Grounds
Most pitches in Bangladesh are slow with low bounce, and therefore more helpful to spin bowlers than pace bowlers. As a result, first-class cricket in the country is dominated by spin bowlers. On 10 November 2000, Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka hosted Bangladesh's maiden Test match, although it ceased to be used for cricket in 2005. Between 1955 and 1999, before Bangladesh became a Full Member, the ground had hosted eight Tests for Pakistan between 1955 and 1999. It was replaced by the 25,000-capacity Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. It was opened in 2006 and hosted its first international match in December that year. In January 2005, MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong was the setting for Bangladesh's first Test victory.
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