The Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe game on 17 January will be the 100th one-day international.
It was held at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, reaching the milestone in just over 11 years.
Originally built as a football venue in the late 1980s. It was taken over by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in 2004 and following extensive renovation. Hosted its first ODI in March 2006 with a capacity of 25,000 people.
Mirpur stadium is more than just a cricket venue. It is Bangladesh’s ‘Home of Cricket’ in every sense of the term. Transforms into a daunting fortress when the stands are packed, the pitch is turning and the Tigers are winning.
It has very smoothly taken over from the more celebrated Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS).
Of the 98 ODIs played at this venue, the Tigers themselves have appeared in 82 (winning 38, losing 43 and one no result). But there is no arrangement from the BCB to celebrate the landmark.
“A day out from the start of the tri-series, there are no celebrations planned, as is usually the case with every big and small milestone in Bangladesh cricket,” reports Espncricinfo on Sunday.
The venue hosted matches of the world events during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. ICC World Twenty20 2104 and the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2016.
Among the five other stadiums — Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sydney Cricket Ground, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Harare Sports Club and R Premadasa Stadium – – that have reached this landmark, Mirpur is set to become the fastest to do it.