The Dring Stadium, also known as Bahawal Stadium, is a

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ground in

Bahawalpur Bahawalpur (Urdu: ; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 13th largest city of Pakistan and List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, 8th most populous city of Punjab. Bahawalpur is the capital of Bahawalpur Division. Founded in ...

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. It is a

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used mostly for

games. Situated on Stadium Road, opposite Bahawalpur Zoo, the stadium can accommodate 15,000 spectators. It is one of the stadiums in Asia that hold all games at one place. Besides being used for cricket, hockey and football, the stadium also includes a swimming pool, a karate venue, gym, as well as squash, volleyball and tennis courts.

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 Test match, 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.

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. {{Tourist attractions in Bahawalpur Test cricket grounds in Pakistan Buildings and structures in Bahawalpur

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