It is very hard for any team to perform consistently without many resources compared to other nations. Bangladesh made their ODI debut as an associate nation in 1977. They played their first ODI match on March 31, 1986, against Pakistan. That started the journey for this team. Despite not having big names on their rank, Bangladesh is an emerging team in this sport.
They have come a long way and have beaten every team at some point in their history. Bangladesh played their first edition of the World Cup in 1999. Their best performance in the ODI World Cup was in 2015, when they reached the Quarter final of the tournament. Apart from that, they have beaten some big names in this tournament’s history. The best ranking for this team came on May 25, 2017, when they reached sixth in the ODI team’s ranking.
Bangladesh’s record in ODI Cricket (Team Records)
- Bangladesh holds the record for the second-highest ODI run chase in World Cup history. They chased 322 runs against the West Indies in the 2019 ODI World Cup.
- The third-biggest run chase in the ODI World Cup also belongs to Bangladesh. They chased down 319 against Scotland in the 2015 ODI World Cup.
- Bangladesh holds the unusual record of using seven bowlers in an ODI inning, and all bowlers took a wicket each. It has been done only nine times in ODI history.
- Shakib Al Hasan is the only player in history to score over 600 runs and take more than 10 wickets in an ODI World Cup. In the 2019 World Cup, he scored 606 runs and took 11 wickets with the ball.
- Bangladesh holds the record for the third-highest opening stand. The pair of Tamim Iqbal and Litton Das added 292 runs against Zimbabwe in March 2020.
- Bangladesh also holds the record of third-highest third-wicket ODI partnership. Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah added 224 runs against New Zealand in June 2017.
- Bangladesh holds the record for the second-highest 7th partnership in ODIs. Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz added an unbeaten 174 against Afghanistan in February 2022.
Bangladesh’s Record in ODI Cricket (Players Records)
- Shakib Al Hasan holds the record for most ODI wickets on a single ground. He has taken 131 wickets in 89 games at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
- Shakib Al Hasan is one of the few players to have scored a century and taken a four-wicket haul in an ODI game. He made 101 and took 4/41 against Zimbabwe in 2014.
- Tamim Iqbal holds the record for most ODI runs on a single venue. He has scored 2853 runs at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka. Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib are second and third on this list with 2666 and 2656 runs at the same venue, respectively.
- Mohammad Sharif was the second-youngest batter to make an ODI debut. He made his debut at the age of 15 years and 116 days against Zimbabwe in April 2001.
- There have been only seven batters who got out in nervous nineties on their debut. Towhid Hridoy is one of them. He made his ODI debut against Ireland in March 2023 and made 92.
- Aftab Ahmed is the fifth-youngest (18 years, 361 days) to pick up an ODI fifer.
Bangladesh ODI Records vs Other Teams
As of now, Bangladesh have played over 400 ODIs in their history and have won more than 150 matches with a decent winning percentage of 36 and above. This will improve in the coming years, as they are pretty active in this format of the game.
| Opponent | Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | % |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63.63 |
| Australia | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4.76 |
| England | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20.83 |
| India | 39 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 17.94 |
| Ireland | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 68.5 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 26.31 |
| Pakistan | 37 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 13.51 |
| South Africa | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 51 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 17.64 |
| West Indies | 44 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 47.72 |
| Zimbabwe | 81 | 51 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 62.96 |