Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium ( bn, খান সাহেব ওসমান আলী স্টেডিয়াম) is a cricket stadium located in

Fatullah Fatullah ( bn, ফতুল্লা) (also known as Fatulla) is a town and a Union in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila in Narayanganj District. It is located on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh. It is the location of the Fatull ...

, Narayanganj in central

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. It has a capacity of around 25,000 people and field dimensions of 181m X 145 m.

History

The ground was used in 2004 for matches of the

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. The stadium became a

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venue on 9 April 2006, when it hosted a Test match between

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. The stadium hosted two warm-up matches of

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played both warm-up matches against

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and

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respectively. The venue hosted the first round matches of 2014 Asia Cup. In Asia Cup 2014,

became the first test playing nation to lose an ODI against

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, where Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan by 32 runs. The was also nominated as a practice match venue for

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. In February 2016, The venue hosted four matches of 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier, of which the match played between

and

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was the first

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(T20I) match played at this venue. The venue hosted its second test since its inauguration in 2006 when Indian cricket team toured Bangladesh in June 2015. The venue has also hosted group stage matches of

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matches.

Outer Ground

The smaller ground next to Fatullah Osmani Stadium, the Khan Shaheb Osmani Ali Stadium Outer Ground, has been used for domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket since 2013–14. The outer ground was first used for the 2016 Asia Cup Twenty20 International tournament qualifying round. The first match of the ground was held between Afghanistan and UAE on 19 February 2016.

References

External links

Khan Shaheb Osmani Ali Stadium, Fatullah
at CricketArchive

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History

Outer Ground

See also

References

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