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.

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. However, before this match Bangladesh did participate in several unofficial games, including matches in ICC Trophy.

Bangladesh was awarded Test status on 26 June 2000 as tenth Test playing nation, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. , Bangladesh have played 137 Test matches; they have won 17 matches, lost 102 matches, and 18 matches were drawn.

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. 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. 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. 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. Bangladesh won the first bilateral ODI series in 2005, defeating the visiting Zimbabwe side by 3–2 in a 5 match ODI series. In 2019, Bangladesh won the first multi-team international tournament when they defeated West Indies in the final at Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin. It was the first time Bangladesh had won a final match in any format of the game. Till now, this is the only multi-team international tournament Bangladesh have won in any format. , Bangladesh have played 409 ODI matches, winning 148 matches and losing 252 and 9 matches had no result.

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. 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. , they have played 194 T20I matches and won 76 of them; 114 were lost, with 4 having no result.

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. 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. 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.

, Bangladesh is the only Test playing nation, which has not been involved in any tied international matches.

Key +Key for the tables Symbol Meaning Matches Number of matches played Won Number of matches won Lost Number of matches lost Draw Number of matches ended in a draw Tied Number of matches tied NR Number of matches ended with no result Tie+W Number of matches tied and then won in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over Tie+L Number 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.Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win. Loss% Percentage of games drawn to those played.Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win. Draw% Percentage of games lost to those played.Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win. WL Ratio Ratio of matches won to matches lost First Year of the first match played by Australia against the country Last Year 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 opponentOpponentMatchesWonLostDrawTiedWin%Loss%Draw%FirstLast 2 1 1 0 0 50 50 0 2019 2023 6 1 5 0 0 16.66 83.33 0 2003 2017 10 1 9 0 0 10 90 0 2003 2016 15 0 13 2 0 0 86.66 13.33 2000 2024 3 3 0 0 0 100 0 0 2023 2025 19 2 14 3 0 10.52 73.68 15.78 2001 2023 17 4 12 1 0 0 92.30 7.69 2001 2026 16 0 14 2 0 0 87.50 12.50 2002 2024 28 1 21 6 0 3.57 75.00 21.42 2001 2025 22 5 15 2 0 22.72 68.18 10.00 2002 2024 21 9 9 3 0 50 50 15 2001 2026Total 156 25 112 19 0 16.02 71.81 12.17 2000 2025

One Day International +Bangladesh's ODI cricket records by opponentOpponentMatchesWonLostTiedNRWin%FirstLast 19 11 8 0 0 57.89 2014 2025 23 3 20 0 1 13.04 1990 2026 2 2 0 0 0 100 2007 2007 2 1 1 0 0 50.00 2003 2007 25 5 20 0 0 20.00 2000 2023 1 1 0 0 0 100 2004 2004 41 8 33 0 1 20.00 1988 2025 16 11 2 0 3 84.61 2007 2023 14 8 6 0 0 57.14 1997 2006 3 1 2 0 0 33.33 2010 2023 46 11 34 0 0 23.91 1990 2025 42 7 35 0 0 16.67 1986 2026 4 4 0 0 0 100 1999 2015 25 6 19 0 0 24.00 2002 2023 57 12 43 0 2 21.05 1986 2025 1 1 0 0 0 100 2008 2008 50 25 23 0 2 46.00 1999 2025 84 52 32 0 0 61.90 1997 2026Total 435 157 268 0 10 36.94 1986 2023Statistics are correct as of vs at Harare, 3rd ODI, 23 December 2023

Twenty20 International +Bangladesh's T20I cricket records by opponentOpponentMatchesWonLostTiedTie+WTie+LNRWin%FirstLast 16 9 7 0 0 0 0 56.25 2014 2025 11 4 7 0 0 0 0 36.36 2007 2024 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 75.00 2021 2023 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2014 2025 17 1 16 0 0 0 0 5.88 2009 2024 11 7 3 0 0 0 1 63.64 2009 2025 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2007 2007 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2023 2023 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2014 2024 8 6 1 0 0 0 1 75.00 2012 2025 20 4 15 0 0 0 1 20.00 2010 2026 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2016 2021 25 5 20 0 0 0 0 20.00 2007 2025 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2021 2021 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2012 2021 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2007 2024 20 8 12 0 0 0 0 40.00 2007 2025 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 66.66 2016 2024 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 33.33 2024 2024 22 8 12 0 0 0 2 36.36 2007 2025 25 17 8 0 0 0 0 68.00 2006 2024Total 194 76 114 0 0 0 4 39.17 2006 2025Statistics are correct as of vs at Dhaka, 24 July 2025

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References

External links Bangladesh Cricket Stats in ESPNCricinfo Bangladesh Cricket Board Official Website