Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium

Cricket ground in Sindh

27°41′32″N 68°20′11″E / 27.692187652202055°N 68.33640939535195°E / 27.692187652202055; 68.33640939535195OwnerPakistan Cricket BoardOperatorPakistan Cricket BoardTypeStadiumCapacity10,000SurfaceGrassOpened26 December 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-26)

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.^[6]

References

^ "Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium | Pakistan | Cricket Grounds | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ Rehman, Shoaib Ur (26 December 2012). "Zardari inaugurates Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Cricket Stadium". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "President inaugurates new cricket stadium". 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ Khan, Khalid H. (1 March 2013). "Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Stadium set to stage games: National One-day Cup begins from March 5". Dawn. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ Farooq, Umar (11 April 2013). "NBP seal third straight win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "Pakistan Cricket - 'our cricket' website". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2022.