Chattogram · Bangladesh · 2005–2025
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram: Pitch Conditions, Records and Match Stats
At a glance
Matches
160
All formats
Par score
199
1st-innings average
Chase success
49%
Balanced
Bat-first win
49%
Long-sample record
Pitch & conditions
The patterns we see repeat across the matches on record — what works at Chattogram, and what captains should plan for.
The most impactful bowling performances in the records here have come from finger and wrist spinners. NM Lyon's 13 wickets in a single Test, Taijul Islam's 9-wicket match haul, and M Muralitharan's 9 wickets all point to a surface that historically rewards turn. Batting teams who lack a plan against quality spin tend to struggle here across all formats.
With a first-innings average of 199 and a second-innings average of 177, the gap is noticeable but not decisive. The 49% chase success rate across 160 matches suggests the pitch does slow and deteriorate enough to make chasing slightly harder on average, though the toss-field rate sitting at exactly 50% tells you captains are genuinely divided.
An average of 36 powerplay runs and 1.27 wickets lost across matches at this ground is on the cautious side by modern T20 standards. Teams that play conservatively through the six fielding restrictions and look to accelerate in the middle overs may find that a reasonable approach here, given the pitch tends to assist movement early.
The average of 122 runs in the middle overs dwarfs the 36 in the powerplay and 32 at the death. That concentration of runs in overs seven through fifteen suggests batters find their footing once the new-ball threat passes, but the drop-off at the death hints the surface does enough to slow scoring when the pitch is tired.
One hundred of the 160 matches on record here are Bangladesh Premier League fixtures, making this effectively a BPL venue as much as an international one. Fortune Barishal's 92% win rate and Rangpur Riders' 70% record across their respective appearances suggest that franchise experience and pitch familiarity may carry weight in this competition.
By the numbers
Career aggregates from the matches LuckySpire tracks at Chattogram. Drawn from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data under ODC-BY licence.
Avg 1st inn
199
T20-era par
Avg 2nd inn
177
Chasing average
Chase success
49%
All formats
Highest total
713
On record
Lowest total
52
Complete innings
Phase-by-phase · scoring trajectory
Cumulative scoring trajectory across a typical white-ball innings at Chattogram. Phase bands show Powerplay (overs 1–6), Middle (7–15) and Death (16–20) — the death-overs acceleration is where the ground's character shows up most sharply.
Powerplay
40RPO · OVERS 1–6
Middle
116RPO · OVERS 7–15
Death
44RPO · OVERS 16–20
Who plays here
Match counts and win records for the teams with the deepest history at this ground.
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Cricket | 49 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 49% |
| Comilla Victorians | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65% |
| Rangpur Riders | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 70% |
| Khulna Tigers | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44% |
| Chattogram Challengers | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 44% |
| Chittagong Vikings | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40% |
| Sri Lanka Cricket | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 57% |
| Fortune Barishal | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92% |
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