First men's Test28 February–3 March 2006:, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Last men's Test28–30 April 2025:, Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
First men's ODI25 February 2006:, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Last men's ODI23 April 2026:, Bangladesh v New Zealand
First men's T20I12 February 2014:, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Last men's T20I21 June 2026:, Bangladesh v Australia
First women's T20I25 October 2023:, Bangladesh v Pakistan
Last women's T20I29 October 2023:, Bangladesh v Pakistan
Overview
Bir Shreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium (Bengali: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট মতিউর রহমান ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম), previously known as Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, is a cricket stadium located in the port city of Chattogram, in south-eastern Bangladesh. It became a Test cricket venue on 27 February 2006 when it hosted a Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It hosted two group matches of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. It has a seating capacity of around 20, 000. The stadium was initially named after Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury on 17 June 2001 by the Bangladesh Awami League government. It was renamed after Ruhul Amin by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government in October 2001. It was returned to its original name in 2009 of Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium after the Bangladesh Awami League returned to power. The stadium was further renamed in March 2025 after Matiur Rahman following the fall of Awami League government months earlier.
