Bangabandhu stadium, Dhaka
About the ground:
Having hosted Pakistan's first ever home Test match, in 1955 when it was called the Dacca Stadium and Bangladesh was still part of Pakistan, the Bangabandhu stadium was also the venue of Bangladesh's inaugural Test match after they became the 10th nation to be awarded Test status.
First renamed to the National Stadium and then to the Bangabandhu National Stadium in honour of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the stadium in Dhaka was used for One-Day International for the first time in 1988 when India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh contested for the third Asia Cup. There was a wait of 10 years until the next official ODI tournament when Bangladesh took on Pakistan and India in the Independence Cup, celebrating 25 years of Bangladesh's independence. India won both of these tournaments.
A bowl-shaped ground that has also been used for football in the past, the Bangabandhu hosted the one-off Test between Bangladesh and India in November 2000. But before that it had also been used for the final of the first Asian Test Championship between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in March 1999.
Located in the north of the main city, the Bangbandhu National Stadium has had floodlights since 1998 and is now capable of holding a capacity of 36,000 spectators.
A total of 15 Tests have been played on this ground - 7 from 1954-55 to 1969-70 and 8 from 1998-99 onwards. Out of the 8 Tests played on this ground since 1998-99, seven have produced results- with as many as 5 Tests won by an innings margin. The only drawn match was between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in November 2001. No play could be possible on the fourth day because of rain and Bangladesh escaped from a certain defeat.
Summary of Test matches played at Bangabandhu National Stadium:
# | Date | Team1 | Team2 | Result | Inn1 | Inn2 | Inn3 | Inn4 |
1 | 1-4 Jan 1955 | Pak | Ind | drawn | P 257 | I 148 | P 158 | I 147-2 |
2 | 7-12 Nov 1955 | Pak | NZ | drawn | NZ 70 | P 195-6 | NZ 69-6 | |
3 | 6-8 Mar 1959 | Pak | WI | Pak 41 runs | P 145 | WI 76 | P 144 | WI 172 |
4 | 13-18 Nov 1959 | Pak | Aus | Aus 8 wickets | P 200 | A 225 | P 134 | A 112-2 |
5 | 19-24 Jan 1962 | Pak | Eng | drawn | P 393-7 | E 439 | P 216 | E 38-0 |
6 | 28 Feb-3 Mar 1969 | Pak | Eng | drawn | P 246 | E 274 | P 195-6 | E 33-0 |
7 | 8-11 Nov 1969 | Pak | NZ | drawn | NZ 273 | P 290-7 | NZ 200 | P 51-4 |
8 | 12-15 Mar 1999 | SL | Pak | Pak inn & 175 runs | SL 231 | P 594 | SL 188 | |
9 | 10-13 Nov 2000 | BD | Ind | Ind 9 wickets | B 400 | I 429 | B 91 | I 64-1 |
10 | 8-12 Nov 2001 | BD | Zim | drawn | B 107 | Z 431 | B 125-3 | |
11 | 9-11 Jan 2002 | BD | Pak | Pak inn & 178 runs | B 160 | P 490-9 | B 152 | |
12 | 8-10 Dec 2002 | BD | WI | WI inn & 310 runs | B 139 | WI 536 | B 87 | |
13 | 1-4 May 2003 | BD | SA | SA inn & 18 runs | SA 330 | B 102 | B 210 | |
14 | 21-25 Oct 2003 | BD | Eng | Eng 7 wickets | B 203 | E 295 | B 255 | E 164-3 |
15 | 19-22 Oct 2004 | BD | NZ | NZ inn & 99 runs | B 177 | NZ 402 | B 126 | |
Summary of results:
Country | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
Australia | 1 | 1 | - | - |
England | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
India | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | - | 2 |
Pakistan | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sri Lanka | 1 | - | 1 | - |
West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Zimbabwe | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Bangladesh | 7 | - | 6 | 1 |
TOTAL | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Highest Team Total: 594 by Pakistan v SL in 1998-99
for Bangladesh: 400 v India in 2000-01
v Bangladesh: 536 by West Indies in 2002-03
Lowest Team Total: 70 by New Zealand v Pak in 1955-56
for Bangladesh: 87 v West Indies in 2002-03
v Bangladesh: 295 by England in 2003-04
Highest Individual Innings: 211 by Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) v SL in 1998-99
for Bangladesh: 145 by Aminul Islam v India in 2000-01 (on debut)
v Bangladesh : 143 by Brian McCullum (NZ) in 2004-05
Best Innings Bowling : 7-77 by Danish Kaneria v BD in 2001-02
for Bangladesh : 6-77 by Mohammad Rafique v SA in 2002-03
Best Match Bowling: 12-100 by Fazal Mahmood (Pak) v WI in 1958-59
for Bangladesh: 6-77 by Mohammad Rafique v SA in 2002-03
v Bangladesh: 9-79 by Steve Harmison (Eng) in 2003-04
Venues:
Bangabandhu stadium, Dhaka - 1st Test
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong - 2nd Test