BangladeshTest and ODI ground1988 to 2005
MA Aziz Stadium
Chattogram, Bangladesh
MA Aziz Stadium records at a glance
At MA Aziz Stadium, the highest Test team total is 545/6 by New Zealand in 2004; the highest individual score is 222* by Jacques Rudolph in 2003; the highest successful chase is 111/3 by West Indies in 2002.
At MA Aziz Stadium, the highest ODI team total is 284/3 by Pakistan in 1988; the highest individual score is 124* by Ijaz Ahmed in 1988; the highest successful chase is 161/5 by Zimbabwe in 2001.
| Record | Test | ODI |
|---|---|---|
| Highest team total | 545/6 (New Zealand, 2004) | 284/3 (Pakistan, 1988) |
| Lowest completed total | 124 (Bangladesh, 2004) | 86 (Bangladesh, 2004) |
| Highest successful chase | 111/3 (West Indies, 2002) | 161/5 (Zimbabwe, 2001) |
| Highest individual score | Jacques Rudolph 222* (2003) | Ijaz Ahmed 124* (1988) |
| Best bowling | Enamul Haque jnr 6/45 (2005) | Andrew Flintoff 4/14 (2003) |
| Most runs at the ground | Habibul Bashar 602 | Habibul Bashar 213 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Mashrafe Mortaza 17 | Nazmul Hossain 8 |
| Average first-innings total | 370 | 211 |
MA Aziz Stadium in numbers
MA Aziz Stadium, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, has staged 8 Tests and 10 one-day internationals in CricArcade's archives. The first was an ODI between Bangladesh and India in 1988, and the most recent international here was in 2005. The scorecards know it by 2 names: Chittagong Stadium (1988 to 2002) and MA Aziz Stadium (2002 to 2005).
In Tests
None of the 8 Tests played at MA Aziz Stadium has been drawn, 5 won by the side batting first and 3 by the side batting second. Bangladesh have played 8 of those Tests and won 1, lost 7, a win rate of 13%.
Habibul Bashar has made more Test runs here than anyone, 602 in 14 innings with 1 hundred, and Mashrafe Mortaza has taken the most wickets, 17 in 5 Tests.
- Highest total: New Zealand's 545 for 6 (2004)
- Lowest completed innings: Bangladesh's 124 (2004)
- Highest individual score: Jacques Rudolph, 222 not out against Bangladesh (2003)
- Best bowling: Enamul Haque jnr, 6 for 45 (2005)
- Heaviest defeat: Bangladesh, by an innings and 169 runs against Pakistan (2002)
In one-day internationals
Of the 10 ODIs played at MA Aziz Stadium, sides batting first have won 6 and chasing sides 3; 1 produced no result. Bangladesh have played 10 of those ODIs and won 1, lost 8 and tied or had no result in 1, a win rate of 10%. The most frequent visitors have been Zimbabwe (3).
Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 8 ODIs.
Habibul Bashar has made more ODI runs here than anyone, 213 in 7 innings, and Nazmul Hossain has taken the most wickets, 8 in 3 ODIs.
- Highest total: Pakistan's 284 for 3 (1988)
- Lowest completed innings: Bangladesh's 86 (2004)
- Highest individual score: Ijaz Ahmed, 124 not out against Bangladesh (1988)
- Best bowling: Andrew Flintoff, 4 for 14 (2003)
- Widest win by runs: Pakistan, by 173 runs over Bangladesh (1988)
Tests at MA Aziz Stadium
8 Tests, 2001 to 2005. The first was Zimbabwe v Bangladesh on 15 November 2001: Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets.
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 370 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habibul Bashar | Bangladesh | 14 | 602 | 1 |
| Javed Omar | Bangladesh | 14 | 347 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | Bangladesh | 12 | 328 | 1 |
| Khaled Mashud | Bangladesh | 14 | 278 | 0 |
| Jacques Rudolph | South Africa | 1 | 222 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh | 5 | 17 |
| Mohammad Rafique | Bangladesh | 4 | 17 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 1 | 12 |
| Tapash Baisya | Bangladesh | 4 | 10 |
| Paul Adams | South Africa | 1 | 10 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 545/6
- Lowest completed total
- 124
- Highest score
- 222* · Jacques Rudolph
- Best bowling
- 6/45 · Enamul Haque jnr
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 169
- Biggest win by runs
- 329 runs
ODIs at MA Aziz Stadium
10 ODIs, 1988 to 2005. The first was Bangladesh v India on 27 October 1988: India won by 9 wickets (with 114 balls remaining).
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Tied / NR
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | ODIs | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 192 |
| 2000s | 8 | 216 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habibul Bashar | Bangladesh | 7 | 213 | 0 |
| Khaled Mashud | Bangladesh | 7 | 193 | 0 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | Pakistan | 1 | 124 | 1 |
| Barney Rogers | Zimbabwe | 2 | 117 | 0 |
| Tatenda Taibu | Zimbabwe | 2 | 110 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | ODIs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nazmul Hossain | Bangladesh | 3 | 8 |
| Manzarul Islam | Bangladesh | 4 | 7 |
| Khaled Mahmud | Bangladesh | 6 | 5 |
| Tapash Baisya | Bangladesh | 5 | 5 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh | 3 | 4 |
ODI records
- Highest total
- 284/3
- Lowest completed total
- 86
- Highest score
- 124* · Ijaz Ahmed
- Best bowling
- 4/14 · Andrew Flintoff
- Biggest win by runs
- 173 runs
Most recent matches
- Bangladesh v Zimbabwe (ODI, 26 January 2005): Bangladesh won by 40 runs
- Zimbabwe v Bangladesh (ODI, 24 January 2005): Zimbabwe won by 31 runs
- Bangladesh v Zimbabwe (Test, 6 January 2005): Bangladesh won by 226 runs
- India v Bangladesh (ODI, 23 December 2004): India won by 11 runs
- India v Bangladesh (Test, 17 December 2004): India won by an innings and 83 runs
- New Zealand v Bangladesh (ODI, 2 November 2004): New Zealand won by 138 runs
- New Zealand v Bangladesh (Test, 26 October 2004): New Zealand won by an innings and 101 runs
- Bangladesh v England (ODI, 7 November 2003): England won by 7 wickets (with 147 balls remaining)
- England v Bangladesh (Test, 29 October 2003): England won by 329 runs
- Bangladesh v South Africa (Test, 24 April 2003): South Africa won by an innings and 60 runs
Names in the scorecards
Grounds are renamed and sponsors change; the archive keeps the name each scorecard used. This page brings them together as one ground.
| Name | Used |
|---|---|
| Chittagong Stadium | 1988 to 2002 |
| MA Aziz Stadium | 2002 to 2005 |
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 8 scorecards at this ground
- CricArcade ODI archive: 10 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive