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Bangladesh ground profiles - back to home

MA Aziz Stadium

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Ground profile

Also or formerly known as Chittagong Stadium
Floodlights Yes (only for football matches)
End names Pedrollo End, Ispahani End
Home team(s) Bangladesh
Other sports Football
Current local time 05:10, Sat Jul 26, 2008 (UTC +0600)
External links Weather

Records and statistics
Statistics Ground records | Statsguru Tests | Statsguru ODIs
First Test Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - Nov 15-19, 2001 scorecard
Last Test Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - Jan 6-10, 2005 scorecard
First ODI Bangladesh v India - Oct 27, 1988 scorecard
Last ODI Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - Jan 26, 2005 scorecard

 Profile

The MA Aziz stadium in Chittagong is designed like a concrete mock-up of Old Trafford, with the pavilion at midwicket balanced by a double-decker stand on the opposite side of the ground, and a pair of commentary and press boxes situated behind the bowler's arms. The ground is situated a ten-minute rickshaw ride from the town's train station, and lies at the bottom of a steep hill in a leafy quarter of the town. Overlooking the ground is the Circuit House, a colonial-era mansion that was used as a headquarters during Bangladesh's war of liberation in 1971, and a decade later, was the scene of the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman. In January 2005, Bangladesh finally won their first Test, at the 35th attempt, against Zimbabwe. Andrew Miller May 2005

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Tapash Baisya celebrates after removing Sourav Ganguly
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