List of international cricket centuries at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

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Zahur 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 27 February 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 was one of the major venue of 2014 ICC World Twenty20. There have been 39 Test centuries scored at the ground, [1] and 9 in One Day Internationals and one in Twenty20 International. [2]

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Mominul Haque scored 6 Centuries at the venue, most by a player. Mominul Haque (2) (cropped).jpg
Mominul Haque scored 6 Centuries at the venue, most by a player.

The first Test century at the venue was scored by Bangladeshi batsman Mohammad Ashraful against Sri Lanka in a losing course. The ground has witnessed four double centuries and one triple century. The highest Test score of 319 at the venue was scored by Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara against Bangladesh in 2014. Mominul Haque of Bangladesh has scored six Test centuries at ZAC Stadium, the most centuries by a player at the venue.

The first ODI century was scored by Sangakkara in 2006 against Bangladesh. The highest ODI score at the ground is unbeaten 129 scored by Zimbabwean Sean Williams against Bangladesh on 2018.

Single Twenty20 International century has been achieved at the venue, which was scored by English batsman Alex Hales against Sri Lanka during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

Key

SymbolMeaning
*denotes that the batsman was not out
Inns.denotes the number of the innings in the match.
Ballsthe number of balls faced in an innings.
(X/X)Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
Daterefers to the date the match started.
Resultrefers to whether the player's team won, [3] [4] lost [5] [6] or if the match was drawn. [7]

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. [8]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 Mohammad Ashraful Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1841Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 28 February 2006Lost
2 Jason Gillespie Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4252Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 16 April 2006Won
3 Michael Hussey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2032Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 16 April 2006Won
4 Sachin Tendulkar (1/2)Flag of India.svg  India 1691Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 18 May 2007Won
5 Sourav Ganguly Flag of India.svg  India 1651Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 18 May 2007Won
6 Neil McKenzie Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3881Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 29 February 2008Won
7 Graeme Smith Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2771Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 29 February 2008Won
8 Tillakaratne Dilshan (1/2)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1651Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3 January 2009Won
9 Tillakaratne Dilshan (2/2)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1753Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3 January 2009Won
10 Sachin Tendulkar (2/2)Flag of India.svg  India 1661Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 17 January 2010Won
11 Gautam Gambhir Flag of India.svg  India 1293Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 17 January 2010Won
12 Mushfiqur Rahim Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1144Flag of India.svg  India 17 January 2010Lost
13 Alastair Cook Flag of England.svg  England 2831Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 12 March 2010Won
14 Paul Collingwood Flag of England.svg  England 1881Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 12 March 2010Won
15 Junaid Siddique Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2924Flag of England.svg  England 12 March 2010Lost
16 Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2372Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 9 December 2011Won
17 Younis Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2902Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 9 December 2011Won
18 Asad Shafiq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2352Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 9 December 2011Won
19 Kane Williamson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2101Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 13 October 2013Drawn
20 BJ Watling Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1821Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 13 October 2013Drawn
21 Mominul Haque (1/6)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2742Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 October 2013Drawn
22 Sohag Gazi Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1612Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 October 2013Drawn
23 Kumar Sangakkara (1/2)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4821Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4 February 2014Drawn
24 Shamsur Rahman Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1912Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 February 2014Drawn
25 Imrul Kayes (1/2)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2182Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 February 2014Drawn
26 Kumar Sangakkara (2/2)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1443Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4 February 2014Drawn
27 Dinesh Chandimal Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1583Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4 February 2014Drawn
28 Mominul Haque (2/6)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1672Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4 February 2014Drawn
29 Tamim Iqbal Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1711Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 12 November 2014Won
30 Imrul Kayes (2/2)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2571Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 12 November 2014Won
31 Mominul Haque (3/6)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1893Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 12 November 2014Won
32 David Warner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2342Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4 September 2017Won
33 Mominul Haque (4/6)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2141Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 31 January 2018Drawn
34 Dhananjaya de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2292Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 31 January 2018Drawn
35 Kusal Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3272Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 31 January 2018Drawn
36 Roshen Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2302Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 31 January 2018Drawn
37 Mominul Haque (5/6)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1743Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 31 January 2018Drawn
38 Mominul Haque (6/6)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1671WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 22 November 2018Won
39 Rahmat Shah Flag of Afghanistan.svg  Afghanistan 1871Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5 September 2019Won

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. [9]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 Kumar Sangakkara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1251Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 25 Feb 2006Won
2 Graeme Smith Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1182Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 9 March 2008Won
3 Ross Taylor Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1191Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 14 October 2008Won
4 Brendan Taylor Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1251Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5 November 2009Lost
5 Craig Kieswetter Flag of England.svg  England 1231Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5 March 2010Won
6 Shakib Al Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 991Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 22 November 2014Won
7 Sean Williams Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1431Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 26 October 2018Lost
8 Soumya Sarkar Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 922Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Won
9 Imrul Kayes 112Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Twenty20 International century

The following table summarises the Twenty20 International centuries scored at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. [10]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1 Alex Hales Flag of England.svg  England 642Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27 March 2014Won

See also

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Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Cricket stadium

Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, abbreviated as ZAC Stadium and previously known as Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, is a cricket stadium located in the port city of Chittagong, in south-eastern Bangladesh. 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. It has a seating capacity of around 20,000. The stadium was initially named after Zahur Ahmed 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Test centuries at ZAC stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  9. ↑ One Day International centuries
  10. ↑ Twenty20 International century
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