Cricket in Bangladesh


Cricket is the most popular dry season sport in Bangladesh. It is played nationwide through the months of November to May. Governance of the sport is the responsibility of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, which was established in 1972.
Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council. Full ICC membership was achieved in 2000 and the Bangladesh men's team played its inaugural Test match that year. The national team is known as the "Tigers" – after the Royal Bengal Tiger. The women's national team has played top-level international cricket since 2014.
Bangladesh has three nationwide domestic competitions. The most lucrative is the Bangladesh Premier League, a Twenty20 tournament played in January and February which attracts international players from other countries. There are two first-class championships: the National Cricket League, played by teams representing the country's administrative divisions; and the Bangladesh Cricket League, played by zonal teams.

History

Cricket was introduced to Bengal by the British in the eighteenth century. Following Partition and the creation of East Pakistan, both first-class and Test cricket were played there during the 1950s and 1960s. The sport continued to be popular after independence, especially in Dhaka, but the country lost first-class status and had to establish itself in international competition as an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council.
Progress was made in the 1990s. The Bangladesh men's team won the 1997 ICC Trophy and made a good showing at the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Beginning in 1994, Bangladesh Cricket Board in preparation for full membership of the ICC, began instituting multi-day matches in domestic tournaments starting with the 1993-94 National Cricket Championship and then continuing again for the 1997, 1998/99 and 1999 National Cricket Championships with teams playing multiple innings over 3 days for the semi-finals and 4 days for the final. Also only for the 1998/99 season of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League the BCB introduced two-day matches of 80 overs per side. In the 1999–2000 season, the Bangladesh Cricket Board in the final push for full membership, created the National Cricket League. In November 2000, Bangladesh played their inaugural Test match against India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. The NCL was granted first-class status ahead of the 2000–01 season.

Administration

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is the principal national governing body of cricket in Bangladesh.It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1977, and a full member on 26 June 2000. BCB has three teams which represent Bangladesh in international cricket, which are the Bangladesh men's national cricket team, Bangladesh women's national cricket team and Bangladesh under-19 cricket team.
The board's headquarters are located at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

National teams

The Bangladesh national cricket team is governed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board and is a member of the Asian Cricket Council. Since 1977, the BCB has been affiliated with ICC, the international governing body for world cricket. In 1983, the BCB became one of the founding members of the ACC.

Performance

The following list includes the performance of all of Bangladesh's national teams at major competitions.

Men's senior team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup0 out of 132023
ICC Men's T20 World Cup0 out of 92024
ICC Champions Trophy0 out of 82017
ICC World Test Championship0 out of 32023–25
Asia Cup3 out of 162023
Commonwealth Games0 out of 11998
Asian Games1 out of 3[Cricket at the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup|2022 Cricket at the Asian Games|Asian Games – Men's tournament|2022]

Women's senior team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup0 out of 122017
ICC Women's T20 World Cup0 out of 92024
Women's Asia Cup1 out of 92024
Commonwealth Games0 out of 12022
Asian Games2 out of 32022

Men A team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup1 out of 62024

Men's U-19 team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup1 out of 152024
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup3 out of 112024

Women's U-19 team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup0 out of 12023
Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup1 out of 12024

Organisation of cricket in modern Bangladesh

International cricket

International cricket in Bangladesh generally does not follow a fixed pattern. For example, the English schedule under which the nation tours other countries during the winter and plays at home during the summer. Cricket in Bangladesh is managed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Men's National Team

The Bangladesh National Cricket Team represents Bangladesh in international cricket matches.
Bangladesh have been participating in international cricket since 1986 and competed in international tournament since 1999 Cricket World Cup. They have competed in numerous tournaments over the years including the ACC tournaments. The Bangladesh national cricket team has also provided some of the greatest players to the world, the biggest example of which is Shakib Al Hasan. The Bangladesh men's national team is currently ranked No. 9 in Tests, No. 9 in ODIs and at 9th position in T20Is.

Women's National Team

Bangladesh has an active women's team which gained One Day International status after finishing 5th at the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The women's team also claimed the silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games cricket tournament and won the 2018 Women's Asia Cup.The Bangladesh Women's national team is also currently ranked No. 7 in ODIs and at 9th position in T20Is.
  • One Day International- Bangladesh played their first ODI International in 2011 against Ireland. They were not able to participate in first edition of Women's Cricket World Cup. But in latest 2022 edition they have been able to participate.
  • T20 International-Bangladesh played their first T20 International in 2012 against Ireland. Bangladesh Women's have made great impact in T20 international from their early day of this format. They have been participating in ICC Women's T20 World Cup from third edition consequently.

Domestic Cricket

Men's Domestic Cricket

First class competitions

Women's Domestic Cricket

First class competitions

Performance in international competitions

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Bangladesh
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals

Men's team

ICC Trophy/ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Known as the 'ICC Trophy' from 1979 to 2005.

Asian Games

All matches in the 2010 and 2014 seasons were counted as T20s. Since the announcement of T-20 matches between all members having international status from 1 January 2019, all matches from the 2022 season onward are granted as T20Is.

Defunct tournaments

Asian Test Championship
Austral-Asia Cup
ACC Trophy

Women's team

South Asian Games


Defunct Tournament

ACC Women's Tournament

In Bangladeshi culture

Cricket holds a significant position in the culture of Bangladesh. Matches are played before large audiences both at grounds and on TV and other media.