The Bahawal Stadium is a

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ground in

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. Locally known as Dring Stadium, it is a

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used mostly for

games. Situated on Stadium Road, opposite

Bahawalpur Zoo Bahawalpur Zoo ( ur, بہاولپور چڑیاگھر), established in 1942, is a zoological garden in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It is managed by the Government of Pakistan. The zoo has occasionally bred and supplied wild cats, such as Asia ...

, the stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people. It is one of the stadiums in Asia that hold all games at one place. The stadium includes cricket, hockey, football, swimming, squash, judo, karate, swimming, gym, volleyball, tennis courts in it.

History

The stadium was originally called Dring Stadium and was named after the second Prime Minister of Bahawalpur, Sir John Dring.Samiuddin, Osman (2014) The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket, Delhi:HarperCollins Publishers India Dring was Prime Minister under Nawab Sadiq V and served in this role from 1948 to 1952. Dring Stadium was ahead of its time and was the only complete stadium in Pakistan at the time.

International venue

It was the first cricket ground in

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to host a

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, when it hosted the second Test of

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in Pakistan in 1954–55, India's inaugural tour of Pakistan. However, this was the only Test match to be held at this ground. As of 2002, 155 first class matches and 23

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matches have been played at this ground.List A Limited Overs Matches played in Pakistan at Bahawalpur (Bahawal Stadium) (23)
from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006

Present

As Bahawalpur's cricket team has been without first-class status since 2002–03, there was only one first-class match and one

match here for the three seasons following that, but the ground still hosts Under-19 matches. Bahawal stadium was a war place before. This stadium also ranked in Asia's second largest stadium by area.

International centuries

One Test century has been scored at the venue.

International five-wicket hauls

Two five-wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.

References

Further references

Bahawal Stadium
from cricinfo.com, retrieved 16 March 2006 Test cricket grounds in Pakistan Buildings and structures in Bahawalpur

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