{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Bahawalpur, Pakistan}} {{Infobox cricket ground | ground_name = Dring Stadium | nickname = | image = Dring Stadium (cropped).jpg | caption = | country = [[Pakistan]] | location = Stadium Road, [[Bahawalpur]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] | coordinates ={{coord|29|24|15|N|71|41|04|E||display=inline,title}} | establishment = 1954 | tenants = [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] | owner = [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] | operator = [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] | seating_capacity = 15,000 | end1 = | end2 = | international = true | onlytestdate = 15 January | onlytestyear = 1955 | onlytesthome = Pakistan | onlytestaway = India | club1 = | year1 = | date = 1 January | year = 2017 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/ground/58921.html Cricinfo }}
The '''Dring Stadium''', also known as '''Bahawal Stadium''', is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Bahawalpur]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. It is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] used mostly for [[cricket]] games. Situated on Stadium Road, opposite [[Bahawalpur Zoo]], the stadium can accommodate 15,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/810774-the-dring-stadium|title=The Dring Stadium |website=The News International}}</ref>
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 after the second Prime Minister of Bahawalpur, [[John Dring|Sir John Dring]].<ref name="auto">Samiuddin, Osman (2014) The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket, Delhi:HarperCollins Publishers India</ref> Dring was Prime Minister under [[Sadeq Mohammad Khan V|Nawab Sadiq V]] and served in this role from 1948 to 1952.<ref>Shah, Nazeer Ali (1959) Sadiqnamah: The History of Bahawalpur State, Lahore: Maktaba Jadieed</ref> Dring Stadium was ahead of its time and was the only complete stadium in Pakistan at the time.<ref name="auto"/>
==International venue== It was the first cricket ground in [[West Pakistan]] to host a [[Test cricket|Test match]], when it hosted the second Test of [[Indian cricket team]] in Pakistan in 1954–55, India's inaugural tour of Pakistan. However, this was the only Test match to be held at this ground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahawal Stadium |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58921.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=17 June 2011 |accessdate=17 June 2011 }}</ref> As of 2002, 155 [[first class cricket|first class matches]]<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/1479_f.html First-Class Matches played on Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur (155)], from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006</ref> and 23 [[List A cricket|List A]] matches have been played at this ground.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/1479_a.html List A Limited Overs Matches played in Pakistan at Bahawalpur (Bahawal Stadium) (23)], from cricketarchive.com, retrieved 16 March 2006</ref>
==Present== As [[Bahawalpur cricket team|Bahawalpur's cricket team]] has been without [[First-class cricket|first-class]] status since [[2002-03 Pakistani cricket season|2002–03]], there was only one first-class match and one [[List A cricket|List A]] 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.<ref name="OnlyTest">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/engine/match/62783.html|title=India tour of Pakistan, 2nd Test: Pakistan v India at Bahawalpur, Jan 15-18, 1955|accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" ! No. !! Score !! Player !! Team !! Balls !! Opposing team !! Date !! Result |- | 1 || 142 || [[Hanif Mohammad]] || {{cr|PAK}} || {{ntsh|0}} NA || {{cr|IND}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1955|January|15}} || Drawn |}
==International five-wicket hauls== Two five-wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.<ref name="OnlyTest" /> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%" |- align=center ! scope="col" width="38"|No. ! scope="col" width="145"|Bowler ! scope="col" width="220"|Date ! scope="col" width="120"|Team ! scope="col" width="120"|Opposing team ! scope="col" width="60"|Inn ! scope="col" width="82"|Overs ! scope="col" width="70"|Runs ! scope="col" width="60"|Wkts ! scope="col" width="70"|Econ ! scope="col" width="70"|Result |-align="center" |scope="row"| 1 || [[Khan Mohammad]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1955|1|15}} || {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|33}} || {{nts|74}} || {{nts|5}} || {{nts|2.24}} || Drawn |- align="center" |scope="row"| 2 || [[Polly Umrigar]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1955|1|15}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|PAK}} || {{nts|2}} || {{nts|58}} || {{nts|74}} || {{nts|6}} || {{nts|1.27}} || Drawn |}
==See also== *[[List of Test cricket grounds]] * [[One-Test wonder]] * [[List of stadiums in Pakistan]] * [[List of cricket grounds in Pakistan]] * [[List of sports venues in Karachi]] * [[List of sports venues in Lahore]] * [[List of sports venues in Faisalabad]] * [[List of stadiums by capacity]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further references== * [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/ground/58921.html Bahawal Stadium], from ''cricinfo.com'', Retrieved 16 March 2006.
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