Bahawal Stadium

The Bahawal Stadium is a cricket ground in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. Locally known as Dring Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in used mostly for Cricket games. The stadium holds 15,000 people.

Dring

History

It was the first cricket ground in Western Pakistan to host a Test match, when it hosted the second Test of Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1954-55 India's inaugural tour of Pakistan. However, this was the only international Test match to be held at this ground.^[1] As of 2002, 155 first class matches^[2] and 23 List A matches have been played at this ground^[3]. As Bahawalpur's cricket team has been without first class status since 2002–03, there was only one first class match and one List A match here for the three seasons following that, but the ground still hosts Under-19 matches.Bahwal stadium was a war place before. This stadium also ranked in Asia's 2nd largest stadium by area.

See also

• List of Test cricket grounds

References

1. ^ "Bahawal Stadium". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58921.html. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
2. ^ First-Class Matches played on Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur (155), from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006
3. ^ List A Limited Overs Matches played in Pakistan at Bahawalpur (Bahawal Stadium) (23), from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006

Further references

• Bahawal Stadium, from cricinfo.com, retrieved 16 March 2006

Coordinates: 29°22′5″N 71°40′47″E / 29.36806°N 71.67972°E / 29.36806; 71.67972