| Ground information | |
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| Location | Chittagong |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Owner | Chittagong Division |
| Operator | Bangladesh, Chittagong Division |
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| Ispahani End UCB End |
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| 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 |
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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.
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.
It was the second venue in Bangladesh. It hosted two matches, Bangladesh against Netherlands, 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 |
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