Bangladesh national cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bangladesh women's national cricket team.

Bangladesh
Nickname(s)The Tigers
AssociationBangladesh Cricket Board
Personnel
CaptainNajmul Hossain Shanto
CoachPhil Simmons
History
Test status acquired2000
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate Member (1977)
Full Member (2000)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[5] Best-ever
Test 9th 9th(1 May 2018)[1]
ODI 9th 6th (25 May 2017)[2]
T20I 9th 4th (22 July 2012)[3][4]
Tests
First Testv.  India at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka; 10–13 November 2000
Last Testv.  South Africa at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong; 29–31 October 2024
Tests Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 148 21/109
(18 draws)
This year[7] 8 2/6 (0 draws)
World Test Championship appearances3 (first in 2021)
Best result9th place (2021, 2023)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.  Pakistan at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; 31 March 1986
Last ODIv.  Afghanistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah; 11 November 2024
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[8] 441 160/271
(0 ties, 10 no results)
This year[9] 6 3/3
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances7 (first in 1999)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2015)
World Cup Qualifier appearances6 (first in 1979)
Best resultGold Champions (1997)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna; 28 November 2006
Last T20Iv.  India at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad; 12 October 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[10] 179 68/107
(0 ties, 4 no results)
This year[11] 21 9/12
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances8 (first in 2007)
Best resultSuper 8s (2007, 2024)

Test kit

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of 11 November 2024

The Bangladesh men's national cricket team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল), popularly known as The Tigers, is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.

It became an associate member of the ICC in 1977,[12] and competed in six ICC Trophies but performed inconsistently until 1997, which marked the year of their first major victory, winning the 1997 ICC Trophy held in Malaysia. This set the way of becoming a Test-playing nation, a journey which ended with success in 2000. It played its first Test match in November 2000 against India with a 9 wicket loss in Dhaka, becoming the 10th Test-playing nation. The Bangladesh cricket team has not won any ICC trophies till date. [13][14][15][16][17]

Bangladesh's first official foray into international cricket came in the 1979 ICC Trophy in England. On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played its first ODI match, against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. For a long time, football was the most popular sport in Bangladesh, but cricket gradually became very popular – particularly in urban areas – and by the late 1990s, it had surpassed football.

In 1997, Bangladesh won the ICC Trophy in Malaysia and thus qualified for its first Cricket World Cup to participate in England in 1999. There, it defeated Pakistan – causing much upset – and also Scotland. On 26 June 2000, Bangladesh was granted full ICC membership.[18][19][20][21][22]

Bangladesh holds the record for most consecutive losses in Tests (21, between 2001 and 2004) and ODIs (23, between 1999 and 2002).[23][24] After becoming Full Member, they had to wait until 2004 for first ODI win since the 1999 World Cup which was against Zimbabwe.[25] Bangladesh's maiden Test victory was against Zimbabwe in 2005 where securing a draw in the 2nd match, Bangladesh won their first Test series.[26] In 2009, Bangladesh toured the West Indies for two Tests and by winning both secured their first overseas Test series victory.[27]

As of 31 October 2024, Bangladesh has played 148 Tests, winning 21. Results have improved predominantly at home with draws earned against Pakistan, India and South Africa and wins against England, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia.[28] They played their 100th Test against Sri Lanka in March 2017 which they won by 4 wickets.[29][30][31][32][33][34]

As of 11 November 2024, the team has won 161 of its 441 ODI matches.[35] They played their 100th ODI[36][37] against India in 2004 which they won, 200th ODI against West Indies in 2009 which they won, 300th ODI[38] in the quarter-final of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup against India, which they lost and 400th ODI against Zimbabwe which they won.[39][40] They got their 100th ODI win when Afghanistan toured Bangladesh in October 2016.[41][42]

Bangladesh have also played 179 T20Is, winning 68.[43] They played their 100th T20I against Zimbabwe in July 2021 which they won.[44][45] Results have improved with wins against Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand and West Indies.[46]

Bangladesh's major achievements include reaching the semi-finals in 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. That run included a famous comeback win over New Zealand, often considered one of the greatest wins in Bangladesh's cricketing history. The team reached the quarter-finals in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup after beating England in Adelaide, still a landmark moment for the team and the fanbase. Bangladesh were runners up in three Asia Cups -in 2012, where they lost by a narrow margin of 2 runs in Mirpur, in 2016, the T20 version of the tournament held at home, and 2018 held in the UAE. They lost in the final of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy in the last over, the latest of a series of near-final losses for the national side. They won their first recognized multi-team trophy when lifted 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.

As of 1 May 2024, Bangladesh is ranked 9th in Tests, 8th in ODIs and 9th in T20Is by the ICC.[47]

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