Bangladesh Cricket Team: Match Schedule, Players, Stats
The Bangladesh men's national cricket team represents Bangladesh in international cricket. Nicknamed the Tigers, the Bangladesh cricket team was granted full ICC membership on 26 June 2000. They played their first Test match against India in November 2000 at Dhaka, becoming the tenth Test-playing nation.
Bangladesh officially entered international cricket in the 1979 ICC Trophy in England. On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played their first ODI match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. For a long time, football was the most popular sport in Bangladesh. However, cricket gradually became very popular and surpassed football in terms of popularity by the late 1990s. Bangladesh qualified for their first Cricket World Cup in 1999.
Bangladesh National Cricket Team: Giants Killers
In their first match of the 2007 World Cup, Bangladesh secured a 5-wicket win over India. A win against Bermuda was enough for them to secure qualification for the second round at the expense of India.
Bangladesh hosted the 2012 Asia Cup also featuring India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Victories against India and Sri Lanka saw Bangladesh face Pakistan in the final. It was only the second time the team had reached the final of a multinational tournament.
In the group stage of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan, Scotland and qualified for the quarter-finals by defeating England in a virtual knockout match. The golden run continued for Bangladesh when they became the runners-up of the 2016 and 2018 Asia Cup.
Bangladesh Cricket Team Current Rankings
As of 1 Sep. 2022, Bangladesh Cricket Team is ranked 9th in Tests, 7th in ODIs and 9th in T20Is rankings
| Format | Test | ODI | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9th | 7th | 9th |
Bangladesh Cricket Team Captain and Coach
As of 22 Sep. 2022, Bangladesh Cricket Team is captained by Shakib Al Hasan in Test and T20I and by Tamim Iqbal in ODIs. Russell Domingo is the head coach.
| Captains and Coaches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Test and T20I Captain | Shakib Al Hasan | |
| ODI Captain | Tamim Iqbal | |
| Head Coach | Russell Domingo | |
| Spin Bowling Coach | Rangana Herath | |
| Pace Bowling Coach | Allan Donald | |
Bangladesh National Cricket Team Players
The below lists all the top active Bangladesh team players who have played for the Bangladesh national cricket team in recent times. Any Bangladesh cricket player who is outside of central contract and not mentioned here may have been selected in the team's most recent Bangladesh cricket team squad.
| Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamim Iqbal | Mominul Haque | Nazmul Hossain Shanto | Mohammad Naim | Mushfiqur Rahim |
| Liton Das | Shakib Al Hasan | Mahmudullah | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | Taijul Islam |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Afif Hossain | Taskin Ahmed | Ebadot Hossain | Hasan Mahmud |
| Nurul Hasan | Shoriful Islam | Mahedi Hasan | Nasum Ahmed | Mosaddek Hossain |
Bangladesh Cricket Schedule
Check out today Bangladesh cricket match and upcoming Bangladesh matches of 2022, including T20, ODI, and Test matches along with date, match timings and ground details all in one place!
T20 Tri-Series in New Zealand 2022
Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket team will tour New Zealand for a T20I Tri-Series from 7th to 14th October 2022.
| Match | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1, Bangladesh vs Pakistan | Friday, 7th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 2, New Zealand vs Pakistan | Saturday, 8th October | 11:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 3, New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Sunday, 9th October | 11:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 4, New Zealand vs Pakistan | Tuesday, 11th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 5, New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Wednesday, 12th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
| Match 6, Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Thursday, 13th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
| FINAL (1st vs 2nd) | Friday, 14th October | 7:30 AM | Christchurch |
Bangladesh Schedule In T20 World Cup 2022
T20 World Cup matches will be played from 16th October to 13th November 2022 in Australia.
| Match | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh vs A2 | Monday, 24th October | 9:30 AM | Hobart |
| Bangladesh vs South Africa | Thursday, 27th October | 8:30 AM | Sydney |
| Bangladesh vs B1 | Sunday, 30th October | 8:30 AM | Brisbane |
| Bangladesh vs India | Wednesday, 2nd November | 1:30 PM | Adelaide |
| Bangladesh vs Pakistan | Sunday, 6th November | 9:30 AM | Adelaide |
Bangladesh Cricket Team Tournament Results
• Cricket World Cup - Bangladesh have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Cricket World Cup one time in 2015 : Quarterfinals: 2015
• Champions Trophy - Bangladesh have qualified for the semifinals the Champions Trophy one time in 2017 Semifinals : 2017
• Champions Trophy - Bangladesh have qualified for the semifinals the Champions Trophy one time in 2017 Semifinals : 2017
• Asia Cup - Bangladesh have qualified for the final of the Asia Cup three times in 2012, 2016 and 2018 Final : 2012, 2016, 2018
Bangladesh Cricket Team Stats
- Test
- ODI
- T20
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Bangladesh Cricket Team - FAQs
Currently, there are 2 Bangladesh cricket captains. Shakib Al Hasan is the Test and T20I team captain while Tamim Iqbal is the ODI team captain of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 Cricket World Cup, semifinals of the 2017 Champions Trophy and were runners up three times in the Asia Cup (2012, 2016 and 2018).
Russell Domingo is the current head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team.
Shakib Al Hasan is arguably the best cricket player in Bangladesh. He is among the highest run-getters and has taken most wickets for Bangladesh cricket team in all three formats.
Bangladesh Cricket News
Find all the latest news about the Bangladesh cricket team, Asia Cup 2022, T20 Tri-series in New Zealand 2022 and the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Updated on : 22 Sep 2022
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