Khost Cricket Stadium

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Khost International Cricket Stadium (Pashto), also referred to as Khost Cricket Stadium (Pashto), is a cricket stadium in Khost, Afghanistan. It is owned and operated by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). Work on the cricket ground was completed on 30 December 2016, with more than 50,000 spectators present in the inaugural ceremony, a record crowd for any sport played in the country. The stadium was constructed with financial assistance from Germany. Khost International Cricket Stadium is one of the largest cricket stadiums in Afghanistan, after Kandahar International Cricket Stadium, Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium in Ghazi Amanullah Town, and Kabul International Cricket Ground in Kabul. Khost Cricket Ground hosted the 11th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League (Afghanistan's top-most domestic cricket competition) in July 2026, and it was for the first time that this particular tournament was held somewhere outside the capital city, Kabul.

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