Moosa Stadium

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.

Smart Choice Moosa Stadium

Smart Choice Stadium
Rendering of the enhancements being made by Major League Cricket.
Ground information
Location	Pearland, Texas
Coordinates	29.51768°N 95.32565°W / 29.51768; -95.32565
Establishment	2015
Capacity	2,500
Owner	Smart Choice
Operator	American College Cricket
Tenants	American College Cricket
End names
Pearland End Massey Ranch End
International information
First ODI	May 28 2022:  United States v  Scotland
Last ODI	June 15 2022:  United States v    Nepal
As of June 15 2022 Source: Cricinfo

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.^[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.^[6]

List of centuries

One Day International centuries

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	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.^[8]

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.

External links

• Official website