The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, also known as the Mirpur Stadium, is a sports ground in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The ground has hosted 177 international cricket matches since 2006.[1][2] On 17 January 2018 during the 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, it became the sixth and the fastest to host 100 ODIs.[3][4][5] It is named after A. K. Fazlul Huq, the first Prime Minister of Bengal, who was accorded the title Sher-e-Bangla ("The Tiger of Bengal").[6][7] The venue was taken over by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2004, replacing the Bangabandhu National Stadium as the home of both the men's and women's national teams.[8] The first international match on the ground, a One Day International (ODI), was played between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in 2006, with the first Test match played the following year between Bangladesh and India in 2000.[9] The first Twenty20 International (T20I) match on the ground was played between Bangladesh and West Indies in 2011.[10] Women's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket have also been played on the ground.[11][12]
In cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batter.[13] A century is regarded as a landmark score for batters and a player's number of centuries is generally recorded in their career statistics.[14]
The first batsman to score a century in Test cricket at Mirpur was Dinesh Karthik of India against Bangladesh during the ground's debut Test match on 25 May 2007.[15] Gautam Gambhir was the first batsman to score a century in ODI cricket on this ground, scoring 101 runs off 113 balls.[16] Mohammad Ashraful was the first Bangladeshi batsman to score a century at the ground, scoring 101 off 193 balls against Sri Lanka in December 2008. Tamim Iqbal was the first batsman among Bangladeshis to score a century in an ODI match on this ground, scoring 129 runs off 136 balls against Ireland on 22 March 2008, being the youngest player to do so on this ground.[17] Iqbal has scored a total of seven international centuries on this ground, two in Tests and five in ODIs - the most by any player on this ground.[18] The only centurion in this ground in T20Is is Ahmed Shehzad, who scored 111 runs off just 62 balls against Bangladesh in March 2014.[19] Azhar Ali of Pakistan is the highest individual run scorer in Tests on this ground, scoring 226 runs off 428 balls against Bangladesh on 6 May 2015.[20] Shane Watson's 185 runs off just 96 balls against Bangladesh in 2011 is the highest individual score by a batsman on this ground in ODI.
In the third ODI between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in May 2021, Kusal Perera of Sri Lanka scored 120 runs,[21] which was the 50th One Day International century at this venue.[22] On 6 April 2023, Loran Tucker scored 108 runs against Bangladesh on his Test debut, becoming the first batsman to score a century on Test debut in this ground.[23]
During the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in June 2023, Najmul Hossain Shanto's century in the first innings was the 100th century at this venue combining all three international formats.[24]
A total of 48 Test centuries have been scored at this ground.
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 129 | Dinesh Karthik | ![]() |
212 | 1 | ![]() |
25 May 2007 | Won |
2 | 138* | Wasim Jaffer | ![]() |
229 | 1 | ![]() |
25 May 2007 | Won |
3 | 129 | Rahul Dravid (1/2) | ![]() |
176 | 1 | ![]() |
25 May 2007 | Won |
4 | 122* | Sachin Tendulkar (1/2) | ![]() |
226 | 2 | ![]() |
25 May 2007 | Won |
5 | 166 | Mahela Jayawardene (1/2) | ![]() |
269 | 2 | ![]() |
26 December 2008 | Won |
6 | 101 | Mohammad Ashraful | ![]() |
193 | 4 | ![]() |
26 December 2008 | Lost |
7 | 111* | Rahul Dravid (2/2) | ![]() |
188 | 1 | ![]() |
24 January 2010 | Won |
8 | 143 | Sachin Tendulkar (2/2) | ![]() |
182 | 1 | ![]() |
24 January 2010 | Won |
9 | 151 | Tamim Iqbal (1/2) | ![]() |
183 | 2 | ![]() |
24 January 2010 | Won |
10 | 138 | Ian Bell | ![]() |
262 | 1 | ![]() |
20 March 2010 | Won |
11 | 109* | Alastair Cook | ![]() |
156 | 2 | ![]() |
20 March 2010 | Won |
12 | 121 | Kirk Edwards | ![]() |
273 | 2 | ![]() |
29 October 2011 | Won |
13 | 195 | Darren Bravo | ![]() |
297 | 2 | ![]() |
29 October 2011 | Won |
14 | 144 | Shakib Al Hasan | ![]() |
242 | 4 | ![]() |
17 December 2011 | Lost |
15 | 130 | Taufeeq Umar | ![]() |
256 | 2 | ![]() |
17 December 2011 | Won |
16 | 117 | Kieran Powell (1/2) | ![]() |
178 | 2 | ![]() |
13 November 2012 | Won |
17 | 203* | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | ![]() |
372 | 2 | ![]() |
13 November 2012 | Won |
18 | 126* | Denesh Ramdin | ![]() |
236 | 2 | ![]() |
13 November 2012 | Won |
19 | 108 | Naeem Islam | ![]() |
255 | 4 | ![]() |
13 November 2012 | Lost |
20 | 110 | Kieran Powell (2/2) | ![]() |
197 | 2 | ![]() |
13 November 2012 | Won |
21 | 116 | Corey Anderson | ![]() |
172 | 3 | ![]() |
21 October 2013 | Drawn |
22 | 126* | Mominul Haque (1/4) | ![]() |
225 | 3 | ![]() |
21 October 2013 | Drawn |
23 | 139 | Kaushal Silva | ![]() |
244 | 1 | ![]() |
27 January 2014 | Won |
24 | 203* | Mahela Jayawardene (2/2) | ![]() |
272 | 1 | ![]() |
27 January 2014 | Won |
25 | 103* | Kithuruwan Vithanage | ![]() |
104 | 1 | ![]() |
27 January 2014 | Won |
26 | 226 | Azhar Ali | ![]() |
428 | 2 | ![]() |
6 May 2015 | Won |
27 | 148 | Younis Khan | ![]() |
195 | 2 | ![]() |
6 May 2015 | Won |
28 | 107 | Asad Shafiq | ![]() |
167 | 2 | ![]() |
6 May 2015 | Won |
29 | 104 | Tamim Iqbal (2/2) | ![]() |
147 | 2 | ![]() |
28 October 2016 | Won |
30 | 112 | David Warner | ![]() |
135 | 2 | ![]() |
27 August 2017 | Lost |
31 | 161 | Mominul Haque (2/4) | ![]() |
247 | 2 | ![]() |
11 November 2018 | Won |
32 | 219* | Mushfiqur Rahim (1/4) | ![]() |
421 | 2 | ![]() |
11 November 2018 | Won |
33 | 110 | Brendan Taylor (1/2) | ![]() |
194 | 2 | ![]() |
11 November 2018 | Lost |
34 | 101* | Mahmudullah (1/2) | ![]() |
122 | 4 | ![]() |
11 November 2018 | Won |
35 | 106* | Brendan Taylor (2/2) | ![]() |
167 | 2 | ![]() |
11 November 2018 | Lost |
36 | 136 | Mahmudullah (2/2) | ![]() |
242 | 3 | ![]() |
30 November 2018 | Won |
37 | 107 | Craig Ervine | ![]() |
227 | 2 | ![]() |
22 February 2020 | Lost |
38 | 132 | Mominul Haque (3/4) | ![]() |
234 | 1 | ![]() |
22 February 2020 | Won |
39 | 203* | Mushfiqur Rahim (2/4) | ![]() |
318 | 1 | ![]() |
22 February 2020 | Won |
40 | 175* | Mushfiqur Rahim (3/4) | ![]() |
355 | 2 | ![]() |
22 May 2022 | Lost |
41 | 141 | Litton Das | ![]() |
246 | 2 | ![]() |
22 May 2022 | Lost |
42 | 145* | Angelo Mathews | ![]() |
342 | 2 | ![]() |
22 May 2022 | Won |
43 | 124 | Dinesh Chandimal | ![]() |
219 | 2 | ![]() |
22 May 2022 | Won |
44 | 126 | Mushfiqur Rahim (4/4) | ![]() |
166 | 2 | ![]() |
4 April 2023 | Won |
45 | 108 | Lorcan Tucker | ![]() |
162 | 3 | ![]() |
4 April 2023 | Lost |
46 | 146 | Najmul Hossain Shanto (1/2) | ![]() |
175 | 1 | ![]() |
14 June 2023 | Won |
47 | 124 | Najmul Hossain Shanto (2/2) | ![]() |
151 | 3 | ![]() |
14 June 2023 | Won |
48 | 121* | Mominul Haque (4/4) | ![]() |
145 | 3 | ![]() |
14 June 2023 | Won |
There have been 53 ODI centuries scored on this ground.
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 101 | Gautam Gambhir (1/3) | ![]() |
113 | 1 | ![]() |
12 May 2007 | Won |
2 | 129 | Tamim Iqbal (1/5) | ![]() |
136 | 1 | ![]() |
22 March 2008 | Won |
3 | 107* | Gautam Gambhir (2/3) | ![]() |
101 | 1 | ![]() |
12 June 2008 | Won |
4 | 129* | Salman Butt | ![]() |
136 | 1 | ![]() |
14 June 2008 | Won |
5 | 108 | Younis Khan | ![]() |
99 | 1 | ![]() |
14 June 2008 | Won |
6 | 105* | Shakib Al Hasan (1/2) | ![]() |
69 | 2 | ![]() |
29 October 2009 | Won |
7 | 104 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | ![]() |
122 | 2 | ![]() |
4 January 2010 | Won |
8 | 105* | Thilan Samaraweera | ![]() |
106 | 2 | ![]() |
5 January 2010 | Won |
9 | 101* | MS Dhoni | ![]() |
107 | 1 | ![]() |
7 January 2010 | Won |
10 | 118 | Upul Tharanga | ![]() |
126 | 1 | ![]() |
8 January 2010 | Won |
11 | 108 | Mahela Jayawardene | ![]() |
117 | 1 | ![]() |
8 January 2010 | Won |
12 | 102* | Virat Kohli (1/4) | ![]() |
95 | 1 | ![]() |
11 January 2010 | Won |
13 | 106 | Suresh Raina | ![]() |
115 | 1 | ![]() |
13 January 2010 | Lost |
14 | 125 | Tamim Iqbal (2/5) | ![]() |
120 | 1 | ![]() |
29 February 2010 | Lost |
15 | 110* | Eoin Morgan | ![]() |
104 | 1 | ![]() |
2 March 2010 | Won |
16 | 106 | Shakib Al Hasan (2/2) | ![]() |
113 | 2 | ![]() |
14 October 2010 | Won |
17 | 108 | Kane Williamson | ![]() |
132 | 2 | ![]() |
14 October 2010 | Lost |
18 | 175 | Virender Sehwag | ![]() |
140 | 1 | ![]() |
19 February 2011 | Won |
19 | 100* | Virat Kohli (2/4) | ![]() |
83 | 1 | ![]() |
19 February 2011 | Won |
20 | 101 | Michael Clarke | ![]() |
111 | 1 | ![]() |
9 April 2011 | Won |
21 | 185* | Shane Watson | ![]() |
96 | 2 | ![]() |
11 April 2011 | Won |
22 | 108 | Michael Hussey | ![]() |
91 | 1 | ![]() |
13 April 2011 | Won |
23 | 122 | Lendl Simmons | ![]() |
124 | 1 | ![]() |
13 October 2011 | Won |
24 | 100 | Nasir Hossain | ![]() |
134 | 2 | ![]() |
3 December 2011 | Lost |
25 | 100 | Gautam Gambhir (3/3) | ![]() |
118 | 1 | ![]() |
13 March 2012 | Won |
26 | 108 | Virat Kohli (3/4) | ![]() |
120 | 1 | ![]() |
13 March 2012 | Won |
27 | 114 | Sachin Tendulkar | ![]() |
147 | 1 | ![]() |
16 March 2012 | Lost |
28 | 112 | Nasir Jamshed | ![]() |
104 | 1 | ![]() |
18 March 2012 | Lost |
29 | 105 | Mohammad Hafeez | ![]() |
113 | 2 | ![]() |
18 March 2012 | Lost |
30 | 183 | Virat Kohli (4/4) | ![]() |
148 | 1 | ![]() |
18 March 2012 | Won |
31 | 126 | Marlon Samuels | ![]() |
149 | 2 | ![]() |
5 December 2012 | Won |
32 | 128 | Kumar Sangakkara | ![]() |
115 | 1 | ![]() |
20 February 2014 | Won |
33 | 106 | Kusal Perera (1/2) | ![]() |
124 | 1 | ![]() |
22 February 2014 | Won |
34 | 100 | Anamul Haque | ![]() |
132 | 1 | ![]() |
4 March 2014 | Lost |
35 | 103 | Ahmed Shehzad | ![]() |
123 | 1 | ![]() |
4 March 2014 | Won |
36 | 114 | Fawad Alam | ![]() |
134 | 1 | ![]() |
8 March 2014 | Lost |
37 | 101 | Lahiru Thirimanne | ![]() |
108 | 1 | ![]() |
8 March 2014 | Won |
38 | 132 | Tamim Iqbal (3/5) | ![]() |
135 | 1 | ![]() |
17 April 2015 | Won |
39 | 106 | Mushfiqur Rahim (1/3) | ![]() |
77 | 1 | ![]() |
17 April 2015 | Won |
40 | 116* | Tamim Iqbal (4/5) | ![]() |
116 | 1 | ![]() |
19 April 2015 | Won |
41 | 101 | Azhar Ali | ![]() |
112 | 2 | ![]() |
22 April 2015 | Lost |
42 | 127* | Soumya Sarkar | ![]() |
110 | 1 | ![]() |
22 April 2015 | Won |
43 | 107 | Mushfiqur Rahim (2/3) | ![]() |
109 | 1 | ![]() |
7 November 2015 | Won |
44 | 118 | Tamim Iqbal (5/5) | ![]() |
118 | 1 | ![]() |
1 October 2016 | Won |
45 | 101 | Ben Stokes | ![]() |
100 | 2 | ![]() |
7 October 2016 | Won |
46 | 112 | Imrul Kayes (1/2) | ![]() |
119 | 1 | ![]() |
7 October 2016 | Lost |
47 | 144 | Imrul Kayes (2/2) | ![]() |
140 | 1 | ![]() |
21 October 2018 | Won |
48 | 146* | Shai Hope | ![]() |
144 | 1 | ![]() |
11 December 2018 | Won |
49 | 125 | Mushfiqur Rahim (3/3) | ![]() |
127 | 1 | ![]() |
25 May 2021 | Won |
50 | 120 | Kusal Perera (2/2) | ![]() |
122 | 1 | ![]() |
28 May 2021 | Won |
51 | 100* | Mehidy Hasan | ![]() |
83 | 1 | ![]() |
7 December 2022 | Won |
52 | 114* | Dawid Malan | ![]() |
145 | 2 | ![]() |
1 March 2023 | Won |
53 | 132 | Jason Roy | ![]() |
124 | 1 | ![]() |
3 March 2023 | Won |
Only one Twenty20 International century has been scored at the stadium.
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 111* | Ahmed Shehzad | ![]() |
62 | 1 | ![]() |
30 March 2014 | Won |