Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Explained

Ground Name:Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
জহুর আহমেদ চৌধুরী স্টেডিয়াম
Nickname:Chattogram Divisional Stadium
Country:Bangladesh
Location:Chittagong
Establishment:2004
Seating Capacity:22,000[1]
Dimensions:188 m x 136 m
Owner:National Sports Council
Operator:Bangladesh, Chittagong Division
Tenants:Bangladesh cricket team, Chattogram Challengers
Namesake:Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury
End1:Walton End
End2:Alesha Holdings End
International:true
Firsttestdate:28 February–3 March
Firsttestyear:2006
Firsttesthome:Bangladesh
Firsttestaway:Sri Lanka
Lasttestdate:30 March–3 April
Lasttestyear:2024
Lasttesthome:Bangladesh
Lasttestaway:Sri Lanka
Firstodidate:25 February
Firstodiyear:2006
Firstodihome:Bangladesh
Firstodiaway:Sri Lanka
Lastodidate:18 March
Lastodiyear:2024
Lastodihome:Bangladesh
Lastodiaway:Sri Lanka
Firstt20idate:12 February
Firstt20iyear:2014
Firstt20ihome:Bangladesh
Firstt20iaway:Sri Lanka
Lastt20idate:7 May
Lastt20iyear:2024
Lastt20ihome:Bangladesh
Lastt20iaway:Zimbabwe
Firstwt20idate:25 October
Firstwt20iyear:2023
Firstwt20ihome:Bangladesh
Firstwt20iaway:Pakistan
Lastwt20idate:29 October
Lastwt20iyear:2023
Lastwt20ihome:Bangladesh
Lastwt20iaway:Pakistan
Date:7 May 2024
Source:ESPNCricinfo

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Bengali: জহুর আহমেদ চৌধুরী স্টেডিয়াম), abbreviated as ZAC Stadium or ZACS and previously known as Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, is a cricket stadium located in the port city of Chattogram, in south-eastern Bangladesh.[2] It became a Test cricket venue on 27 February 2006 when it hosted a Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It hosted two group matches of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.[3] It has a seating capacity of around 20,000. The stadium was initially named after Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury on 17 June 2001 by the Bangladesh Awami League government. It was renamed after Ruhul Amin by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government in October 2001. It was returned to its original name in 2009 of Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium after Bangladesh Awami League returned to power.[4] [5]

Currently, it is the main cricket venue of the port city. Previously, the M. A. Aziz Stadium was the main cricket venue of Chittagong; however, it focuses on football now. It is also home to the Chattogram Challengers, the local franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League.

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 2004 Under-19 World Cup.[6] It was finally granted full international status in January 2006, ahead of Sri Lanka's tour to the country. The stadium itself is a concrete bowl set in acres of prime agricultural land, with a three-tier pavilion providing the focal point. The stadium provides views of lush trees, the port, and ships on the coast. It had floodlights installed prior to the world cup, only the fourth cricket ground in Bangladesh, giving the ability to host day/night cricket matches.[7]

The venue has also hosted group stage matches of 2004 and 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup matches.

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

Ground Figures <-- ABANDONED MATCHES ARE NOT COUNTED -->
Format Inaugural Match Latest Match Refs
21 2 13 — 6 25 May 2007 26 November 2021 [10]
23 15 8 0 0 8 December 2006 28 February 2021 [11]
20 3 3 17 0 12 February 2014 21 September 2019 [12]

Records

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup

See main article: 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

It was the second venue in Bangladesh of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, the other being Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.[17] It hosted two matches, the historic match between Bangladesh and England, where the home team nail-bitingly beat England,[18] and the other being between the home side and Netherlands.[19]

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZAC Stadium Profile. ESPNCricinfo.
  2. http://bcb-cricket.com.bd/venues/testnodi/zohur-ahmed-chowdhury-stadium.html Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
  3. http://www.espncricinfo.com/travel/content/site/travel/index.html?city=chittagong Chittagong Home | Travel | ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo
  4. News: Family upset at stadium renaming. 2009-07-03. The Daily Star. 2018-02-04. en.
  5. News: Ctg Divisional Stadium gets back old name. 2009-07-01. The Daily Star. 2018-02-04. en.
  6. http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/ground/56658.html Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Bangladesh | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo
  7. Web site: Bangladesh vs Pakistan 3rd ODI at Chittagong on 6 December 2011 | Sports News . 17 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210111226/http://www.aasportsnews.com/bangladesh-vs-pakistan-3rd-odi-at-chittagong-on-6-december-2011/7183/ . 10 February 2012 .
  8. Web site: WI Kyle Mayers Scores Hundred On Debut; Becomes First To Do So . Cricket More . 7 February 2021.
  9. Web site: Stats: Kyle Mayers bags the highest fourth-innings score in Asia . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 February 2021.
  10. Web site: Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – Test cricket. How Stat. 1 August 2019.
  11. Web site: Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – ODIs. How Stat. 25 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Ground Records and Statistics – Statistical Overview – T20Is. How Stat. 1 August 2019.
  13. Web site: 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Chittagong, Jan 31– Feb 04 2018. ESPNcricinfo. 4 February 2018.
  14. Web site: Stattistics/ Test Matches/ Most centuries at any single ground. ESPNCricinfo. 22 November 2018.
  15. Web site: Statistics/ Combined Records/ Most centuries at any single ground. 22 February 2018. ESPNCricinfo.
  16. Web site: Shakib becomes fastest to 200-wicket, 3,000-run double . The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 24 November 2018.
  17. News: World Cup Cricket: Chittagong city wears new look . The News Today . 2 June 2011 . https://archive.today/20120716135922/http://portal.ccc.org.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=219:2011-02-06-17-56-17&catid=64:media-a-press&Itemid=75 . 16 July 2012 . Chittagong City Corporation.
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110313020437/http://cricketnext.in.com/news/bangladesh-opt-to-bowl-against-england/55276-13.html Bangladesh stun England in a thriller: Cricketnext
  19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110317143207/http://cricketnext.in.com/news/bdesh-asked-to-bowl-in-mustwin-game-vs-ned/55383-13.html Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 6 wickets: Cricketnext

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