Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium
Location | Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sind, Pakistan |
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Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Operator | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Capacity | 50,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2012 |
Opened | 2012 |
Construction cost | n/a |
Architect | n/a |
Tenants | |
n/a |
Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium[1] is a cricket ground in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sind.[2] The board unanimously decided to name the stadium after Mohtarama Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. The ground was inaugurated by then-President Asif Ali Zardari.
In 2012, the ground was established. This stadium, when complete, with a capacity of 50,000, is one of the largest cricket stadium in Pakistan.
For this purpose, the PCB has already taken over a piece of land measuring 35 acres.
In 2013, the stadium hosted seven matches of National One-day Championship and four matches of .[3]
The first match played on this ground was in March 2013 when Hyderabad Hawks took on Quetta Bears
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "New Islamabad Cricket Stadium to be named after Mohtarma Shaheed Benazir Bhutto - Pakistan Cricket Forum - Cricistan". cricistan.com.
- ^ pakobserver Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Stadium set to stage games: National One-day Cup begins from March 5". dawn.com. 1 March 2013.
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- Cricket grounds in Pakistan
- Larkana District
- Stadiums in Pakistan
- Multi-purpose stadiums in Pakistan
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