Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Bangladesh became a full-member in 2000 after playing their first Test match against India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. They have played a total of 150 matches.
Key The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Australia only, and are correct . + Key Symbol Meaning Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ Test cricket record d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d) Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opposition The team Bangladesh was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played
Team records Overall Record WonLostDrawnTiedWin % 160 28 113 19 0 17.5Last Updated: 16 August 2026
Team wins, losses, draws and ties , Bangladesh played 158 Test matches resulting in 27 victories, 112 defeats and 19 draws for an overall winning percentage of 17.31.
OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedDraw% Won% Lost% DrawFirstLast 2 1 1 0 0 50.00 50.00 0.00 2019 2023 7 2 5 0 0 28.57 71.43 0.00 2003 2026 10 1 9 0 0 10.00 90.00 0.00 2003 2017 15 0 13 0 2 0.00 86.66 13.33 2000 2024 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00 2023 2025 19 2 14 0 3 10.52 73.68 15.78 2001 2023 17 4 12 0 1 23.53 70.58 6.67 2001 2026 16 0 13 0 2 0.00 81.25 12.50 2002 2022 28 1 21 0 6 3.57 75.00 21.42 2001 2025 22 5 15 0 2 20.00 70.00 10.00 2002 2022 20 9 8 0 3 44.44 38.88 16.66 2001 2021Total1582711201917.0970.8912.0320002025
First Test series wins
Opponent Home- Year Away- Year 2023 YTP - 2023 YTP - 2026 2024 - 2018 2009 2005 2021 Last updated: May 13, 2026
First Test match wins
Opponent Home Away Venue Year Venue Year Mirpur 2023 YTP 2017 Darwin 2026 2016 - - Mirpur 2023YTP Sylhet 2023 Mount Maunganui 2022 Mirpur 2026 Rawalpindi 2024 - - Colombo 2017 Chittagong 2018 Kingstown 2009 Chittagong 2005 Harare 2013 Last updated: Sep 3, 2024
Team scoring records Highest runs in an innings The highest innings total in a Test match is 952/6d which was posted by Sri Lanka against India in August, 1997 at Colombo. The first Test of the 2012–13 series against the Sri Lanka saw Bangladesh set their highest innings total of 638. Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 2 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 3 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 4 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 5 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Last updated: 14 November 2024
Fewest runs in an innings The lowest score in the history of test cricket was scored by New Zealand. New Zealand scored just 26 against England in a match in Auckland in March, 1955. The lowest score in for Bangladesh is 43 scored in their first innings against West Indies in the first Test of the Bangladesh in the West Indies in 2018.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 43 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, West Indies 2 53 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa 3 62 P. Sara Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 4 64 Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, Australia 5 80St. George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa Last updated: 14 November 2024
Most runs conceded in an innings The highest innings total scored against Bangladesh is by Sri Lanka when they scored 730/6d in the first Test of the Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh in 2014 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 3 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 4 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India 5 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh Last updated: 14 November 2024
Fewest runs conceded in an innings The lowest innings total scored against Bangladesh is 111 by West Indies in the second Test of West Indies tour of Bangladesh in 2018
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 111 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 114 3 115 4 117 5 129 Sabina Park, Kingston Jamaica Last updated: 14 November 2024
Result records A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.
Greatest win margins (by innings)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 184 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 Innings and 106 runs Last updated: 14 November 2024
Greatest win margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 546 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 226 runs M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 3 220 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 4 218 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 5 186 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh Last updated: 14 November 2024
Greatest win margins (by wickets)
Rank Score Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 10 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 2 9 wickets Marrara Stadium, Darwin, Australia 3 8 wickets Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 4 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 5 6 wickets Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Last updated: 16 August 2026
Narrowest win margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 3 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, West Indies 4 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 5 Last updated: 12 May 2026
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
Rank Score Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 3 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 4 wickets National Cricket Stadium, St George's, West Indies P. Sara Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka 4 185/66 wicketsRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 5 138/77 wicketsSher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Last updated: 14 November 2024
Greatest loss margins (by innings) Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 310 runs Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2 Innings and 264 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 3 Innings and 261 runs Lord's, London, England 4 Innings and 254 runs Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, South Africa 5 Innings and 248 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Last updated: 25 April 2021
Greatest loss margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 465 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2 335 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 3 333 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa 4 332 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Gqeberha, South Africa 5 329 runs M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh Last updated: 25 April 2022
Greatest loss margins (by wickets)
Rank Margin Winning Score Opposition Venue Date 1 10 wickets 120/0 Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra, Bangladesh 2 2/0 Shere-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 3 30/0 Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh 4 13/0 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, St. Vincent Last updated: 25 April 2021
Narrowest loss margins (by runs)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 17 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 22 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 3 77 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 4 107 runs 5 113 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh Last updated: 25 April 2021
Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 1 wicket Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 2 3 wickets Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, Narayanganj, Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 5 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Last updated: 25 April 2021
Batting records Most career runs A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of of the pitch.
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period 1 6,799 103 189 2005–2026 2 5,134 70 134 2008–2023 3 5,137 78 145 2013–2026 4 4,609 71 130 2007–2024 5 3,356Litton Das 55 95 2015–2026 6 3,026 50 99 2000–2008 7 2,914Mahmudullah 50 94 2009–2021 8 2,737Mohammad Ashraful 61 119 2001–2013 9 2,614Najmul Hossain Shanto† 42 78 2017–2026 10 2,296 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 59 105 2016–2026 Last updated: 16 August 2026
Most runs in each batting position Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageTest Career SpanRef Opener 133 5,095 38.89 2008–2023 Number 3 80 2,523 31.93 2000–2008 Number 4 63 2,367 41.52 2013–2024 Number 5 58 2,377 45.90 2007–2026 Number 6 59 1,935 34.55 2005–2024 Number 7 Litton Das 28 1,081 40.03 2015–2024 Number 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 52 1,097 23.84 2016–2024 Number 9 32 483 16.65 2000–2008 Number 10 21 254 14.94 2002–2005 Number 11 26 95 7.91 2009–2017 Last updated: 28 November 2024.
Fastest to multiples of 1,000 career runs RunsBatterInningsRecord DateRef 1,000Aminul Islam20012,000Habibul Bashar20033,00020044,00020065,00020076,000Mohammad Ashraful20117,000Tamim Iqbal20148,00020159,000201610,000201711,000201812,000201813,000202014,000202115,000202316,000Mushfiqur Rahim2026
Most runs against each team
Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref 270 1 2 2023–2023 282 4 8 2003–2006 736 6 12 2010–2016 673 10 19 2010–2024 177 1 2 2023–2023 908 11 20 2008–2019 819 10 19 2011–2026 436 12 22 2008–2024 1,619 19 34 2006–2025 954 14 28 2009–2022 905 12 21 2011–2024 Last updated: 28 June 2025.
Highest individual score
Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date 1 219* Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2 217 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 3 206 Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh 4 203* Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 5 200 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka Last updated: 20 June 2020
Highest individual score against each team
Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref 146 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 138 Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh 108 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 158* Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh 126 Mushfiqur Rahim Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 217 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 206 Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna, Bangladesh 137 Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 200 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 136 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 219* Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Last updated: 5 April 2023
Highest individual score – progression of record