 The ZAC has superseded the older M. A. Aziz Stadium (MAA) as Chittagong's main cricket venue.The MAA is now used primarily for football.Before Bangladesh became independent, Chittagong was part of East Pakistan and it had a cricket team which was scheduled to take part in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in both 1959–60 and 1964–65, and in the Ayub Trophy in 1962–63.