List of international cricket centuries at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
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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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[edit]
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| * | denotes that the batsman was not out |
| Inns. | denotes the number of the innings in the match. |
| Balls | the 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. |
| Date | refers to the date the match started. |
| Result | refers to whether the player's team won,[3][4] lost[5][6] or if the match was drawn.[7] |
Test centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.[8]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 136 | Mohammad Ashraful |  Bangladesh |
184 | 1 |  Sri Lanka |
28 February 2006 | Lost |
| 2 | 201* | Jason Gillespie |  Australia |
425 | 2 | Bangladesh |
16 April 2006 | Won |
| 3 | 182 | Michael Hussey | Australia |
203 | 2 | Bangladesh |
16 April 2006 | Won |
| 4 | 101 | Sachin Tendulkar (1/2) |  India |
169 | 1 | Bangladesh |
18 May 2007 | Won |
| 5 | 100 | Sourav Ganguly | India |
165 | 1 | Bangladesh |
18 May 2007 | Won |
| 6 | 226 | Neil McKenzie |  South Africa |
388 | 1 | Bangladesh |
29 February 2008 | Won |
| 7 | 232 | Graeme Smith | South Africa |
277 | 1 | Bangladesh |
29 February 2008 | Won |
| 8 | 162 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (1/2) | Sri Lanka |
165 | 1 | Bangladesh |
3 January 2009 | Won |
| 9 | 143 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (2/2) | Sri Lanka |
175 | 3 | Bangladesh |
3 January 2009 | Won |
| 10 | 105* | Sachin Tendulkar (2/2) | India |
166 | 1 | Bangladesh |
17 January 2010 | Won |
| 11 | 116 | Gautam Gambhir | India |
129 | 3 | Bangladesh |
17 January 2010 | Won |
| 12 | 101 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh |
114 | 4 | India |
17 January 2010 | Lost |
| 13 | 173 | Alastair Cook |  England |
283 | 1 | Bangladesh |
12 March 2010 | Won |
| 14 | 145 | Paul Collingwood | England |
188 | 1 | Bangladesh |
12 March 2010 | Won |
| 15 | 106 | Junaid Siddique | Bangladesh |
292 | 4 | England |
12 March 2010 | Lost |
| 16 | 143 | Mohammad Hafeez |  Pakistan |
237 | 2 | Bangladesh |
9 December 2011 | Won |
| 17 | 200* | Younis Khan | Pakistan |
290 | 2 | Bangladesh |
9 December 2011 | Won |
| 18 | 104 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan |
235 | 2 | Bangladesh |
9 December 2011 | Won |
| 19 | 114 | Kane Williamson |  New Zealand |
210 | 1 | Bangladesh |
13 October 2013 | Drawn |
| 20 | 103 | BJ Watling | New Zealand |
182 | 1 | Bangladesh |
13 October 2013 | Drawn |
| 21 | 181 | Mominul Haque (1/6) | Bangladesh |
274 | 2 | New Zealand |
13 October 2013 | Drawn |
| 22 | 101* | Sohag Gazi | Bangladesh |
161 | 2 | New Zealand |
13 October 2013 | Drawn |
| 23 | 319 | Kumar Sangakkara (1/2) | Sri Lanka |
482 | 1 | Bangladesh |
4 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 24 | 106 | Shamsur Rahman | Bangladesh |
191 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
4 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 25 | 115 | Imrul Kayes (1/2) | Bangladesh |
218 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
4 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 26 | 105 | Kumar Sangakkara (2/2) | Sri Lanka |
144 | 3 | Bangladesh |
4 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 27 | 100* | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka |
158 | 3 | Bangladesh |
4 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 28 | 100* | Mominul Haque (2/6) | Bangladesh |
167 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
4 February 2014 | Drawn |
| 29 | 109 | Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh |
171 | 1 |  Zimbabwe |
12 November 2014 | Won |
| 30 | 130 | Imrul Kayes (2/2) | Bangladesh |
257 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
12 November 2014 | Won |
| 31 | 131* | Mominul Haque (3/6) | Bangladesh |
189 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
12 November 2014 | Won |
| 32 | 123 | David Warner | Australia |
234 | 2 | Bangladesh |
4 September 2017 | Won |
| 33 | 176 | Mominul Haque (4/6) | Bangladesh |
214 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
31 January 2018 | Drawn |
| 34 | 173 | Dhananjaya de Silva | Sri Lanka |
229 | 2 | Bangladesh |
31 January 2018 | Drawn |
| 35 | 196 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka |
327 | 2 | Bangladesh |
31 January 2018 | Drawn |
| 36 | 109 | Roshen Silva | Sri Lanka |
230 | 2 | Bangladesh |
31 January 2018 | Drawn |
| 37 | 105 | Mominul Haque (5/6) | Bangladesh |
174 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
31 January 2018 | Drawn |
| 38 | 120 | Mominul Haque (6/6) | Bangladesh |
167 | 1 |  West Indies |
22 November 2018 | Won |
| 39 | 102 | Rahmat Shah |  Afghanistan |
187 | 1 | Bangladesh |
5 September 2019 | Won |
One Day International centuries[edit]
The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.[9]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 109 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka |
125 | 1 | Bangladesh |
25 Feb 2006 | Won |
| 2 | 103* | Graeme Smith | South Africa |
118 | 2 | Bangladesh |
9 March 2008 | Won |
| 3 | 103 | Ross Taylor | New Zealand |
119 | 1 | Bangladesh |
14 October 2008 | Won |
| 4 | 118* | Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe |
125 | 1 | Bangladesh |
5 November 2009 | Lost |
| 5 | 107 | Craig Kieswetter | England |
123 | 1 | Bangladesh |
5 March 2010 | Won |
| 6 | 101 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh |
99 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
22 November 2014 | Won |
| 7 | 129* | Sean Williams | Zimbabwe |
143 | 1 | Bangladesh |
26 October 2018 | Lost |
| 8 | 117 | Soumya Sarkar | Bangladesh |
92 | 2 | Zimbabwe |
Won | |
| 9 | 115 | Imrul Kayes | 112 | Zimbabwe
|
Twenty20 International century[edit]
The following table summarises the Twenty20 International centuries scored at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.[10]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 116* | Alex Hales | England |
64 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
27 March 2014 | Won |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Innings by innings list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Won". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: One Day International matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Lost". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Statsguru: Test matches / Batting records / Innings by innings list / Match result : Drawn". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Test centuries at ZAC stadium". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ One Day International centuries
- ↑ Twenty20 International century
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