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Cricket stadium in Texas, U.S

Smart Choice Moosa Stadium
Smart Choice Stadium
Rendering of the enhancements being made by Major League Cricket.
Ground information
LocationPearland, Texas
Coordinates29°31′04″N 95°19′32″W / 29.51768°N 95.32565°W / 29.51768; -95.32565
Establishment2015
Capacity2,500
OwnerSmart Choice
OperatorAmerican College Cricket
TenantsAmerican College Cricket
End names
Pearland End
Massey Ranch End
International information
First ODIMay 28 2022:
 United States v  Scotland
Last ODIJune 15 2022:
 United States v    Nepal
As of June 15 2022
Source: Cricinfo

Smart Choice Moosa Stadium is a cricket stadium in Pearland, Texas. The stadium is owned by Smart Choice, a former sponsor of the United States national cricket team. It is named after Smart Choice CEO Sakhi Muhammad’s father. It is home to American College Cricket.

Main Event Field

Cricket

In April 2015, it was announced that Canada cricket team would travel to Houston to play three warm-up matches against an invitational XI ahead of the ICC Americas Division One T20 tournament.

From July to September 2021, the stadium was used as the Austin Athletics' home ground for Minor League Cricket.

In March 2022, Major League Cricket announced that it was planning investments to enhance the stadium, and that the venue would bid as a possible venue for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In April 2022, USA Cricket announced that the stadium would be the second ODI-accredited venue, following the Central Broward Park in Broward County, Florida, pending approval from the International Cricket Council later the following month. The stadium was then slated to host 12 ODIs that would be part of the Cricket World Cup League Two over May and June 2022.

List of centuries

One Day International centuries

The following table summarizes the One Day International (ODI) centuries scored at the site.

No. Score Player Team Balls Inns. Opposing team Date Result
1 107* Richie Berrington  Scotland 90 1  United States May 29, 2022 Won
2 108* Kyle Coetzer  Scotland 142 2  United Arab Emirates May 31, 2022 Won
3 102* Vriitya Aravind  United Arab Emirates 108 2  United States June 4, 2022 Won
4 111 Sushant Modani  United States 133 1  Oman June 8, 2022 Won
5 130 Monank Patel  United States 101 1  Oman June 8, 2022 Won
6 104* Zeeshan Maqsood  Oman 126 1    Nepal June 9, 2022 Won
7 114 Steven Taylor  United States 123 2    Nepal June 11, 2022 Draw
8 103 Kashyap Prajapati  Oman 115 1  United States June 12, 2022 Won

International five-wicket hauls

The following table summarizes the international five-wicket hauls taken here at the site.

Five-wicket hauls in One Day International cricket at Moosa Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Saurabh Netravalkar May 28, 2022  United States  Scotland 2 10 45 5 Won
2 Ali Khan June 8, 2022  United States  Oman 2 8.3 20 5 Won
3 Karan KC June 9, 2022    Nepal  Oman 1 10 38 5 Lost
4 Karan KC June 14, 2022    Nepal  Oman 1 9 33 5 Won

References

  1. MART CHOICE MOOSA STADIUM IS NOW AN AMERICAN COLLEGE CRICKET HOME STADIUM!
  2. 5th American College Cricket Mid Atlantic Championship
  3. Penna, Peter Della (May 1, 2022). "Moosa Stadium: USA's newest ODI venue a Texas-sized dream come true". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. "Canada T20 squad to play warm-ups in Texas".
  5. "Minor League Cricket Announces Franchise Owners and Draft Update". USA Cricket. August 15, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Penna, Peter Della (March 18, 2022). "USA T20 franchise league MLC projected to spend $110 million on facilities ahead of 2023 launch". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. "Batting records - One-Day Internationals - Cricinfo Statsguru". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  8. "Bowling records - One-Day Internationals - Cricinfo Statsguru". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved June 16, 2022.

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