Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium
Native Name:شہید محترمہ بینظیر بھٹو انٹرنیشنل کرکٹ سٹیڈیم
Native Name Lang:ur
Location:Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates:27.6922°N 68.3364°W
Owner:Pakistan Cricket Board
Operator:Pakistan Cricket Board
Type:Stadium
Surface:Grass
Capacity:10,000

Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It was inaugurated by then-President Asif Ali Zardari on 26 December 2012.[2] [3] The stadium was named after the late Benazir Bhutto, who twice served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

In 2013, the stadium hosted seven matches of the Faisal Bank One Day Cup, and four matches of the President's Cup One Day Tournament.[4] [5] [6] It also hosted 12 matches of the Inter-Region/Department under-19 tournament from 2013 to 2015.[7]

The first match played on this ground was in March 2013 when Hyderabad Hawks took on Quetta Bears.

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  1. Web site: Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium Pakistan Cricket Grounds ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-10-02 . ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: Rehman . Shoaib Ur . 2012-12-26 . Zardari inaugurates Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Cricket Stadium . 2022-10-02 . . en.
  3. Web site: 27 December 2012 . President inaugurates new cricket stadium . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122906/http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=188799 . 14 July 2014 . 2022-10-02 .
  4. Web site: Khan . Khalid H. . 2013-03-01 . Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Stadium set to stage games: National One-day Cup begins from March 5 . 2022-10-02 . . en.
  5. Web site: Farooq . Umar . 11 April 2013 . NBP seal third straight win . 2022-10-02 . ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Web site: Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website . 2022-10-02 . Pakistan Cricket Board.
  7. Web site: Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website . 2022-10-02 . Pakistan Cricket Board.