Bangladesh and India are up against each other in the 3rd ODI of the 3-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury International Stadium in Chattogram. This will be the first match of the ODI series at this ground after playing a couple of games in Mirpur.
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It is certain that Bangladesh plays well in their home conditions, and they have proved that in this series as well. The bowlers of the side have been on fire, and this has been the biggest strength of the side. Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s emergence as an all-rounder is a very big positive.
The Indian team has struggled in the series, and this match is very important for them as they definitely would not want to face a whitewash. It is certain that the team will miss the services of Rohit Sharma in this match.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium ODI records
Tamim Iqbal is the highest run-scorer in ODIs in Chattogram, where he has scored 592 runs at 37.00 with the help of five half-centuries. Talking about the players of the ongoing going series, Mushfiqur Rahim is the highest run-scorer with 500 runs with 45.45 with the help of four half-centuries.
Shakib al Hasan (354 runs at 23.60), Litton Das (311 runs at 51.83) and Mahumudullah (248 runs at 35.42) are the other top run-scorers amongst the current players of this series.
Bangladesh’s all-rounder Shakib al Hasan is the highest wicket-taker in ODIs at this ground where he has scalped 35 wickets at an economy of 3.78. Overall, Abdur Razzak is the 2nd highest wicket-taker here with 21 wickets and Mashrafe Mortaza is at the 3rd position with 18 wickets.
Amongst the players playing in the current series, Mahmudullah (13 wickets), Mustafizur Rahman (9 wickets) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (6 wickets) are the other top wicket-takers at this ground.
Chattogram Stadium highest innings totals
| S No. | Team | Score | Opposition | Year |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 309/7 | Bangladesh | 2006 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 306/4 | Afghanistan | 2022 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 297/6 | West Indies | 2021 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 288/3 | Zimbabwe | 2018 |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 286/5 | Bangladesh | 2018 |
Out of 24 ODIs played here, the mark of 300 runs has been breached just twice so far. Sri Lanka have scored the highest innings total at this ground, where they scored 309/7 in 2006 against Bangladesh. Overall, batting has not been that easy at this very ground.
