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Asghar Ali Shah Stadium is a
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ground in
Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
,
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. It was constructed in the memory of Late. Justice Asghar Ali Shah, former Judge in
Sindh High Court The High Court of Sindh ( ur, ) is the highest judicial institution of the Pakistani province of Sindh. Established in 1906, the Court situated in the provincial capital at Karachi. Apart from being the highest Court of Appeal for Sindh in ...
, father of a renowned
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, a politician and a member of
Pakistan Cricket Board The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team. A member of the International Cricket Counc ...
Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Shah. Dr. Shah was also the manager of this stadium.


Ground history

The stadium was constructed in 1993 in order to facilitate the club cricket in Karachi. It was the second cricket stadium in Pakistan (first being
Gaddafi Stadium Gaddafi Stadium ( ur, , translit=Qaẕẕāfī Isṭeḍiyam), previously known as Lahore Stadium is a cricket stadium in Lahore, Pakistan and the home ground of Lahore Qalandars. It is owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). With a capa ...
) to have the facility of flood lights to conduct the game at night.


Usage

The stadium has been used for many international matches of smaller levels such as Under 17 Asia Cricket Cup, Under 19 Cricket Tournaments and also women's cricket tournaments have been held here. Mostly, this stadium hosts first class and domestic cricket matches. Dr.M.A.Shah Night Twenty20 Trophy is also held here every year in the month of Ramadan in which cricket teams representing cricket clubs from around the country play each other.Afghan Youth robbed
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See also

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List of stadiums in Pakistan This is a list of major sport stadiums in Pakistan. Current grounds File:Gaddafi stadium lahore.jpg, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore File:National Stadium Karachi.jpg, National Stadium, Karachi File:RWPCS3.jpg, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium See also * L ...
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List of cricket grounds in Pakistan This is a list of cricket grounds in Pakistan that have been used for first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket matches. For grounds used in international cricket, see the map and the notes column. List of grounds Grounds listed in bold have hos ...
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List of sports venues in Karachi {{Short description, none This is a list of sports venues in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province in Pakistan. Cricket International stadiums * National Stadium * Southend Club Cricket Stadium a.k.a. Defence Cricket Stadium Domestic and ...
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List of sports venues in Lahore {{Short description, none This is a list of sports venues in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Cricket International Stadium *Gaddafi Stadium * Bagh-e-Jinnah Cricket Ground Domestic/First Class Cricket Grounds * Punjab University Cricket Ground * ...
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List of sports venues in Faisalabad The following is a list of major sports venues in Faisalabad, Pakistan * Iqbal Stadium: International Cricket Stadium Situated near DCO office. *Faisalabad Hockey Stadium: International Hockey Stadium Situated in Madina town. *Lyallpur Gym Khana * ...
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Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
* Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah *
Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...


References


External links


Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, profile on Cricinfo


Cricket grounds in Pakistan
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