Bangladeshi national cricket team

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Cricket Crest
Nickname(s)	The Tigers
Association	Bangladesh Cricket Board
Personnel
Test captain	Shakib Al Hasan
One-day captain	Mashrafe Mortaza
T20I captain	Shakib Al Hasan
Coach	Vacant
History
Test status acquired	2000
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (1977) Full member (2000)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever Test 9th 9th ODI 7th 7th T20I 10th 4th
Tests
First Test	v  India at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka; 10–13 November 2000
Last Test	v  South Africa at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein; 6–8 October 2017
Tests Played Won/Lost Total 104 10/79 (15 draws) This year 0 0/0 (0 draws)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v  Pakistan at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; 31 March 1986
Last ODI	v  South Africa at Buffalo Park, East London; 22 October 2017
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total 335 105/223 (0 ties, 7 no result) This year 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)
World Cup Appearances	5 (first in 1999)
Best result	Quarter finals (2015)
World Cup Qualifier Appearances	6 (first in 1979)
Best result	Champions (1997)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v  Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna; 28 November 2006
Last T20I	v  South Africa at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom; 29 October 2017
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total 69 21/46 (0 ties, 2 no result) This year 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)
World Twenty20 Appearances	6 (first in 2007)
Best result	2nd round (2007, 2014, 2016)
As of 9 January 2018

The Bangladesh national cricket team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল), nicknamed 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 Test series victory.