BAN vs ZIM: Bangladesh is set to take on Zimbabwe in the first T20I match to be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on May 3 (Friday). While the BAN lead against ZIM in the shortest format of the game with 13 wins in 20 games, Zimbabwe won the last bilateral contest that was played between the two countries back in 2022. Ahead of the BAN vs ZIM 1st T20I, take a look at the pitch report and T20I records of the venue.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium pitch report
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium has not been a high-scoring venue. Historically, spinners tend to dictate terms to the batters. The average first innings score at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury is 145. It reduces further to 123 in the second innings. The skipper winning the toss might want to have a bowl first and restrict the opposition to a low score.
Zahur Chowdhury Stadium T20 stats
Teams batting first and teams batting second have been equally successful in Chattogram, recording 12 wins each. Bangladesh have a 60% win record in T20Is hosted by this venue.
Matches played: 24
Matches won by teams batting first: 12
Matches won by teams batting second: 12
Highest team score: 207/5 – Bangladesh vs Ireland. 2023
Lowest team score: 39 – Netherlands vs Sri Lanka. 2014
