Test status acquired | 2000 | |||||||||
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Test Captain | Mushfiqur Rahim | |||||||||
ODI and T20I Captain | Mashrafe Mortaza | |||||||||
Coach | Chandika Hathurusingha | |||||||||
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Test Matches | ||||||||||
First Test | v India at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka; 10–13 November 2000 | |||||||||
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Last Test | v India at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad; 9-13 february 2017 | |||||||||
One-Day Internationals | ||||||||||
First ODI | v Pakistan at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; 31 March 1986 | |||||||||
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Last ODI | v New Zealand at Saxton Oval, Nelson; 31 December 2016 | |||||||||
World Cup Appearances | 5 (first in 1999) | |||||||||
Best result | Quarter finals (2015) | |||||||||
T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna; 28 November 2006 | |||||||||
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Last T20I | v New Zealand at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui; 8 January 2017 | |||||||||
World Twenty20 Appearances | 6 (first in 2007) | |||||||||
Best result | 2nd round (2007, 2014, 2016) | |||||||||
As of 16 January 2017 |
ICC Rankings | Current | Best-ever |
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Test ODI T20I |
9th 7th 10th |
9th 7th 4th |
Tests | Played | Won/Lost |
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Total | 98 | 8/75 (15 draws) |
This year | 3 | 0/3(0 draws) |
ODIs | Played | Won/Lost |
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Total | 321 | 101/216 (0 ties, 4 no result) |
This year | 0 | 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result) |
T20Is | Played | Won/Lost |
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Total | 65 | 20/43 (0 ties, 2 no result) |
This year | 3 | 0/3 (0 ties, 0 no result) |
The Bangladesh national cricket team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল), also known as The Tigers, represents Bangladesh in international cricket. It is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status. It played its first Test match in November 2000 against India in Dhaka, becoming the tenth Test-playing nation.
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 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.
Bangladesh holds the record for most consecutive losses in Tests (21, between 2000 and 2002) and ODIs (23, between 2001 and 2004). After gaining full member status with the ICC, Bangladesh had to wait until 2004 for its first ODI win since the 1999 World Cup. The team on the losing side on that occasion was Zimbabwe, who also participated in Bangladesh's maiden Test victory in 2005; by securing a draw in the second match, Bangladesh won their first Test series. In 2009 Bangladesh toured the West Indies for two Tests and by winning both secured their first overseas series victory.