Kallang Ground

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First ODI2 September 1999:
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Last ODI27 August 2000:
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As of 2 August 2008
Source: Cricinfo

The Kallang Ground is a cricket ground in Kallang, Singapore. [1] The ground played host to nine One-Day Internationals in 1999 and 2000, [2] [3] and is a regular home ground for the Singapore national cricket team. It also hosted matches in the 1999 Youth Asia Cup, the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup in 2000 and 2004, and the 2002 ACC Trophy. [4]

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References

  1. Ground profile at Cricinfo
  2. One-Day International matches played on Kallang Ground, Singapore at CricketArchive
  3. "New ground: Five unusual cricket venues". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. Other matches played on Kallang Ground, Singapore at CricketArchive