Ground Name: | Smart Choice Moosa Stadium |
Nickname: | Smart Choice Stadium |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Pearland, Texas |
Establishment: | 2015 |
Seating Capacity: | 2,500 |
Owner: | Smart Choice |
Operator: | American College Cricket |
Tenants: | American College Cricket |
End1: | Pearland End |
End2: | Massey Ranch End |
International: | true |
Firstodidate: | May 28 |
Firstodiyear: | 2022 |
Firstodihome: | United States |
Firstodiaway: | Scotland |
Lastodidate: | June 15 |
Lastodiyear: | 2022 |
Lastodihome: | USA |
Lastodiaway: | Nepal |
Date: | June 15 |
Year: | 2022 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/1034199.html Cricinfo |
Smart Choice Moosa Stadium is a cricket stadium in Pearland, Texas.[1] [2] 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.[3] It is home to American College 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.[4]
From July to September 2021, the stadium was used as the Austin Athletics' home ground for Minor League Cricket.[5]
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.[6] 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.
The following table summarizes the One Day International (ODI) centuries scored at the site.[7]
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 90 | 1 | ||||||
2 | 142 | 2 | ||||||
3 | 108 | 2 | ||||||
4 | 111 | 133 | 1 | |||||
5 | 130 | 101 | 1 | |||||
6 | 126 | 1 | ||||||
7 | 114 | 123 | 2 | |||||
8 | 103 | 115 | 1 | |||||
The following table summarizes the international five-wicket hauls taken here at the site.[8]
No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 5 | |||||
2 | 2 | 8.3 | 20 | 5 | |||||
3 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 5 | |||||
4 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 5 | |||||