Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

Chittagong Divisional Stadium

Ground information
Location	Chittagong
Capacity	20,000
Owner	Chittagong Division
Operator	Bangladesh, Chittagong Division
End names
Ispahani End UCB End
International information
First Test	28 Feb - 3 Mar 2006: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Last Test	Oct 21-25 2011: Bangladesh v West Indies
First ODI	25 Feb 2006: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	Oct 18 2011: Bangladesh v West Indies
As of 12 Nov 2011 Source: Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Cricinfo

Chittagong Divisional Stadium (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগীয় স্টেডিয়াম), currently known as Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Bengali: জোহুর আহমেদ চৌধুরী স্টেডিয়াম); (after the former Labour Minister) and previously known as Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, is a sports venue located in the port city of Chittagong in south-eastern Bangladesh. It became a Test cricket venue on February 27, 2006 when it hosted a Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It hosted two group matches during the 2011 Cricket World Cup. It has seating capacity of over 20,000. It is one of the major venue of 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

History

Situated about half-an-hour 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. It was finally granted full international status in January 2006, ahead of Sri Lanka's visit to the country. The stadium itself is an unremarkable concrete bowl set in acres of prime agricultural land, with a three-tier pavilion providing the focal point. The stadium provides the view of the beauty of lush trees, the port, and ships in the coast It is was installed with floodlights prior to the World Cup; it is the second cricket ground in Bangladesh to be equipped with floodlights and host Day/night cricket. The stadium has a very poor drainage facility.

2011 World Cup

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup

It was the second venue in Bangladesh. It hosted two matches, Bangladesh against Ireland, and the historic match between Bangladesh and England, where the home team nail-bitingly beat England.

11 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

England  225 (49.4 overs)

v

Bangladesh 227/8 (49 overs)

Bangladesh won by 2 wickets

14 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Netherlands  160 (46.2 overs)

v

Bangladesh 166/4 (40.2 overs)

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets

See also

• List of Test cricket grounds

Coordinates: 22°21′20.89″N 91°46′04.51″E / 22.3558028°N 91.7679194°E / 22.3558028; 91.7679194