Bangladesh national cricket team record by opponent

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The Bangladeshi national cricket team against the Zimbabwean national cricket team at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka in 2009. Bangladesh Players Celebrate Fall of Wicket.jpg
The Bangladeshi national cricket team against the Zimbabwean national cricket team at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka in 2009.

The Bangladesh national cricket team represents Bangladesh in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International (ODI) status. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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They first competed in international cricket at 31 March 1986, when they played against Pakistan in a one-day international match at Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; they lost the match by 7 wickets. [5] [6] However, before this match Bangladesh did participate in several unofficial games, including matches in ICC Trophy. [7] [8] [9]

Bangladesh was awarded Test status on 26 June 2000 as tenth Test playing nation, [2] [4] [10] [11] [12] but had to wait till November of that same year before playing their first Test match. At 10 November 2000, Bangladeshi team played their first Test match against India, losing the match by 9 wickets. [13] [14] [15] They secured their first Test win against Zimbabwe on 10 January 2005 at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong. They won by 226 runs in that first test of the series. [16] [17] [18] [19] Bangladesh needed 35 Tests to achieve the feat, only New Zealand needed more (45) to win their first Test. Also, Bangladesh took 4 years and 2 months from the date of first Test to win a Test, best to only New Zealand, South Africa and India. [20] [21] Eventually, Bangladesh completed their first bilateral Test series win in that same series when they drew the second and last Test at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. [22] [23] [24] [25] Before that Test and Test series win, Bangladesh lost 21 Tests (2001–2004) and 16 bilateral series (2001–2004) in a row, which is the present world record. [26] [27] As of 8 May 2023, Bangladesh have played 137 Test matches; they have won 17 matches, lost 102 matches, and 18 matches were drawn. [28]

After the first ODI against Pakistan in 1986, Bangladesh had to wait till 1997 for their first win. In this period Bangladesh regularly participated in one-day international matches which include tournaments like Asia Cup, Austral-Asia Cup. At 16 May 1998, Bangladesh posted its first ODI win when they beat Kenya in the second match of 1998 Coca-Cola Triangular Series at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad. [29] [30] This win ended their streak of losing 22 ODI matches in a row from their first ODI at 1986, which was the world record that time. [31] [32] Though, in the period of Bangladesh team broken that record to stay winless for 47 matches in row, which consisted of the current world record of 23 straight losses from 1999 to 2002. [32] [33] Besides Bangladesh is the only Test playing side that have lost the first ODI they have played against five non-Test sides which includes Canada, Kenya, Ireland, Netherlands and Afghanistan. Even though Ireland and Afghanistan are full members now, during the period of these results, they were listed as associates. [34] Bangladesh won the first bilateral ODI series in 2005, defeating the visiting Zimbabwe side by 3–2 in a 5 match ODI series. [35] [36] In 2019, Bangladesh won the first multi-team international tournament when they defeated West Indies in the final at Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin. [37] [38] [39] It was the first time Bangladesh had won a final match in any format of the game. [40] [41] [42] Till now, this is the only multi-team international tournament Bangladesh have won in any format. [36] As of March 19,2022, Bangladesh have played 409 ODI matches, winning 148 matches and losing 252 and 9 matches had no result. [28]

Bangladesh played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) against Zimbabwe on 28 November 2006 at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, winning the match by 43 runs. [43] [44] In 2012, Bangladesh won their first bilateral Twenty20 international series consisting of multiple matches when they whitewashed Ireland 3–0 in a 3 match T20I series. [45] [46] As of July 2025, they have played 194 T20I matches and won 76 of them; 114 were lost, with 4 having no result. [47]

Bangladesh have faced ten teams in Test cricket, India is the biggest rival among them. Bangladesh have registered more wins against Zimbabwe than against any other team, with 7. [48] In ODI matches, Bangladesh have played against 18 teams. They have played against Zimbabwe more frequently in ODI matches with a winning percentage of 62.66 in 47 out of 75 matches. Bangladesh have defeated Zimbabwe on 47 occasions which is their best record in ODIs. [49] They played 17 teams in T20I and have played 13 matches with Zimbabwe. They also have recorded most victories against Zimbabwe defeating them in 9 matches with winning percentage of 69.23. [50]

As of 8 May 2023, Bangladesh is the only Test playing nation, which has not been involved in any tied international matches. [51] [28] [52] [47]

Key

Key for the tables
SymbolMeaning
MatchesNumber of matches played
WonNumber of matches won
LostNumber of matches lost
DrawNumber of matches ended in a draw
TiedNumber of matches tied
NRNumber of matches ended with no result
Tie+WNumber of matches tied and then won in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
Tie+LNumber of matches tied and then lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
Win%Percentage of games won to those played. [n 1]
Loss%Percentage of games drawn to those played. [n 1]
Draw%Percentage of games lost to those played. [n 1]
WL RatioRatio of matches won to matches lost [n 1]
FirstYear of the first match played by Australia against the country
LastYear of the last match played by Australia against the country
Team is currently, an associate member of ICC
Team is currently, a full member of ICC, but was an associate member during the first meet.

Test Cricket

Bangladesh's Test cricket records by opponent
Opponent Matches Won Lost Draw Tied Win% Loss%Draw%FirstLast
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 211005050020192023
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6150016.6683.33020032017
Flag of England.svg  England 1019001090020032016
Flag of India.svg  India 1301120084.6115.3920002024
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 192143010.5273.6815.7820012023
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1521210092.307.6920012024
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1401220085.7114.2820022024
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 24118504.1675.0020.8320012024
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 204142020.0070.0010.0020022024
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 18873044.4438.8816.6620012021
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 110001000020232023
Total1422110318013.5774.4512.8520002023
Statistics are correct as of Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh v WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies at Kingston oval, Kingston, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, December 2024. [48] [28]

One Day International

Bangladesh's ODI cricket records by opponent
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied NR Win% FirstLast
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 161060062.5020142023
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22120014.7619902023
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 2200010020072007
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2110050.0020032007
Flag of England.svg  England 255200020.0020002023
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1100010020042004
Flag of India.svg  India 418320120.0019882023
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 161120384.6120072023
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14860057.1419972006
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3120033.3320102023
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4511330025.0019902023
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 395340012.8219862023
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4400010019992015
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 256190024.0020022023
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5410420219.2319862023
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1100010020082008
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4421210250.0019992022
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 8151300062.9619972022
Total43515726801036.9419862023
Statistics are correct as of Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh vs Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand at Harare, 3rd ODI, 23 December 2023 [49] [52]

Twenty20 International

Bangladesh's T20I cricket records by opponent
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied Tie+W Tie+L NR Win% FirstLast
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1257000041.6620142024
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1147000036.3620072024
Flag of England.svg  England 431000075.0020212023
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1010000020142014
Flag of India.svg  India 1711600005.8820092024
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 852000171.4220092023
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 110000010020072007
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 110000010020232023
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 220000010020142024
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 541000080.0020122024
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20415000117.6420102022
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 220000010020162021
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 25520000020.0020072025
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 110000010020212021
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2020000020122021
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 8080000020072022
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 20812000040.0020072025
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 642000066.6620162022
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 312000033.3320242024
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1989000247.0520072024
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 25178000068.0020062024
Total19476114000439.1720062025
Statistics are correct as of Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh vs Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan at Dhaka, 24 July 2025 [50] [47]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.

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