List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

The Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, abbreviately known as the ZAC Stadium is located in Chittagong, is a sports ground in Bangladesh that has hosted international cricket matches along with provincial games.[1] The venue is the home of both the men's and women's national teams and domestically Chittagong Vikings. It has a capacity of 22,000 spectators for international matches.[1]

The first One Day International (ODI) at the ground was played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 2006, and the first Test was held between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the same tour. As of October 2016, it has hosted a further 15 Test matches, 17 ODI matches and 17 T20I matches.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[2][3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[4]

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at ZAC Stadium was Muttiah Muralitharan for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh in 2006; he finished the innings with bowling figures of six wickets for 54 runs. The best figures in Test cricket at this venue are 7 wickets for 36 runs, taken by Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan against New Zealand in 2008. He is also the best Test bowler to take four fifers at ZAC Stadium. As of October 2016, there have been 16 Test match five-wicket hauls at this ground.[5]

As of October 2016, a bowler is yet to take a five-wicket haul in ODIs at ZAC Stadium.

In T20Is, 2 fifers has been taken up to October 2016. The first fifer in T20I at the venue was taken by Dutch medium pacer Ahsan Malik against South Africa in 2014. The best bowling figures in a T20I at the venue was recorded by Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath against New Zealand in 2014, when he took 5 wickets for just 3 runs.[6]

Key

Shakib Al Hasan took four five-wicket hauls, which is the highest in Tests at Chittagong.
Symbol Meaning
dagger The bowler was man of the match
double-dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match
Up-arrow Debut match
♣ A hat-trick was taken
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Drawn The match was drawn.

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Muttiah Muralitharan28 February 2006 Sri Lanka Bangladesh319.55462.72 Sri Lanka won[7]
2Shane Warne16 April 2006 Australia Bangladesh33611353.13 Australia won[8]
3Robin Peterson29 February 2008 South Africa Bangladesh3133352.53 South Africa won[9]
4Daniel Vettori17 October 2008 New Zealand Bangladesh1365951.63 New Zealand won[10]
5Shakib Al Hasan17 October 2008 Bangladesh New Zealand225.53671.39 New Zealand won[10]
6Shahadat Hossain17 January 2010 Bangladesh India1187153.94 India won[11]
7Shakib Al Hasan17 January 2010 Bangladesh India129.56252.07 India won[11]
8Graeme Swann12 March 2010 England Bangladesh229.39053.05 England won[12]
9Graeme Swann12 March 2010 England Bangladesh44912752.59 England won[12]
10Elias Sunny21 October 2011 Bangladesh West Indies2239464.08 Match Drawn[13]
11Sohag Gazi9 October 2013 Bangladesh New Zealand3267762.96 Match Drawn[14]
12Shakib Al Hasan4 February 2014 Bangladesh Sri Lanka13414854.35 Match Drawn[15]
13Ajantha Mendis4 February 2014 Sri Lanka Bangladesh229.59963.31 Match Drawn[15]
14Jubair Hossain12 November 2014 Bangladesh Zimbabwe2209654.80 Bangladesh won[16]
15Mehedi Hasan20 October 2016 Bangladesh England139.58062.00 England won[17]
16Shakib Al Hasan20 October 2016 Bangladesh England3338552.57 England won[17]
17Nathan Lyon double-dagger4 September 2017 Australia Bangladesh136.29472.58 Australia won[18]
18Nathan Lyon double-dagger4 September 2017 Australia Bangladesh3336061.81 Australia won[18]

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International matches at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Ahsan Malik27 March 2014 Netherlands South Africa141954.75 South Africa won[19]
2Rangana Herath31 March 2014 Sri Lanka New Zealand23.3350.85 Sri Lanka won[20]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
  5. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chittagong, Feb 28 – Mar 3, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Australia tour of Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Bangladesh v Australia at Chittagong, Apr 16–20, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong, Feb 29 – Mar 3, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  10. 1 2 "New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chittagong, Oct 17–21, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 "India tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v India at Chittagong, Jan 17–21, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  12. 1 2 "England tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v England at Chittagong, Mar 12–16, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "West Indies tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v West Indies at Chittagong, Oct 21–25, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chittagong, Oct 9–13, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  15. 1 2 "2nd Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chittagong, Feb 4–8, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh, 3rd Test: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chittagong, Nov 12–16, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  17. 1 2 "England tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v England at Chittagong, Oct 20–24, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  18. 1 2 "2nd Test, Australia tour of Bangladesh at Chittagong, Sep 4-8 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "World T20, 21st Match, Group 1: Netherlands v South Africa at Chittagong, Mar 27, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "World T20, 30th Match, Group 1: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Chittagong, Mar 31, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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