Kabul International Cricket Stadium ( ps, د کابل الکوزی نړيوال کرکټ لوبغالی, previously known as the Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Stadium) is a

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Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

, which opened in 2011 and has a

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of 6,000 spectators. It is the first international cricket stadium to be constructed in the country and is the home of

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. The stadium is located close to

Ghazi Stadium Ghazi Stadium (; ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in eastern Kabul, Afghanistan, which is mainly used for association football matches. It is sometimes called by other names such as the Afghan Football Federation Stadium. It was built during t ...

. In May 2015, the

Alokozay Group of Companies Alakozai ( ps, الکوزی - meaning ''descendant of Alako'' in Pashto) is the name of a Pashtun tribe in Afghanistan. Spelling variations include Alakozi, Alakoozi, Alekozai, Alekuzei, Alikozai, Alokozay, Alokozay, Alkozai, Alokzai, Hulakozai ...

took sponsorship of

Afghanistan national cricket team The Afghanistan men's national team ( ps, د افغانستان کرکټ ملي لوب‌‌‌‌‌‌ډله, fa, تیم ملی کریکت افغانستان) represents Afghanistan in international cricket. Cricket has been played in Afgha ...

and the stadium.

History

It was constructed and opened in 2011 and was funded by

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and implemented by

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with technical support of Afghanistan Cricket Board. Since the opening of the stadium in December 2011, the ACB has been using it for a range of cricket activities and education. Many domestic cricket events take place each year including: local provincial, regional and national tournaments, school Cricket tournaments, disability tournaments, and player training camps. The ACB outdoor cricket academy operates its sessions daily at the stadium and the National Offices of the ACB operate within the stadium. A key development for the stadium over the coming 12 months will be the construction and development of the Afghanistan National Cricket Academy which has recently been funded by the

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. The first match was between Nangarhar and AWCC. Nangarhar was the winner. On 29 July 2022, a grenade explosion occurred within the stadium among a crowd of spectators during a cricket match between the

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and

Band-e-Amir Dragons Band-e-Amir Dragons ( ps, بند امير ښاماران ''Band-e-Amīr Khāmārān / Shāmārān''; prs, بند امیر شاماران) or Band-e-Amir Region is one of eight regional first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. In the 2017 Shpage ...

, killing at least two people and injuring 13.

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Cricket grounds in Afghanistan Buildings and structures in Kabul 2011 establishments in Afghanistan Sports venues completed in 2011 {{cricket-ground-stub

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