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58-458: This Stadium is also called as Kirtipur Cricket Stadium due to it's location. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1998 when Bangladesh played Singapore in the 1998 ACC Trophy . Nepal took part in the inaugural Intercontinental Cup with the matches in the competition having first-class status. The ground held its first first-class match when Nepal hosted Malaysia . Another two first-class matches were held there during

116-413: A T20 and a 5-match ODI series. Bangladesh won their inaugural T20I match against Zimbabwe in front of the home crowd. Bangladesh subsequently went on to whitewash the same opponent in the five-match ODI series. Bangladesh capped year 2006 with two more ODI victories over Scotland . That year, Shahriar Nafees became the first Bangladeshi to score over a thousand runs (which included three centuries) in

174-519: A Test playing country, Bangladesh established its own first-class competition in 1999–2000, although the matches were not given first-class status until the 2000–2001 season. The lack of an established first-class structure in the country until shortly before Bangladesh played its debut Test has been cited as one of the reasons the side struggled to adapt to the longer format of the game. The West Indies toured Bangladesh in October, winning both matches in

232-400: A World Cup match against Scotland. Later on, Bangladesh created an enormous upset by beating Pakistan by 62 runs in the group match at Northampton . Bangladesh made 9/223 from its full 50 overs, and in reply, Pakistan could only manage 161 due to timely run-outs by wicket-keeper Khaled Mashud and some tight bowling by Khaled Mahmud , who took 3/31 from 10 overs. Mahmud was judged the man of

290-559: A calendar year, while Mashrafe Mortaza became the leading wicket-taker in the world in ODIs staged in 2006 with 49 wickets. Ahead of the World Cup Bangladesh faced Zimbabwe in four ODIs, and Bermuda and Canada one each; of those matches, Bangladesh lost a single ODI to Zimbabwe. Australia , Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were the only teams to win both of their warm-up games. On 17 March, in their first match of

348-414: A first-innings lead of 158, and eventually losing by only three wickets. However, Bangladesh lost the second Test by an innings and three ODIs by huge margins. India hosted the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in October and November. Bangladesh failed to progress beyond the group stages, losing two of their three matches. Their only victory came against Zimbabwe. In November, Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh for

406-496: A lot of people coming to watch the matches and enjoying domestic cricket. After the devastating 2015 Nepal Earthquake , the basic infrastructures of the ground were destroyed. Thus, the CAN rebuilt its infrastructures and added more facilities such as the addition of ground walls, a pavilion building, media box, view tower and VIP Seating Area. Fifteen ODI centuries have been scored at the venue. Five T20I centuries have been scored at

464-698: A narrow margin of 2 runs in Mirpur, in 2016 , the T20 version of the tournament held at home, and 2018 held in the UAE. They lost in the final of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy in the last over, the latest of a series of near-final losses for the national side. They won their first recognized multi-team trophy when lifted 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series . As of 1 May 2024, Bangladesh is ranked 9th in Tests, 8th in ODIs and 9th in T20Is by

522-737: A score of exactly 100, which was enough to take the team to victory and then played a blistering knock of 94 off 53 balls against England the following match. Bangladesh's next fixture was in Sri Lanka in September for two Tests and three ODIs. After the one-off victory against Australia in England, Bangladesh was a more confident team; however, Sri Lanka won all five matches by large margins. Captain Habibul Bashar lamented his side's defeat, describing it as "the worst tour since I took over

580-416: A win and two for a no-result (match started but not finished) or abandoned entirely without a ball being bowled. The three group winners and the team with the fourth-highest points total after the group stage went forward to the semi-finals, the top team playing the fourth-ranked side and the team with the second-highest number of points playing the third. Where teams finished with equal points totals, run rate

638-736: A world record in Test cricket. The solitary ODI victory was Bangladesh's first international win since defeating Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup. Bangladesh's next matches were against the West Indies in May and June. Bangladesh lost the ODI series 3–0 and the Test series 1–0; by securing a hard-fought draw in the first match, Bangladesh managed to avoid defeat for just the third time in 29 Tests. Bangladesh participated in 2004 Asia Cup and 2004 ICC Champions Trophy winning only one match against Hong Kong. In

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696-502: The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy . In October, Bangladesh got whitewashed in both Test and ODI series against in South Africa . Wisden noted that "Time and again ... came the mantra that [Bangladesh] would learn from the experience, that they could only improve by playing against the best, that there was genuine talent in the squad. But it wore thin." The final defeat set a record for most consecutive losses in ODIs (23), beating

754-458: The 2003 World Cup in February and March. Bangladesh lost five of their six matches (one ended in no result), including fixtures against Canada , who hadn't played international cricket since the 1979 World Cup , and Kenya, who eventually made the semi-finals of the tournament. In the aftermath of Bangladesh's World Cup campaign, Habibul Bashar replaced Khaled Mashud as captain, and Kamal

812-543: The 2005 Intercontinental Cup when Nepal hosted Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates . These were the first first-class matches to be held anywhere in Nepal. The ground has since hosted a number of international competitions, including the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five and 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship . Controversy arose during the competition in a match between Nepal and

870-471: The 2007 World Cup , hosted by the West Indies, Bangladesh secured a five-wicket win over India; the surprise result triggered late night partying in Bangladesh despite government bans on public gatherings. In their remaining group matches Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka and defeated Bermuda, which was enough to secure qualification for the second round while India was knocked out. Bangladesh's only victory in

928-625: The Asia Cup . For a long time, football was the most popular sport in Bangladesh, but cricket gradually became very popular – particularly in urban areas – and by the late 1990s, it had surpassed football. In 1997, Bangladesh won the ICC Trophy in Malaysia and thus qualified for its first Cricket World Cup to participate in England in 1999 . There, it defeated Pakistan – causing much upset – and also Scotland . On 26 June 2000, Bangladesh

986-692: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test , One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. It became an associate member of the ICC in 1977, and competed in six ICC Trophies but performed inconsistently until 1997, which marked the year of their first major victory, winning the 1997 ICC Trophy held in Malaysia . This set

1044-598: The United States with crowd trouble flaring up when a large number of spectators disturbed play when they became unhappy with the performance of the Nepal team. The match was later investigated by the International Cricket Council for the crowd trouble and the resulting calculations of the net-run rate which denied Singapore promotion to 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four . The ground has also successfully hosted domestic tournaments such as Everest Premier League , Prime Minister One Day Cup and so on with

1102-579: The 15 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls. All matches were played in the Midlands . The tournament served as the Cricket World Cup qualification process – the two finalists, Sri Lanka and Canada , qualified to take part in the 1979 World Cup . The World Cup began on 9 June, just three days after Sri Lanka and Canada qualified for it by winning their ICC Trophy semi-finals. The ICC Trophy final

1160-675: The ICC Champions Trophy), a knock-out ODI tournament featuring all the test playing nations. Bangladesh took part in each of the 1979 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , and 1994 editions of the ICC Trophy, and won the trophy in 1997 , in the process qualified for the 1999 World Cup. The then General Secretary of Bangladesh Cricket Board, Aminul Huq Moni took the initiative to install Astro Turf in Abahani Cricket Ground and Bangabandhu National Stadium so that

1218-500: The ICC. Captained by Gazi Ashraf , Bangladesh were dismissed for 94 runs and Pakistan reached their target for victory with seven wickets in hand. They lost their second ODI, which was against Sri Lanka , finishing last in the three-team tournament. Bangladesh qualified for the 1988 Asia Cup , this time hosting the tournament; it was the first time ODIs had been staged in the country. Although they lost all their matches, Bangladesh's fixtures were retrospectively awarded ODI. Floods in

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1276-580: The ICC. Several East Pakistan -based sides played in Pakistani domestic cricket prior to Bangladesh's declaration of independence of 1971—the East Pakistan cricket team fielded three players who later played ICC Trophy matches. In 1977, Bangladesh became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Bangladesh was one of fifteen teams to take part in the inaugural ICC Trophy . Held in 1979, it gave non-test playing countries

1334-700: The ODI series. After suffering a stroke in April 2000, Barlow vacated the position of coach and Sarwar Imran was handed the coaching job. In May and June 2000, Bangladesh hosted the Asia Cup ; Bangladesh lost all three of their matches and playing against Pakistan Bangladesh recorded the heaviest defeat in ODIs, a margin of 233 runs at the time. Bangladesh participated in the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy in October; their only match ended in defeat by England. On 13 November 2000, Bangladesh played their inaugural Test match , hosting India in Dhaka. The first Test run in

1392-578: The Super Eights was against South Africa, losing to everyone else including Ireland , a team mostly made up of amateur cricketers. In April 2007, after four years as coach, Mukil Mathavan chose not to extend his contract, but agreed to remain in charge until the end of May, to allow the BCB to find and appoint his successor and also to guide the side through the two Tests and three ODIs at home against India . After Bangladesh had helped knock India out of

1450-514: The West Indies for two Tests and by winning both secured their first overseas Test series victory. As of 31 October 2024, Bangladesh has played 149 Tests, winning 21. Results have improved predominantly at home with draws earned against Pakistan, India and South Africa and wins against England, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Australia. They played their 100th Test against Sri Lanka in March 2017 which they won by 4 wickets. As of 11 November 2024,

1508-408: The captaincy". The home season of 2006 began with the series against Sri Lanka , which registered its first win against Sri Lanka ever in the second match of the ODI series. However Bangladesh lost both ODIs and Test series 2–1 and 2–0 respectively. In April, Australia toured for a 2-match Test series and 3-match ODI series. Bangladesh came very close to beating Australia in a Test match, taking

1566-456: The country's temporary suspension from Test cricket. Of Zimbabwe's 16-man squad, only their captain had played more than nine Tests; Bangladesh was the more experienced team. In the first match, Bangladesh secured their maiden victory in Test cricket. Bangladesh's batsmen secured a draw in the second Test by batting out the final five sessions after coach Dav Whatmore had opined that "Zimbabwe will win, unless our batsmen do something special". In

1624-456: The end of 2007, Bangladesh toured New Zealand . They were soundly beaten 3–0 in the one-dayers. Bangladesh started the new year with the Test leg of the tour. These matches were also one-sided, where Bangladesh lost the series 2–0. 1979 ICC Trophy The 1979 ICC Trophy was a limited overs cricket tournament held in England between 22 May and 21 June 1979. It was the inaugural ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between

1682-553: The following months, Bangladesh suffered heavy defeats in Tests and in ODIs against touring New Zealand and India. However, in December, India toured Bangladesh in December 2004. In 2nd ODI of the series, Bangladesh defeated India in its hundredth ODI, this being only the third time that it had won against a Test playing nation. In January 2005, Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh for two Tests and five ODIs. The touring Zimbabwe side had suffered due to player disputes which in 2004 had led to

1740-456: The group stage to progress to the Super 8 stage of the tournament. However, it was the only match they won in the tournament, losing next four matches. During the Super 8 match against Bangladesh, Australian fast bowler Brett Lee took the first Twenty20 International (T20I) hat-trick ever achieved. In late October, BCB appointed Jamie Siddons , an Australian cricketer, as their head coach. At

1798-422: The history of Bangladesh Cricket came from the bat of Mehrab Hossain , who also scored the first ODI hundred by an individual player for Bangladesh in 1999. Captained by Naimur Rahman , Bangladesh lost by nine wickets, although Wisden noted that they "surpassed all expectations by matching their neighbours, and at times even enjoying the upper hand". Aminul Islam Bulbul scored 145 in the first innings, becoming

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1856-539: The local players had two full seasons to prepare on the type of pitch they would playing in ICC Trophy in 1997. Bangladesh also became a regular ICC member with the right to play ODIs and started hosting bilateral and triangular ODI tournaments. Earlier, in February Dhaka hosted the third and final SAARC cricket tournament. Bangladesh played in its first World Cup in England in 1999 and recorded their first win in

1914-463: The match – which helped secure a historic first series victory for Bangladesh – Enamul Haque Jr broke his own bowling record for best figures in an innings for Bangladesh by taking 7 wickets for 95 runs, and secured the best figures in a match for Bangladesh: 12 wickets for 200 runs and captain Habibul Bashar hit half centuries in both innings. In the ODI series that followed, Zimbabwe won

1972-580: The match. Bangladesh did not qualify for the Super Six round due to defeats in three of its five matches. However, the win over Pakistan, who finished runners-up to Australia , helped Bangladesh to gain test playing status the following year. Bangladesh had sacked coach Gordon Greenidge , who had steered the team through the 1997 ICC Trophy and into the 1999 World Cup on the morning of the match. Former South Africa Test cricketer Eddie Barlow became Bangladesh's coach in 1999. In preparation for becoming

2030-622: The matches. At this point, they had lost ten of their first eleven Tests; only South Africa had struggled as much in their introduction to Test cricket, also losing ten of their first eleven matches. Chappell blamed Bangladesh's batsmen for the loss, saying "they commit the same mistakes again and again, and need to learn to apply themselves, to bat in sessions". In April, former Pakistan Test cricketer Mohsin Kamal replaced Chappell as coach. When Bangladesh toured Sri Lanka in July and August they were on

2088-462: The opening two contests, and Bangladesh won the final three to take the ODI series. After their maiden Test victory, Bangladesh embarked on its first tour of England in May and June 2005 . The team faced unfamiliar conditions and the batsmen struggled against seam bowling . Bangladesh lost both matches in the Test series by an innings; the second Test was the 22nd time it had happened in 38 Tests. Pundits Mike Atherton and Richie Benaud criticised

2146-524: The opportunity to qualify for that year's World Cup . Bangladesh, under the captaincy of Raqibul Hasan , won two matches and lost two, but failed to progress beyond the first round. Victory in the South-East Asian Cricket Conference Tournament in February 1984 ensured Bangladesh qualified for the 1986 Asia Cup . On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played their first One Day International against a Full Member of

2204-520: The preceding months meant the tournament was in doubt, but it went ahead as planned. A charity match raised $ 70,000 for the flood victims. Bangladesh added a black mark in 1986 ICC Trophy with only 2 wins. Bangladesh took part in the 1990 Austral-Asia Cup , the Asia Cup in 1990–91 , 1995 , 1997 , and several other triangular tournaments. Still, it was not until 1998 that they won their first ODI. Their 22-match losing streak since their first ODI

2262-485: The previous record, which was also held by Bangladesh. When West Indies toured in November and December , Bangladesh lost both Tests and two out of the three ODIs, and one ended in no result . Bangladesh hit several new lows on the third day of the first Test: their lowest innings total (87), their lowest match aggregate (226), and the biggest defeat in their 16 Tests (by an innings and 310 runs). South Africa hosted

2320-406: The receiving end of Sri Lanka's largest margin of victory in Test cricket: an innings and 196 runs. Bangladesh lost both Tests and all three ODIs on the tour, recording their 50th defeat in 53 ODIs. Repeated poor performances prompted people to question whether Bangladesh had been granted Test status too soon. Two defeats against Australia and New Zealand in pool matches knocked Bangladesh out of

2378-475: The semi-finals in 2017 ICC Champions Trophy . That run included a famous comeback win over New Zealand, often considered one of the greatest wins in Bangladesh's cricketing history. The team reached the quarter-finals in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup after beating England in Adelaide, still a landmark moment for the team and the fanbase. Bangladesh were runners up in three Asia Cups -in 2012 , where they lost by

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2436-697: The team has won 161 of its 441 ODI matches. They played their 100th ODI against India in 2004 which they won, 200th ODI against West Indies in 2009 which they won, 300th ODI in the quarter-final of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup against India, which they lost and 400th ODI against Zimbabwe which they won. They got their 100th ODI win when Afghanistan toured Bangladesh in October 2016. Bangladesh have also played 179 T20Is, winning 68. They played their 100th T20I against Zimbabwe in July 2021 which they won. Results have improved with wins against Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand and West Indies. Bangladesh's major achievements include reaching

2494-437: The team's performances and suggested Bangladesh was not yet suited to Test cricket. A triangular ODI series with England and Australia followed. Bangladesh won just one match out of six, but their solitary victory was against an Australian side that at the time were world champions in what Wisden described as "the greatest upset in 2,250 one-day internationals". Mohammad Ashraful scored his first century in that match with

2552-472: The ten Test teams, won all five matches. Bangladesh took part in the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship , the second and final time the championship was held and the first the team had been eligible to play in. They lost both their matches by an innings. Mohammad Ashraful made his debut in the series and became the youngest player to score a Test century in his first match. In November, Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for two Tests and three ODIs. The opening Test

2610-406: The third Test match of that series, Bangladesh came very close to its first Test victory, when it lost to Pakistan by only one wicket. It was just the tenth time in Test history that a team had lost by a single wicket. In September–October 2003, England played 2 Tests and 3 ODIs against Bangladesh. England won both the Test matches and won all three ODIs by 7 wickets. Bangladesh's captain, Mahmud,

2668-408: The third person to have scored a century in their team's first Test; Rahman took 6 wickets for 132 runs, the second-best bowling figures in a country's maiden Test. In March 2001, former Australian Test cricketer Trevor Chappell was appointed coach. The following month Bangladesh embarked on a tour of Zimbabwe to play two Tests and three ODIs. Zimbabwe, who at the time were ranked ninth out of

2726-520: The three Tests; losing by an inning on every occasion, and three ODIs. In the first innings of the second Test, Bangladesh was bundled out for their lowest total (62) at that time. Before the World T20 , Bangladesh played two T20Is in Kenya. Here, they enjoyed victory over Kenya, but lost to Pakistan. South Africa hosted the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in September. Bangladesh defeated the West Indies at

2784-416: The tournament, the series was seen as an opportunity for India to exact revenge. India won the three-match ODI series 2–0, one being washed out. Bangladesh had not played Test cricket since April 2006. The first Test was shortened due to rain and drawn, but India won the second by their largest margin ever (by an innings and 239 runs). In the aftermath Habibul Bashar, who had previously resigned as ODI captain,

2842-415: The venue. The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in ODIs at this venue. The following table summarizes the five-wicket hauls taken in T20Is at this venue. Bangladesh national cricket team Test kit ODI kit T20I kit The Bangladesh men's national cricket team ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল ), popularly known as The Tigers , is administered by

2900-527: The way of becoming a Test-playing nation, a journey which ended with success in 2000. It played its first Test match in November 2000 against India with a 9 wicket loss in Dhaka , becoming the 10th Test-playing nation. The Bangladesh cricket team has not won any ICC trophies till date. Bangladesh's first official foray into international cricket came in the 1979 ICC Trophy in England. On 31 March 1986, Bangladesh played its first ODI match, against Pakistan in

2958-429: Was Bangladesh's second tour to Pakistan, with the first occurring in 2001–02, when the teams played one Test match. Both series ended in whitewash , with Pakistan winning the Test series 3 – 0 and the ODI series 5 – 0. In the first Test match of that series, Alok Kapali became the first Bangladesh player to take a hat-trick in Test cricket, dismissing Shabbir Ahmed , Danish Kaneria , and Umar Gul . However, in

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3016-452: Was at the time a record. Bangladesh posted its first ODI win against Kenya, in India. thanks largely to Mohammad Rafique , who contributed a fiery 77 runs and took 3 wickets. He put on 137 for the first wicket with Athar Ali Khan whose own contribution was 47. In October 1998, Bangladesh hosted (but did not participate in) the first ICC KnockOut Trophy ever held (the event later became

3074-461: Was booed. Ahead of Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe in February and March the next year, he was dropped from the squad and batsman Habibul Bashar was granted the captaincy. At the time, Zimbabwe were without many of their senior players. Bangladesh lost the Test series 1–0, and the ODI series 2–1. The second Test was drawn after 3 days of no play due to heavy rains and brought an end to their run of 21 consecutive defeats dating back to November 2001,

3132-539: Was curtailed by bad weather and ended in a draw; after losing their first five Tests, it was the first time Bangladesh had avoided defeat. Zimbabwe won all the remaining matches. After the Test series wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud replaced Rahman as captain. The following month Bangladesh toured New Zealand for two Test matches. Bangladesh's batsmen struggled in unfamiliar conditions and the team slumped to two innings defeats. In January 2002, Bangladesh hosted Pakistan for two Tests and three ODIs where Bangladesh lost all

3190-472: Was granted full ICC membership. Bangladesh holds the record for most consecutive losses in Tests (21, between 2001 and 2004) and ODIs (23, between 1999 and 2002). After becoming Full Member, they had to wait until 2004 for first ODI win since the 1999 World Cup which was against Zimbabwe . Bangladesh's maiden Test victory was against Zimbabwe in 2005 where securing a draw in the 2nd match, Bangladesh won their first Test series. In 2009, Bangladesh toured

3248-641: Was held on 21 June at Worcestershire 's ground at New Road , two days before the World Cup final. Sri Lanka won the first ICC Trophy defeating Canada by 60 runs in the final. East Africa who played in the first World Cup did not qualify this time, which meant there would be no nation from the African region participating in the 1979 World Cup . The 15 teams were divided into three groups of five. Each team played each other team in its group once in matches played between 22 May and 4 June, scoring four points for

3306-507: Was replaced as captain by 22-year-old Mohammad Ashraful in all forms of the game. Mashrafe Mortaza was appointed vice-captain. BCB appointed their Under-19 coach Shaun Williams as Bangladesh's interim coach until they find Whatmore's long-term successor. Mohammad Ashraful was appointed Test & ODI captain in June 2007. Ashraful's first series in charge was a tour of Sri Lanka in June and July. Bangladesh suffered heavy defeats in each of

3364-537: Was sacked as coach with Dav Whatmore taking over the role. Whatmore was not able to begin the job immediately, so Sarwar Imran acted as interim coach during TVS Cup and South Africa's tour of Bangladesh in April and May . Bangladesh lost all four ODIs by large margins and two Tests by innings. Bangladesh played two Tests and three ODI matches on a mid-year tour of Australia in 2003 .They lost every single match on that tour. In August 2003, Bangladesh toured Pakistan to play three Tests and five ODIs matches. This

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