Narayanganj Osmani Stadium
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Narayanganj Osmani Stadium (formerly known as the Fatullah Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium) is a sports stadium located in Fatullah
, in central Bangladesh
. Its capacity is 22,000.
venue on 9 April 2006, when it hosted a Test match between Australia
and Bangladesh
, which to date (February 2011) is the only test match to be played here.
warm up match between England and Pakistan on 18 February 2011.
Fatullah
Fatullah is a town on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh, close to the town of Narayanganj. It is the location of the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, an international cricket stadium that has hosted its first One Day International and Test match in 2006.In ICC Cricket World Cup...
, in central Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. Its capacity is 22,000.
Tests
It became a Test cricketTest cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
venue on 9 April 2006, when it hosted a Test match between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and Bangladesh
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
, which to date (February 2011) is the only test match to be played here.
2004 Under 19 World Cup
The ground was used for matches during the Under 19 World Cup held in 2004.2011 World Cup
The stadium hosted the final World Cup2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
warm up match between England and Pakistan on 18 February 2011.