Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Explained

Ground Name:Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium
Native Name:শেখ কামাল আন্তর্জাতিক স্টেডিয়াম
Nickname:Cox's Bazar Stadium
Country:Bangladesh
Location:Cox's Bazar, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
Establishment:2014
Seating Capacity:1,600[1]
Owner:Bangladesh Cricket Board
Operator:Bangladesh Cricket Board
Tenants:Bangladesh U-19 cricket team
Bangladesh women cricket team
End1:N/A
End2:N/A
International:yes
Firstwodidate:4 March
Firstwodiyear:2014
Firstwodihome:Bangladesh
Firstwodiaway:Pakistan
Lastwodidate:8 October
Lastwodiyear:2018
Lastwodihome:Bangladesh
Lastwodiaway:Pakistan
Firstwt20idate:8 March
Firstwt20iyear:2014
Firstwt20ihome:Bangladesh
Firstwt20iaway:Pakistan
Lastwt20idate:6 October
Lastwt20iyear:2018
Lastwt20ihome:Bangladesh
Lastwt20iaway:Pakistan
Date:2 September
Year:2020
Source:Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cricinfo

Sheikh Kamal International Stadium (Bengali: শেখ কামাল আন্তর্জাতিক স্টেডিয়াম), also known as Cox's Bazar Cricket Stadium (Bengali: কক্সবাজার ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম), is a cricket stadium in the tourist town of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.[2]

It was built on leased land from Cox's Bazar Golf Course. The stadium was a shortlisted venue for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, however it did not host any matches due to the construction not finishing in time for the tournament.[3]

History

The first match played at the stadium was a Women's One Day International match between Bangladesh and Pakistan on 5 March 2014. It hosted 2 matches of Under-19 One Day International between Bangladesh U-19 and South Africa U-19. Those 2 matches won by one each.[4] Currently the venue is being used to host Under-19 One Day and Unofficial test matches played by Bangladesh U-19 and Bangladesh A team.

Since 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, the venue was occasionally used for the training of women’s and Under-19 team members while some games of High-Performance Unit also took place.[5]

2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

It was one of the seven venues of 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The venue has hosted 17 group matches of the tournament including 8 matches played at academy ground.

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Notes and References

  1. News: https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/article/753604/. bn:সৌন্দর্যের মধ্যে আছে প্রশ্নও . Prothom Alo. 29 January 2016. bn. 26 January 2010.
  2. Web site: PM to open Sheikh Kamal Int’l Stadium today. bangladeshinfo.com. 23 February 2014. 27 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Sylhet wins, Cox's Bazaar misses out. 27 October 2013. Cricinfo. 27 October 2013.
  4. News: Women beat Pakistan. The Daily Star. 7 March 2014.
  5. News: Azam . Atif . A tale of a nearly forgotten int’l stadium . 24 February 2021 . Daily Sun . en.