The Bangladesh national cricket team has appeared in each Cricket World Cup since their first appearance at the 1999 Cricket World Cup as an associate team. After that edition, the team gained test status and qualified for the subsequent editions automatically by virtue of having full member status.
Bangladesh's best result in the World Cup came in 2015 when they reached the quarter-final of the tournament. Previously they had reached the Super Eight stage in the 2007 edition. They have a win-loss record of 16-32 from 51 matches at the World Cup.
Cricket World Cup records Cricket World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionCaptain 1975 Not eligible (Not an ICC member)No qualifiers held 1979 Did not qualify42200 198394302 198762400 199275200 199674300 1999 Group stage 9/12 5 2 3 0 0 Aminul Islam 109001 2003 13/14 6 0 5 0 1 Khaled Mashud Did not enter (qualified directly as full member) 2007 Super Eights 7/16 9 3 6 0 0 Habibul Bashar 2011 Group stage 9/14 6 3 3 0 0 Shakib Al Hasan 2015 Quarter-final 7/14 7 3 3 0 1 Mashrafe Mortaza 2019 League Stage 8/10 9 3 5 0 1 Mashrafe Mortaza Qualified via ODI rankings (7th place) 2023 2 7 0 0 Najmul Hossain Shanto2415801 Total 0 Titles 7/13 51 16 32 0 3 67 41 22 0 4
Record by opponents
+Records versus other teams Opponent M W L T NR Win % First win 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 18 February 2015 4 0 4 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 25 March 2007 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 2 3 0 0 40.00 11 March 2011 5 1 4 0 0 20.00 17 March 2007 2 1 1 0 0 50.00 25 February 2011 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 1 1 0 0 50.00 14 March 2011 6 0 6 0 0 0.00 3 1 2 0 0 33.33 31 May 1999 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 24 May 1999 5 2 3 0 0 40.00 7 April 2007 5 1 3 0 1 20.00 6 November 2023 5 1 3 0 1 20.00 17 June 2019 Total 51 16 32 0 3 32.65% Source: Last Updated: 11 November 2023
Tournament history 1999 Cricket World Cup
Bangladesh for the first time participated in the Cricket World Cup in this edition as an associate member and was placed in Group B. Bangladesh played their first-ever World Cup match against New Zealand at County Ground in Chelmsford, and they eventually lost the match by 6 wickets, being bundled out for a mere 116 runs in the first innings. They also lost their second group match against West Indies by 7 wickets. However, Bangladesh tasted their first World Cup victory against another associate nation, Scotland, in their third group match, courtesy of Minhajul Abedin's well-made 68* where they defeated Scotland by 22 runs.
However, Bangladesh returned to losing again in their next match against Australia, where Australia beat them by 7 wickets. But in their very next match, they stunned the cricket world by defeating Pakistan, the champion of the 1992 Cricket World Cup. This win also helped them acquire Test status in the very next year.
After the group stage Bangladesh finished in fifth position with 2 wins and 3 losses. Though Bangladesh could not make their way to the Super Six stage, they returned home with some moderate performances.
Squad
Aminul Islam Bulbul (c) Akram Khan Khaled Mashud (wk) Khaled Mahmud Mohammad Rafique Naimur Rahman Enamul Haque Hasibul Hossain Shahriar Hossain Mehrab Hossain Manjural Islam Faruk Ahmed Niamur Rashid Minhajul Abedin Shafiuddin Ahmed
Results Pool stage (Pool B)Super SixSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 6 wicketsL by 7 wicketsW by 22 runsL by 7 wicketsW by 62 runs5Did not advancePool stageSource: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
2003 Cricket World Cup
After their moderate performance in their first appearance in World Cup and acquiring Test status in 2000, Bangladesh would have expected a better World Cup performance this year but they had a nightmare performance in this tournament losing 5 out of their group matches while one was washed out and were placed last in their group.
Bangladesh were placed in Group B with Sri Lanka, Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies and Canada. In their first group match Bangladesh was upset by Canada, first time featuring in the World Cup. Although Canada could only manage 180 after losing all their wickets, Bangladesh performed even worse, being bundled out for just 120 and lost the match by 60 runs. In their third match West Indies managed 244 batting first, in the second inning Bangladesh could bat only 8 overs and match washed away due to heavy rain. In none of their group matches Bangladesh could breach the line of 200-run marks while the match against Caribbeans washed away. Their highest team total in the tournament was against New Zealand where they posted 198 losing 7 wickets but the latter successfully chased that down with 7 wickets in hand. In their last group match they could not even chase 217 runs posted by Kenya and were folded in just 185 runs resulting in their 32-runs defeat and consequently Kenya progressed to the Super Six stage.
Squad
Khaled Mashud (c) (wk) Akram Khan Al Sahariar Habibul Bashar Hannan Sarkar Mohammad Ashraful Ehsanul Haque Tushar Imran Alok Kapali Manjural Islam Tapash Baisya Talha Jubair Khaled Mahmud Sanwar Hossain Mohammad Rafique
Results Pool stage (Pool B)Super SixesSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 60 runsL by 10 wicketsNo resultL by 10 wicketsL by 7 wicketsL by 32 runs7Did not advancePool stageSource: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
2007 Cricket World Cup
16 teams (including 6 associates) participated in 2007 World Cup. Bangladesh were placed into Group B along with India, Sri Lanka and the first and only time participant Bermuda.
In their first group match, Bangladesh stunned the cricket world by defeating India by 5 wickets with the great bowling of Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Rafique and Abdur Razzak and India were all out for just 191 runs. In reply Bangladesh reached the target with 9 balls to spare courtesy of the fifties of three youngsters Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal.
In their next group match Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka by 198 runs. In their third and last match of group stage Bangladesh sealed their spot in Super Eights defeating Bermuda by 7 wickets and consequently India had to exit the tournament from group stage.
In a Super Eight stage game, Bangladesh again caused an upset, defeating South Africa by 67 runs in their only victory out of their 7 Super Eight matches.
Squad
Habibul Bashar (c) Shahriar Nafees Tamim Iqbal Javed Omar Rajin Saleh Aftab Ahmed Mohammad Ashraful Shakib Al Hasan Mashrafe Mortaza Tapash Baisya Syed Rasel Abdur Razzak Mohammad Rafique Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Farhad Reza Shahadat Hossain
Results Group stage (Group B)Super EightSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultW by 5 wicketsL by 198 runs (D/L)W by 7 wickets (D/L)2L by 10 wicketsL by 9 wicketsW by 67 runsL by 4 wicketsL by 74 runsL by 99 runs7Did not advanceSuper EightSource: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
2011 Cricket World Cup
Despite being the co-hosts and having advantage of playing at home and also having an experienced squad, they failed to come up to the expectations. The World Cup opened with a match between co-hosts Bangladesh and India. While India batting first posted a huge total of 370 for 4. In reply, Bangladesh started off rapidly in their chase, getting 51 runs in the first five overs; but they were unable to build on the momentum, as they ended up getting 283/9 without challenging the Indian total.
In their next match against Ireland, Bangladesh were all out for only 205, but in reply Ireland were folded out for 178 runs. In their third group match, Bangladesh were bowled out for 58 runs, which was their lowest ODI score, and the fourth lowest score in World Cup matches. In reply, the West Indies reached the target losing one wicket with 226 balls to spare.
In the next match England could only manage 225 runs before being bowled out, Bangladesh's score, in reply, was at one point 169/8 but Mahmudullah with the tail ender Shafiul Islam made unbeaten 58 run partnership for the 8th wicket that brought victory for the team. This win also accounted as One of their Greatest Victories of World Cup history They continued the win streak as they defeated the Netherlands. However, their run ended as they faced defeat against South Africa in their last group match in which they were bowled out for a total of just 78.
Squad
Shakib Al Hasan (c) Tamim Iqbal (vc) Imrul Kayes Junaid Siddique Shahriar Nafees Raqibul Hasan Mohammad Ashraful Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mahmudullah Naeem Islam Abdur Razzak Suhrawadi Shuvo Rubel Hossain Shafiul Islam Nazmul Hossain
Results Group stage (Group B)QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultL by 87 runsW by 27 runsL by 9 wicketsW by 2 wicketsW by 6 wicketsL by 206 runs5Did not advanceGroup stageSource: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
2015 Cricket World Cup
Bangladesh entered the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australasia with a balanced squad of experienced players. They were placed in Pool A alongside hosts Australia and New Zealand, as well as England, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Scotland. Bangladesh began with a 105‑run win over Afghanistan, where Shakib Al Hasan crossed 4000 ODI runs. Their fixture against Australia was washed out, while Sri Lanka handed them a heavy defeat. In the next match, Bangladesh scripted history by chasing 319 against Scotland — their highest ODI run‑chase and the second‑highest in World Cup history.
The decisive group match came against England, where Mahmudullah scored Bangladesh's first World Cup century and shared a record partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim. A late burst from Rubel Hossain sealed a famous 15‑run victory, sending Bangladesh into the quarter‑finals for the first time.
Bangladesh faced India in their first-ever World Cup knockout match. Batting first, India posted 302/6 in 50 overs, led by Rohit Sharma's 137 and Suresh Raina's half-century. In reply, Bangladesh's batsmen failed to convert their starts into big scores and were bowled out for 193 in 45 overs, losing by 109 runs.
Squad
Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Shakib Al Hasan (vc) Tamim Iqbal Shafiul Islam (wk) Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mahmudullah Soumya Sarkar Sabbir Rahman Nasir Hossain Taskin Ahmed Rubel Hossain Imrul Kayes Taijul Islam Arafat Sunny Mominul Haque
Results Pool stage (Pool A)QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultW by 105 runsMatch abandonedL by 92 runsW by 6 wicketsW by 15 runsL by 3 wickets4L by 109 runsDid not advanceQuarterfinalsSource: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
Quarter-final 2
2019 Cricket World Cup
Bangladesh qualified for the World Cup directly after finishing seventh in the ICC ODI rankings on 30 September 2017. Bangladesh announced their 15-man squad on 16 April.
Bangladesh started off their World Cup campaign on a high note defeating South Africa by 21 runs, thus becoming the first Asian team to defeat South Africa twice in World Cup. But they managed to secure just two more wins in the next eight matches against West Indies and Afghanistan, finishing 8th in the league stage.
Squad
Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Tamim Iqbal Soumya Sarkar Liton Das (wk) Shakib Al Hasan Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Mahmudullah Sabbir Rahman Mohammad Mithun Mosaddek Hossain Mehidy Hasan Mohammad Saifuddin Rubel Hossain Mustafizur Rahman Abu Jayed
Results