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Encyclopedia > Bangladeshi cricket team
Bangladesh
Test status granted 2000
First Test match v India at Dhaka, November 2000
Captain Habibul Bashar
Coach Dav Whatmore
Official ICC Test and ODI ranking 10th (Test), 9th (ODI) [1],[2]
Test matches
- this year
44
4
Last Test match v Australia at Dhaka, 2nd Test, 16-20 April 2006
Wins/losses
- this year
1/39
0/4
As of 26 October 2006

The Bangladeshi cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh and is nicknamed the Tigers. It is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Image File history File links Flag_of_Bangladesh. ... A Test match in progress. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা Đhaka; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the Dhaka District. ... Qazi Habibul Bashar (born August 17, 1982 in Nagakanda) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. ... Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born March 16, 1954, Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a former international cricketer from Australia. ... The ICC Test Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ... The ICC Test Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা Đhaka; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the Dhaka District. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is the main governing body on Cricket in Bangladesh. ...


Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. It played its first Test match in 2000 (against India at Dhaka), becoming the tenth Test nation. ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... A Test match in progress. ... One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা Đhaka; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the Dhaka District. ...


Bangladesh's promotion to Test status was controversial, as many regarded the team as too weak to compete against the established Test nations. The fact that the team lost 31 of its first 34 Tests, including a record losing streak of 21 games, has provided fodder for such criticism. The team came tantalisingly close to winning a Test match a few times, but were denied every time until January 2005, when they finally broke the jinx in their 35th attempt and scored their maiden Test victory in Chittagong against the touring Zimbabwe team. Despite the long time taken for Bangladesh to register its first Test win, New Zealand took decades before winning its first Test, and has since flourished into one of the more powerful Test-playing nations. Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম, Chôţţogram) is the major seaport and second largest city of Bangladesh. ... The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. ...


Since winning its first Test, Bangladesh has shown consistent improvement in international cricket and has produced some memorable wins, including a one-day win against the current world champion, Australia. In 2006 Bangladesh white-washed Kenya for the first time in their history. In a four-match One Day International tournament, the visiting Kenyans were out-played by a much-improved Bangladeshi side who were considered the weaker outfit just a few years earlier. In the same year, Bangladesh went close to winning a Test match against the world champion Australia. Australia ultimately prevailed by a mere three wickets, the result influenced by some poor fielding and a great knock by Australian captain, Ricky Ponting. In their first game of the 2007 World Cup held in the West Indies, Bangladesh stunned India by defeating them by 5 wickets. Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team (for both One-day International and Test cricket). ...

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History of Bangladeshi international cricket

1999

Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 62 runs during the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh managed 223/9 from 50 overs. Pakistan could only manage 161 due to a few run-outs by wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud and some tight bowling by Khaled Mahmud, who took 3/31 from 10 overs.dsdsdsds The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games. ... Khaled Mashud is a Bangladeshi cricketer. ... Khaled Mahmud(born 8 February 1976) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. ...


2003

In September, Bangladesh came very close to their first Test victory, when they lost to Pakistan by only one wicket.


2004

In December, Bangladesh defeated India in their 100th ODI, this being only the third time that they beat a Test playing nation.


2005

Early January, Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe in their 35th Test, their first ever Test match victory. In the first Test of the series, Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by 226 runs in Chittagong Stadium. Bangladesh scored a huge total of 488 in the first innings. In reply, Zimbabwe was all out for only 312 for their first innings. Bangladesh's 2nd innings was declared after scoring 204 for 9 wickets. Powered by a spirited spell from Enamul Haque Jr., who took 6 wickets for 45 runs, Bangladesh wrapped up Zimbabwe's innings for only 154. Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম, Chôţţogram) is the major seaport and second largest city of Bangladesh. ...


Bangladesh would have needed to get the fourth-highest fourth innings total to win in Test cricket history in the second Test of the series. They opted to play out the last four sessions playing conservatively and consequently secured a draw. This gave the team its first Test series win and triggered scenes of wild jubilation across the country. National coach Dav Whatmore was later quoted as saying that playing overly-aggressive cricket to try to win the Test would not have been a good idea. Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born March 16, 1954, Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a former international cricketer from Australia. ...


Bangladesh also secured their first one-day international series win in the same tour. Despite losing the first two matches of the five-match series, they recovered to win the series 3-2. One-day International (ODI) is a form of cricket, which is played over 50 overs per side between two national cricket teams. ...


On June 18, Bangladesh scored an upset victory over the mighty Australia in the NatWest Series. Australia scored 249 runs for 5 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, Bangladesh reached 250 runs with 4 balls to spare. Mohammad Ashraful scored 100 runs, his first one-day century, off just 101 balls, while Aftab Ahmed hit a huge six in the first ball of the final over, and hit a single for the next ball to win the game. This win was a triumph for a Bangladeshi team that had been criticised by Richie Benaud, Mike Gatting and others as incompetent and not good enough for Test or ODI cricket in the English media, just days before. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... The NatWest Series is an annual one day international cricket tournament held in England involving the home side and two of the seasons touring teams. ... Mohammad Ashraful (born September 9, 1984 in Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. ... Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury(Bengali: ) (born 10 November 1985 in Chittagong) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and widely judged to be one of their best batsmen. ... Richard Richie Benaud OBE (born October 6, 1930 in Penrith, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer. ... Michael William Gatting (born June 6, 1957) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club. ...


2006

The first home one-day international series of 2006 began with some optimism for Bangladesh, who registered their first-ever win against Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the series. At the end of March, Bangladesh played four ODIs against Kenya, winning all four. Then in April, they came very close to beating Australia in a Test match, taking a first-innings lead of 158, and eventually losing by only three wickets after bowler Mashrafe Mortaza dropped what could possibly have been a catch to turn the match around. In the end of July Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe as the ODI series favourites but lost by three games to two. However, in August, the team defeated Kenya in all three matches of a series and subsequently went on to whitewash Zimbabwe in an ODI series staged in Bangladesh. That year, Shahriar Nafees became the first Bangladeshi to score over a thousand runs (which included three centuries) in a calendar year while Mashrafe Mortaza became the leading wicket-taker in the world in ODIs staged in 2006. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (born 5 October 1983 in Narail District, Khulna) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. ... Shahriar Nafees Ahmed (Bengali: ) (born January 25, 1986 in Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi Cricketer. ... Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (born 5 October 1983 in Narail District, Khulna) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. ...


2007

On 17 March, in their first match of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh (chasing) stunned India with a five wicket victory in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Bangladesh 195/5 beat India 191 all out with half-centuries for Saqibul Hasan (53), Mushfiqur Rahim (56 not out) and the 17 year old Tamim Iqbal (51). Only Sourav Ganguly (66) and Yuvraj Singh (47) posted respectable scores for India. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup is currently taking place in the West Indies; it started on 13 March and will run to 28 April 2007. ... Port of Spain, with a municipal population of 49,031 (2000 census)[1] and a metropolitan population estimated at 269,923[2] residents, is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the countrys fourth largest town by population only, after Chaguanas, San Fernando, San Juan. ... Saqibul Hasan (born March 24, 1987 in Rajshahi) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in August 2006. ... Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim is a cricket player from Bangladesh. ... Tamim Iqbal Khan (Bengali: ) (b. ... Sourav Chandidas Ganguly ( ) (the first name occasionally spelt Saurav) also known as Dada is an Indian cricketer. ... Yuvraj Singh   (born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. ...

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The future

Bangladeshi captain Habibul Bashar and coach Dav Whatmore have said that they hope Bangladesh will become a serious cricketing contender by 2010. Cricket's enormous popularity with the Bangladeshi people has produced a mood of optimism that this ambition can be achieved. Bangladesh's U19 team, the stepping stone before the International Test scene, regularly performs well against established Test nation's U19 teams. In the recent 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh were one of the favourites to win beforehand, but fell in the quarter finals to England U19. Qazi Habibul Bashar (born August 17, 1982 in Nagakanda) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. ... Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born March 16, 1954, Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a former international cricketer from Australia. ... The 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup is being played in Colombo,Sri Lanka from February 5 to February 19. ...


Many have criticised Bangladesh's elevation to Test Status. The country's supporters counter this by pointing out that it took New Zealand, now a strong international side in both forms of the game, many years to win its first Test match. Possibly due to these doubts about Bangladesh's ability to compete at the highest level, Bangladesh will only get the opportunity to play 41 tests through 2006 - 2012 (The least among full ICC members with the sole exception of Zimbabwe), according to the recently publicised ICC Future Tours Programme.


India, which strongly supported Bangladesh’s bid for test status in 2001, is the only full member nation not to invite Bangladesh to play on its own soil, even though Bangladesh is due to tour India three times between 2006 and 2012. Bangladesh has yet to play a Test on Indian soil. Some have suggested that India, which will be one of the busiest cricketing nations during this period, did not schedule to play Bangladesh because of time conflicts and fear of player fatigue. However, this still strengthens the notion that Bangladesh is not on an even footing with other Test playing nations when it comes to securing regular international fixtures. For example, Bangladesh usually plays only two tests in a test series, while most other countries play three or more matches.[1] [2]


Tournament History

World Cup

  • 1975: Not eligible - Not an ICC member
  • 1979 to 1996 inclusive: Did not qualify
  • 1999: First round
  • 2003: First round

The ICC Cricket World Cup, generally referred to as the Cricket World Cup, is the premier international championship of mens One-day International (ODI) cricket. ... The Cricket World Cup in 1975 (aka Prudential Cup, 1975) was the first edition of the tournament. ... The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

ICC Champions Trophy

ICC Champions Trophy 2006 The ICC Champions Trophy is crickets one-day international tournament second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. ... The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy is a cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in 2002. ... The ICC Champions Trophy 2004 was held in September in England. ... The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy is a One-day International cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006. ...

ICC Knockout

  • 1998: Did not participate
  • 2000: First round

ICC Champions Trophy 2006 The ICC Champions Trophy is crickets one-day international tournament second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. ...

Commonwealth Games

Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ... Cricket was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia; this was the first (and, to date, only) time that cricket has been played at a Commonwealth Games. ...

ICC Trophy

  • 1979: First round
  • 1983: 4th place
  • 1986: First round
  • 1990: Semi Finals
  • 1994: 2nd round
  • 1997: Won
  • 2001 onwards: Not eligible - Now an ICC full member

The ICC Trophy is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. ... The 1979 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 22 May and 21 June 1979. ... The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. ... The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. ... The 1990 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in The Netherlands between 4 June and 23 June 1990. ... The 1994 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament that took place in Kenya in February/March 1997. ... The 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March/April 1997. ...

Asian Test Championship

  • 1999: Not eligible - Not an ICC full member
  • 2001/02: 3rd place

The Asian Test Championship is a Test cricket tournament between the test playing nations of Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. ...

Asia Cup

  • 1984: Did not participate
  • 1986: 3rd place
  • 1988: 4th place
  • 1990/91: 3rd place
  • 1995: 4th place
  • 1997: 4th place
  • 2000: 4th place
  • 2004: 4th place

The Asia Cup is an international cricket tournament. ... The eighth edition of crickets Asia Cup was held in Sri Lanka after a gap of 4 years. ...

ACC Trophy

  • 1996: Won
  • 1998: Won
  • 2000 onwards: Not eligible - Now an ICC full member

The ACC Trophy or Asian Cricket Council Trophy is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council for the non-test nations in Asia. ...

Australasia Cup

  • 1986: Did not participate
  • 1990: First round
  • 1994: Did not participate

The Australasia Cup is a cricket tournament held every four years in Sharjah, UAE. It began in 1986, with Pakistan defeating India for the championship[1]. References ^ [1] URL accessed March 16, 2006 Pakistan won the 1986 Australasia Cup against India in style with Javed Miandad emerging as the National...

See also

Cricket Portal

Image File history File links Portal. ... This is a list of all men and boys who have captained a Bangladeshi national cricket team at official international level. ...

Notes

  1. ^ ICC Future Tours Program
  2. ^ Whatmore concerned at lack of Tests

External links

International Cricket Tours of Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh
Australia: 2005-06 | England: 1994-95 | 1999-2000 | 2003-04 | India: 2000-01 | 2004-05
Kenya: 2005-06 | MCC: 1999-2000 | New Zealand: 2004-05| Pakistan: 2001-02
Scotland: 2006-07 | South Africa: 2003 | Sri Lanka: 2005-06
West Indies: 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2002-03 | Zimbabwe: 2001-02 | 2004-05 | 2006-07
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