Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
Chattogram Divisional Stadium | |
Bangladesh cricket team, Chattogram Challengers | |
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First Test | 28 February–3 March 2006: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
Last Test | 30 March–3 April 2024: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
First ODI | 25 February 2006: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
Last ODI | 18 March 2024: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
First T20I | 12 February 2014: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
Last T20I | 31 March 2023: Bangladesh v Ireland |
First WT20I | 25 October 2023: Bangladesh v Pakistan |
Last WT20I | 29 October 2023: Bangladesh v Pakistan |
As of 30 March 2024 Source: ESPNCricinfo |
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (
Currently, it is the main cricket venue of the port city. Previously, the
History
Situated about half-an-hour's drive outside the city centre, the Chittagong Divisional Stadium was one of the five purpose-built cricket grounds established in the run-up to the
The venue has also hosted group stage matches of
In February 2021, in the first test between Bangladesh and West Indies, West Indies won the match by 3 wickets chasing 395 runs, courtesy of debutant Kyle Mayers's 210*, which was fifth-highest successful run chase in test cricket and highest successful run chase on Asian soil, while Mayers became the first batsman to score a double century in the fourth innings of a test on debut and overall sixth batsman to score a double hundred in the fourth innings.[8][9]
Stats and records
Stats
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Format | P | H | T | N | D/N/T | Inaugural Match | Latest Match | Refs | |
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Test | 21 | 2 | 13 | — | 6 | 25 May 2007 | 26 November 2021 | [10] | |
ODIs | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 December 2006 | 28 February 2021 | [11] | |
T20Is | 20 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12 February 2014 | 21 September 2019 | [12] | |
Last updated:30 November 2021 |
Records
- In 2013 Mominul Haque made his highest individual score against New Zealand in this venue, he scored 181, which is 5th highest by any Bangladeshi batsmen in Test cricket.
- In the same Test *and a six wicket-haul with a hat-trick.
- In the Englandin World Cup history.
- Winning the 3rd ODI on 15 July 2015, Bangladesh first time won a series against South Africa. In this match South Africa scored their lowest total (168/9) in ODI without being all out. This is also 2nd lowest total for South Africa against Bangladesh. This series win was 4th successive series win for Bangladesh since November 2014.
- On 4 January 2018, in the first test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Mominul Haque scored centuries in both innings, becoming the first Bangladeshi batsman to do so and overall 67th batsman in Test cricket. He scored 176 and 105 runs in two innings and with that he holds the record of most runs in a test (281 runs) by a Bangladeshi batsman surpassing previous record of Tamim Iqbal who scored a total of 231 runs against Pakistan in Khulna in 2015.
- On 31 January Mominul Haque became 66th batsman to score centuries in both innings of a test. He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka scoring 176 & 105 in two innings.[13]
- On 22 November 2018, scoring a century (120) against West Indies, Mominul Haque came to the no. 5 position in the list of scoring most centuries (6) in Tests at any single ground.[14][15]
- Against West Indies in 2018 by picking up the wicket of Kieran Powell, Shakib Al Hasan became first Bangladeshi player to pick up 200 Test wickets and in this process he also became the fastest cricketer, in terms of matches, to score 3,000 runs and take 200 wickets in Tests (54 matches).[16]
2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
It was the second venue in
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
See also
- List of Test cricket grounds
- List of international cricket grounds in Bangladesh
- Stadiums in Bangladesh
References
- ^ "ZAC Stadium Profile". ESPNCricinfo.
- ^ Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Archived 17 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chittagong Home | Travel | ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "Family upset at stadium renaming". The Daily Star. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Ctg Divisional Stadium gets back old name". The Daily Star. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Bangladesh | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "Bangladesh vs Pakistan 3rd ODI at Chittagong on 6 December 2011 | Sports News". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "WI Kyle Mayers Scores Hundred On Debut; Becomes First To Do So". Cricket More. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Stats: Kyle Mayers bags the highest fourth-innings score in Asia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – Test cricket". How Stat. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – ODIs". How Stat. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – T20Is". How Stat. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Chittagong, Jan 31– Feb 04 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Stattistics/ Test Matches/ Most centuries at any single ground". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Statistics/ Combined Records/ Most centuries at any single ground". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Shakib becomes fastest to 200-wicket, 3,000-run double". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "World Cup Cricket: Chittagong city wears new look". The News Today. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012 – via Chittagong City Corporation.
- ^ Bangladesh stun England in a thriller: Cricketnext
- ^ Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 6 wickets: Cricketnext