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]
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]
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.