The 3rd ODI between Bangladesh and England will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The hosts will have a chance to pick a consolation win as England has already won the series. Here is Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chattogram Pitch Report for BAN vs ENG ODI & Records.
England won the series last time out when they played a One-day international at this venue. Back in 2016, Chattogram was hosting the series decider between Bangladesh and the young English team. The stand-in skipper at that time Jos Buttler held young England to a series victory.
Now in 2023, Jos Buttler has won yet another ODI series in Bangladesh and this time he is about to clean-sweep them.
Bangladesh vs England 3rd ODI 2023 date, time, venue, and weather
Date: 6 March, Monday
Time: 11:30 AM (IST)
Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Weather: It will be a sunny afternoon at Chattogram on Monday. Sun will be out throughout the daytime and the temperature will hover around 27°C to 30°C. The humidity percentage will be 61% which means it will be a sweaty evening.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chattogram Pitch Report
It will be a great wicket to bat on as the pitch is fresh. Batting first on this venue option as the wickets tends to provide assistants to the spinners later on in the game.
In the last game at this venue, India posted a humongous total of 410 runs courtesy of Ishan Kishan’s first-ever Double hundred.
If England bats first on this wicket then we can expect some similar fireworks on Monday as well.
ODI records at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
At this venue, the first ODI game was played back in 2006 between India and Sri Lanka. It has a capacity of over 22,000 spectators at once.
Coming onto the ground dimensions are 186mx136m and the square boundary ranges from 60-70 meters long.
- Total Match Played: 24
- Batting First Won: 9
- Batting Second Won: 15
- Tie: 0
- Avg. Score in 1st bat: 224
- Highest Score: India 409/8
- Lowest Score: Zimbabwe 44/10
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Bangladesh and England probable XI for 3rd ODI
England would like to play Jofra Archer for the last ODI as they are aiming to clean-sweep Bangladesh at their home.
England
Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Dawid Malan, James Vince, Jos Buttler (capt, wk), Will Jacks, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood.
Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal (capt), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.