Bangladesh men's national cricket team

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

Bangladesh National Cricket Team

Nickname(s)	Tigers, Bangla Tigers
Association	Bangladesh Cricket Board
Personnel
Test captain	Mehedy Hasan Miraz
One Day captain	Mehedy Hasan Miraz
T20I captain	Mehedy Hasan Miraz
Coach	Phil Simmons
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 8th (1 May 2018) ODI 7th 6th (25 May 2017) T20I 9th 4th (22 July 2012)
Tests
First Test	v. India at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka; 10–13 November 2000
Last Test	v. West Indies at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet; 24–27 June 2022
Tests Played Won/Lost Total 134 16/100 (18 draws) This year 8 1/6 (1 draw)
World Test Championship appearances	1 (first in 2019–2021)
Best result	9th place (2019–2021)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v. Pakistan at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa; 31 March 1986
Last ODI	v. Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare; 10 August 2022
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total 400 145/248 (0 ties, 7 no result) This year 12 9/3 (0 ties, 0 no result)
World Cup appearances	6 (first in 1999)
Best result	Quarter-final (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. Zimbabwe at The Gabba, Brisbane; 30 October 2022
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total 142 49/90 (0 ties, 3 no results) This year 19 6/12 (0 ties, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances	7 (first in 2007)
Best result	2nd round (2007, 2014, 2016, 2021)
Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 30 October 2022

The Bangladesh national cricket team (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল) is the national cricket team for Bangladesh. The rules are set 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 2000 against India in Dhaka. Bangladesh was the tenth Test cricket playing nation.

Bangladesh's first time in international cricket came in the 1979 ICC Trophy in England. They left the tournament with 2 wins and 2 defeats. Seven years later, on 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played in its first ODI match against Pakistan in the 1986 Asia Cup. Bangladesh won the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia. By winning the tournament, Bangladesh qualified for the 1999 Cricket World Cup for the first time. In 1997, Bangladesh became a regular ICC member with the right to play ODIs. It got the status of a Test playing country on 26 June 2000. Bangladesh has the record for most losses in a row in Tests (21 between 1999 and 2002) and ODIs (23 between 2001 and 2004).

As of April 2012, Bangladesh has played 73 Tests, winning only 3. Its first victory was against Zimbabwe. The other two were against a West Indian team crippled by a players' strike. Of the 63 matches it has lost, 35 were by an innings. The team has been more successful in ODIs, having won 72 of its 262 matches. They have also played 18 Twenty20 Internationals, winning four.

Tournament history

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1975	Not eligible
1979	Did not qualify
1983	Did not qualify
1987	Did not qualify
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
1999	Round 1	9/12	5	2	3	0	0
2003	Round 1	13/14	6	0	5	0	1
2007	Second Round	7/16	9	3	6	0	0
2011	Round 1	9/14	6	3	3	0	0
2015	Qualified	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	Round 1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total			26	8	17	0	1

World Twenty20 record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2007	Second Round	8/12	5	1	4	0	0
2009	Round 1	9/12	2	0	2	0	0
2010	Round 1	9/12	2	0	2	0	0
2012	Round 1	9/12	2	0	2	0	0
2014	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total			11	1	10	0	0

Asia Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1984	Did not qualify
1986	First Round	3/3	2	0	2	0	0
1988	First Round	4/4	3	0	3	0	0
1990-91	First Round	3/3	2	0	2	0	0
1995	First Round	4/4	3	0	3	0	0
1997	First Round	4/4	3	0	3	0	0
2000	First Round	4/4	3	0	3	0	0
2004	Second Round	4/6	5	1	4	0	0
2008	Second Round	4/6	5	1	4	0	0
2010	First Round	4/4	3	0	3	0	0
2012	Runner Up	2/4	4	2	2	0	0
Total			33	4	29	0	0

Champions Trophy record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1998	Not eligible
2000	Round 1	10/11	1	0	1	0	0
2002	Round 1	11/12	2	0	2	0	0
2004	Round 1	11/12	2	0	2	0	0
2006	Round 1	9/10	3	1	2	0	0
2021	Did not qualify
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Multisport Events
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1998 Commonwealth Games	Round 1	14/16	3	0	3	0	0
2010 Asian Games	Champions	1/9	3	3	0	0	0

Asian Test Championship

• 2001/02: First Round

Asia Cup

• 1984: Did not participate
• 1986: First Round
• 1988: First Round
• 1990/91: First Round
• 1995: First Round
• 1997: First Round
• 2000: First Round
• 2004: Second Round
• 2008: Second Round (Super Fours)
• 2010: First Round
• 2012: Finals

ACC Trophy

• 1996: Winners
• 1998: Winners
• 2000 onwards: Not eligible – Now an ICC full member

Austral-Asia Cup

• 1986: Did not participate
• 1990: First Round
• 1994: Did not participate

Post-Tournament Summary

In late 2023 and early 2024, the Bangladesh national cricket team underwent several changes following a disappointing campaign in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, where they managed only two wins in nine matches and finished near the bottom of the table. The underperformance led to changes in team management, and Najmul Hossain Shanto was appointed as the new ODI captain in early 2024. The team showed signs of recovery by defeating Sri Lanka 2–1 in a T20I series held in Dhaka in March 2024. Young talents like Towhid Hridoy and Tanzim Hasan Sakib began to emerge as key contributors in the limited-overs format. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also announced a renewed focus on youth development and domestic cricket restructuring to improve performance in upcoming ICC events.

• Sources: [ESPNcricinfo](https://www.espncricinfo.com), [The Daily Star](https://www.thedailystar.net), [ICC Cricket](https://www.icc-cricket.com)*