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Bangabandhu National Stadium
The ground hosted Pakistan's first ever home Test in 1955 when it was called the Dacca Stadium and Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan.
Earlier known as: National Stadium; Dacca Stadium
Floodlights: Yes
Capacity: 36000
End names: Pavilion End, Paltan End
Located in the north of Dhaka and named in honour of the father of the nation — Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — the ground hosted Pakistan's first ever home Test match in 1955 when it was called the Dacca Stadium and Bangladesh was still part of Pakistan.
Bangladesh gained independence in 1971 and the Bangabandhu National Stadium became the venue of another inaugural Test when Pakistan took on Sri Lanka in the Asian Championship final in March 1999.
The home team had to wait till November 2000 to play their first Test at the bowl-shaped ground — that has also been used for football in the past — when they gained Test status and took on India.
India won the one-off Test by 10 wickets.
With a history of being host to seven Tests as a part of Pakistan, the Bangabhandu in its new era has been witness to eight matches.
The first One-Day International at the ground was played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the Wills Asia Cup in 1988-89.
The stadium has been a regular venue for ODIs in the past couple of years, increasing its tally of ODIs to 53.
