog.dawn.com/2010/08/28/afghan-youth-robbed/ Afghan Youth robbed

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