State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex
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| location = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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| date = 27 November 2016
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The State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex is a sports complex located in North Nazimabad, Karachi, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/86204-SBPs-new-sports-complex-opened|title=SBP’s new sports complex opened|website=The News International}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/1047563.html |title=State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex |accessdate=27 November 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
History
It was established in 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3690664|title=SBP Sports Complex inaugurated|date=18 October 2009|website=Brecorder}}
The first recorded match on the ground was in the 2011/12 season.{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/8368.html |title=State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex |accessdate=27 November 2016 |work=Cricket Archive}} The ground hosted two first-class matches in the 2016/17 cricket season.{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/8368_f.html |title=First-Class Matches played on State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi |accessdate=27 November 2016 |work=Cricket Archive}} It was selected as a venue to host matches in the knockout stage of the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1047953.html |title=Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Super Eight, Group 2: National Bank of Pakistan v Habib Bank Limited at Karachi, Nov 19-22, 2016 |accessdate=27 November 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In September 2019, the Pakistan Cricket Board named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-releases-quaid-e-azam-trophy-2019-20-schedule.html |title=PCB releases Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20 schedule |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=3 September 2019}} In December 2023, the PCB named it as one of the venues to host matches in the 2023–24 President's Trophy.{{Cite web |date= |title=President's Trophy set to begin from 16 December |url=https://a-sports.tv/president-trophy-begin-16-december/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=A Sports |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/8368.html State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex] at CricketArchive
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