Bangladesh Cricket Team 2024

Team Bangladesh
Nickname The Bangla Tigers 
Governing body Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
Captain Shakib Al Hasan
Coach Chandika Hathurusingha
First Test v. India at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka; 10–13 November 2000
First ODI v. Pakistan at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; 31 March 1986
First T20I v. Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna; 28 November 2006

The Bangladesh National Cricket Team represents Bangladesh in men's international cricket. The Bangladesh Cricket team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all three formats.

Bangladesh National Cricket Team History:

  • Before independence, teams from Bangladesh, then known as East Pakistan, participated in Pakistani domestic cricket.
  • Six years after gaining independence, Bangladesh became an Associate member of the ICC in 1977. They Participated in the inaugural ICC Trophy in 1979, under Raqibul Hasan's captaincy.
  • In 1984, the Bangladesh cricket team won the South-East Asian Cricket Conference Tournament and qualified for the 1986 Asia Cup.
  • In 1986, Bangladesh played their first ODI against Pakistan. In 1988, they staged the Asia Cup which marked the first instance of an ODI being played in Bangladesh. In 1998, they hosted the ICC KnockOut Trophy too but did not participate.
  • In 2000, they were granted Test status by the ICC and played their first Test in the same year against India.

Bangladesh National Cricket Team ICC World Cup record:

Bangladesh made its debut in the ICC ODI World Cup in 1999 and has played in every edition since then. In the 1999 edition, they caused a major upset by defeating Pakistan. Their best performance in the tournament came in 2007 and 2015 when they finished in the seventh spot. Bangladesh are yet to make it to the semifinal stage of the competition.

Year Round Position Matches Won Lost Tied No Result
1999 Group stage 9/12 5 2 3 0 0
2003 Group stage 13/14 6 0 5 0 1
2007 Super Eights 7/16 9 3 6 0 0
2011 Group stage 9/14 6 3 3 0 0
2015 Quarter-finals 7/14 7 3 3 0 1
2019 Group stage 8/10 9 3 5 0 1
2023 Group stage 8/10 9 2 7 0 0

Bangladesh National Cricket Team ICC T20 World Cup record:

Bangladesh has played in all the editions of the T20 World Cup and is yet to make it to the knockouts. They have played a total of 38 games in the competition so far. Of those, the Bangladesh cricket team has won just 9 while losing 28.

Year Round Position Matches Won Lost Tied NR
2007 Second Round 8/12 5 1 4 0 0
2009 First Round 10/12 2 0 2 0 0
2010 First Round 10/12 2 0 2 0 0
2012 First Round 9/12 2 0 2 0 0
2014 Second Round 10/16 7 2 5 0 0
2016 Second Round 10/16 7 2 4 0 1
2021 Second Round 12/16 8 2 6 0 0
2022 Second Round 9/16 5 2 3 0 0

Bangladesh Team Today/Current Bangladesh cricket team:

Here is the list of prominent players who are part of the current Bangladesh cricket team:  Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nurul Hasan(w), Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shadman Islam, Hasan Murad, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

COMPLETED / 52 Match, Super 8 Group 1 / Arnos Vale Ground

105/10 (17.5 ov)

Afghanistan won by 8 runs (DLS method)

COMPLETED / 47 Match, Super 8 Group 1 / Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

146/8 (20 ov)

India won by 50 runs.

COMPLETED / 44 Match, Super 8 Group 1 / Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

140/8 (20 ov)

Australia won by 28 runs (DLS Method)

COMPLETED / Match 37 / Arnos Vale Ground

85/10 (19.2 ov)

Bangladesh won by 21 runs.

COMPLETED / 2nd Semi-final / Mission Road Ground

103/5 (6 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets

COMPLETED / Match 27 / Arnos Vale Ground

134/8 (20 ov)

Bangladesh won by 25 runs.

COMPLETED / Match 21 / Nassau County International Cricket Stadium

109/7 (20 ov)

South Africa won by 4 runs.

COMPLETED / Warm-up Match / Nassau County International Cricket Stadium

182/5 (20 ov)

India won by 60 runs.

COMPLETED / Match 15 / Grand Prairie Stadium

125/8 (19 ov)

Bangladesh won by 2 wickets

COMPLETED / Match 10 / Mission Road Ground

89/3 (6 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 18 runs.

COMPLETED / 4th Quarter Final / Mission Road Ground

111/1 (6 ov)

Bangladesh won by 18 runs (DLS method)

COMPLETED / Match 6 / Mission Road Ground

113/5 (6 ov)

Bangladesh won by 34 runs.

COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal

164/7 (20 ov)

India won by 133 runs.

COMPLETED / Warm-up Match / Grand Prairie Stadium

Match abandoned without a ball bowled

COMPLETED / 5th T20I / Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

158/2 (18.3 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets

COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Arun Jaitley Stadium

135/9 (20 ov)

India won by 86 runs.

COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium

244/8 (50 ov)

Afghanistan won by 5 wickets

COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Gwalior International Cricket Stadium

127/10 (19.5 ov)

India won by 7 wickets

COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Prairie View Cricket Complex

108/0 (11.4 ov)

Bangladesh won by 10 wickets

COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium

252/7 (50 ov)

Bangladesh won by 68 runs.

COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

575/6 (144.2 ov)

South Africa won by an inning and 273 runs.

COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Green Park

233/10 (74.2 ov)

India won by 7 wickets

COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

262/10 (78.4 ov)

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets

COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Prairie View Cricket Complex

138/10 (19.3 ov)

United States of America won by 6 runs.

COMPLETED / Warm-up Matches / Coolidge Cricket Ground

253/7 (73.2 ov)

Match Drawn

COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium

143/10 (34.3 ov)

Afghanistan won by 92 runs.

COMPLETED / 1st Test / Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

308/10 (88.4 ov)

South Africa won by 7 wickets

COMPLETED / 1st Test / MA Chidambaram Stadium

149/10 (47.1 ov)

India won by 280 runs.

COMPLETED / 1st Test / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

565/10 (167.3 ov)

Bangladesh won by 10 wickets

COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Prairie View Cricket Complex

153/6 (20 ov)

United States of America won by 5 wickets

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Bangladesh Squad

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Soumya Sarkar

All Rounder

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Mahmudullah

Batter

bowl

Taskin Ahmed

Bowler

bowl

Taijul Islam

Bowler

all

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

All Rounder

wk

Jaker Ali Anik

Wicket-Keeper

wk

Litton Das

Wicket-Keeper

bowl

Hasan Mahmud

Bowler

bat

Tanzid Hasan

Batter

bat

Towhid Hridoy

Batter

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Afif Hossain

All Rounder

bowl

Tanzim Sakib

Bowler

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Soumya Sarkar

All Rounder

bat

Mahmudullah

Batter

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Shakib Al Hasan

All Rounder

bowl

Taskin Ahmed

Bowler

wk

Jaker Ali Anik

Wicket-Keeper

wk

Litton Das

Wicket-Keeper

bowl

Hasan Mahmud

Bowler

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Mahedi Hasan

All Rounder

bat

Tanzid Hasan

Batter

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Towhid Hridoy

Batter

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Afif Hossain

All Rounder

bowl

Tanvir Islam

Bowler

bowl

Tanzim Sakib

Bowler

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Shakib Al Hasan

All Rounder

bat

Mominul Haque

Batter

bowl

Taskin Ahmed

Bowler

bowl

Taijul Islam

Bowler

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Mehidy Hasan Miraz

All Rounder

wk

Zakir Hasan

Wicket-Keeper

wk

Litton Das

Wicket-Keeper

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Shadman Islam

Batter

bowl

Hasan Mahmud

Bowler

bowl

Khaled Ahmed

Bowler

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Nayeem Hasan

Bowler

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Nahid Rana

Bowler

FAQs

Najmul Hossain Shanto captains the Bangladesh team in the T20 format.

Bangladesh team is still struggling to become a competitive team of the sport, winning 60 out of its 161 total T20I matches.

With the kind of players it has in its arsenal, from young guns to seasoned veterans, Bangladesh will look forward to pose serious competitions to other teams in the tournament.
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