Sheikh Kamal International Stadium ( bn, শেখ কামাল আন্তর্জাতিক স্টেডিয়াম), also known as Cox's Bazar Cricket Stadium ( bn, কক্সবাজার ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম), is a newly developed

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stadium in the tourist town of Cox's Bazar,

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. It was built on leased land from Cox's Bazar Golf Course. The stadium was a shortlisted venue for the

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, however it did not host any matches due to the construction of the ground not finishing in time for the tournament.

History

The first match played at the stadium was a

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match between

and

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on 5 March 2014. It hosted 2 matches of Under-19 One Day International between Bangladesh U-19 and South Africa U-19. Those 2 matches won by one each. Currently the venue is being used to host Under-19 One Day and Unofficial test matches played by Bangladesh U-19 and Bangladesh A team. Since 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, the venue was occasionally used for the training of women’s and Under-19 team members while some games of High-Performance Unit also took place.

2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

It was one of the seven venues of

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. The venue has hosted 17 group matches of the tournament including 8 matches played at academy ground.

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History

2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

See also

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