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| Chattogram Divisional Stadium | |
 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium's pitch covered on a rainy day during a Test match | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chittagong |
| Establishment | 2004 |
| Capacity | 22,000[1] |
| Owner | National Sports Council |
| Operator | Bangladesh, Chittagong Division |
| Tenants | Bangladesh cricket team, Chattogram Challengers |
| End names | |
| Walton End Alesha Holdings End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 28 February–3 March 2006: Bangladesh v  Sri Lanka |
| Last Test | 30 March–3 April 2024: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
| First ODI | 25 February 2006: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
| Last ODI | 18 March 2024: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
| First T20I | 12 February 2014: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka |
| Last T20I | 7 May 2024: Bangladesh v  Zimbabwe |
| First WT20I | 25 October 2023: Bangladesh v  Pakistan |
| Last WT20I | 29 October 2023: Bangladesh v Pakistan |
| As of 7 May 2024 Source: ESPNCricinfo | |
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Bengali: জহুর আহমেদ চৌধুরী স্টেডিয়াম), abbreviated as ZAC Stadium or ZACS and previously known as Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, is a cricket stadium located in the port city of Chattogram, in south-eastern Bangladesh.[2] 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.[3] It has a seating capacity of around 20,000. The stadium was initially named after Zahur Ahmad 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.[4][5]
Currently, it is the main cricket venue of the port city. Previously, the M. A. Aziz Stadium was the main cricket venue of Chittagong; however, it focuses on football now. It is also home to the Chattogram Challengers, the local franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League.
- ^ "ZAC Stadium Profile". ESPNCricinfo.
- ^ Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Archived 17 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chittagong Home | Travel | ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "Family upset at stadium renaming". The Daily Star. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Ctg Divisional Stadium gets back old name". The Daily Star. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2018.