Stats • It also hosted 6 matches of
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 while
home team played 4 group stage matches against other opponents and 1 was Quarter final between
Pakistan and
West Indies • The Stadium hosted all Pool A matches of
2014 ICC World Twenty20 and also
Knock out stage matches together with the opening match. • The venue has hosted all matches of
2012 Asia Cup and
Asia Cup 2016, first ever Asia Cup in T20 format, including 2 qualifier matches.
Records •
Tamim Iqbal is joint 2nd in the list for scoring the most ODI centuries at any single ground scoring 5 centuries at this venue. • On 17 June 2014, in the 2nd ODI between
Bangladesh and
India,
Taskin Ahmed became the first Bangladeshi Bowler to take 5 wicket on an ODI Debut, and became the youngest (19 yrs) player to do so. • On 17 June 2014, in the 2nd ODI between Bangladesh and India,
Stuart Binny picked up 6 wickets for 4 runs which is the best bowling figures by an Indian in ODI history. • On 1 December 2014 against
Zimbabwe Taijul Islam became the first cricketer to take a Hat-Trick on ODI Debut. • On 17 April 2015 in the first ODI between
Bangladesh and
Pakistan, Bangladesh made their highest ODI total (329–6) against any team, surpassing 326–3 against same opponent. • On 18 June 2015 in the first ODI between
Bangladesh and
India, Bangladesh for the first time scored 300 or more runs in an ODI against India and won the match by 79 runs while accurately 1 yr 1 day later of
Taskin Ahmed's feat,
Mustafizur Rahman become only 2nd Bangladeshi bowler to take 5 wicket on Debut. Incidentally both the bowlers got this feat against
India at this venue. • On 21 July 2015 in the 2nd ODI between
Bangladesh and
India,
Mustafizur Rahman became only 2nd bowler to have taken 5-fer in the first two matches after
Brian Vitori. In fact, he became only bowler to take 11 wicket in first two ODIs. Winning this match, Bangladesh for the first time won a series against India. In the 3rd ODI he took 2 wickets and become the only bowler to have taken 13 wickets in first 3 matches and also become the highest wicket taker in 3 match ODI series. • On 10 July 2015 in the first ODI between
Bangladesh and
South Africa,
Kagiso Rabada made his ODI debut and took a Hat-trick, becoming the only 2nd Bowler to do so and also made the Best Bowling figure(6/16) in ODI on Debut. • On 12 July 2015 in the 2nd ODI between
Bangladesh and
South Africa, South Africa were bowled out for a mere 162 runs. This was their lowest total against Bangladesh and the first time they were bowled out for less than 200 in the 1st innings since 2009.
Nasir Hossain made his best bowling figure (3/26). Bangladesh chased it down with 22.2 overs to spare, which is 2nd biggest defeat in terms of balls for South Africa in the Sub-continent. • On 23 January 2018
against Zimbabwe,
Tamim Iqbal became the first batsman for Bangladesh to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs and went past
Sanath Jayasuriya's 2,514 runs at the
R. Premadasa Stadium to become highest run-scorer at a single venue in ODIs. • was covered as it was raining during Bangladesh vs New Zealand, first ODI,
New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, 2023.On 3 November 2018
against Zimbabwe,
Mushfiqur Rahim become first ever wicket-keeper—batsman to score two double centuries in test cricket history. • In the 3rd ODI
between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 2021,
Kusal Perera of Sri Lanka scored 120 runs, which was the 50th One Day International century at this venue, the 4th most number of ODI centuries at any ground. • On 3 March 2023, during the 2nd ODI
between Bangladesh and England,
Mushfiqur Rahim became the only cricketer to play 150 matches at a single venue. and overall
third biggest win, in terms of runs and the biggest win in the 21st century, in Tests. Besides,
Najmul Hossain Shanto became the second batter for Bangladesh to
score centuries in both innings of a Test. ==BPL==