live cricket scores - Bangabandhu National Stadium


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Bangabandhu National Stadium (Formerly known as the Dacca Stadium) is the national stadium and main sports arena in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located at Motijheel at the heart of the capital city, Dhaka. The stadium is variously known as Number 1 National Stadium, Dhaka Stadium etc. Its current name was given to honour Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation, also known as "Banga bandhu" or "Friend of Bengal".

Currently, the stadium is used for football and athletics. Total seating capacity is about 40,000. It was also home to the Bangladeshi cricket team until March 1, 2005.

The stadium is located next to National Hockey Stadium. Bangladesh registered its first win at home at Bangabandhu National Stadium against India on 26 December 2004.

The stadium was used for competitions of the 2010 South Asian Games, including football and athletics. The stadium is exclusively being modernized and renovated into a world class stadium to host the grand opening ceremony of the 2011 icc world cup co hosted jointly by Bangladesh. India and Sri Lanka.List of Test cricket grounds
 


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