First-class cricket started in MA Aziz Stadium (also known as Chittagong Stadium) way back in December 1954 when touring Indians played against East Pakistan. Two seasons later MCC also played a match there. Thereafter it was only in October 1999 that a cricket match of significance was played on this ground, though football matches have been played regularly here.. In all a total of 6 Tests have been played here and Bangladesh have suffered defeat in all of them. With the exception of the first Test (Bangladesh v Zimbabwe in November 2001) all Tests on this ground have been completed within four days.
Bangladesh have won toss five times out of the six Tests played on this ground- thrice they have batted first only to be bundled out for less than 200 on all the three occasions. Bangladesh’s highest total batting first is 194. On two occasions when Oppositions were inserted in, the lowest has been 326.
Summary of Test matches played at MA Aziz Stadium:
2001-02: Zim (542-7 & 11-2) beat BD (251 & 301) by 8 wickets
2001-02: BD (148 & 148) lost to Pak (465-9) by inns & 169 runs
2002-03: BD (194 & 212) lost to WI (296 & 111-3) by 7 wickets
2002-03: BD (173 & 237) lost to SA (470-2) by inns & 60 runs
2003-04: Eng (326 & 293-5) beat BD (152 & 138) by 329 runs
2004-05: NZ (545-6) beat BD (182 & 262) by inns & 101 runs
Highest Team Total: 545-6d by New Zealand in 2004-05
for Bangladesh: 301 v Zimbabwe in 2001-02
Lowest Team Total: 138 by Bangladesh v England in 2003-04
v Bangladesh: 296 by West Indies in 2002-03
Highest Individual Innings: 222* by Jacobus Rudolph (SA) in 2002-03
for Bangladesh: 108 by Habibul Bashar v Zimbabwe in 2001-02
Best Innings Bowling : 6-70 by Daniel Vettori in 2004-05
for Bangladesh : 4-60 by Mashrafe Mortaza v England in 2003-04
Best Match Bowling: 12-170 by Daniel Vettori in 2004-05
for Bangladesh: 6-117 by Tapash Baisya v West Indies in 2002-03
