Bangladesh played its first Test
match in 2000/01 against India. It was a one-match series, with the lone match
being played in Dhaka. Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat. Bangladesh put
up a spirited show in the first innings and went on to make 400 runs on the
board, with the help of 145 from Aminul Islam. In reply, India made 429 in
their first innings. But Bangladesh lost their way in the second innings, as
they were bundled out for 91. India chased down the target with the loss of
just 1 wicket. Since then Bangladesh has managed to win 22 test matches in
their test history. Bangladesh Cricket team's most test victories came against
Zimbabwe. They have won 8 out of 18 matches against Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, they
managed to win 5 out of 22 test matches against West Indies. They are yet to win
a test match against India and South Africa.
In this article, we discuss some of
the Bangladesh Test Victories.
Zimbabwe Vs Bangladesh (2005):
The first test victory for Bangladesh came in 2005 against Zimbabwe at
Chattogram. In the first test, Batting first Bangladesh made 488 with their
captain being the highest scorer making 94. In reply, Zimbabwe made 312.
Bangladesh declared their second innings at 204/9. In the second innings,
Zimbabwe was shot out for 154 despite Hamilton Mazakadza making a half-century.
Bangladesh won the match by a huge margin of 226 runs. Enamul Haque jnr who
took 6 wickets in the second innings of Zimbabwe was declared the player of the
match. Bangladesh drew the second match of the series to clinch their
first-ever test series victory.
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| Emanul Haque Jr |
Bangladesh Vs West Indies (2009):
Bangladesh won both the test matches of the series against West Indies
in 2009. It was a welcoming result for the Bangladesh cricketing fans. In the
first test, Bangladesh made 238 in the first innings. In reply, West Indies
made 307. But despite making a healthy lead in the first innings, West Indies
could not capitalize on it. Bangladesh fought back well and made 345 in their
second innings and West Indies were all out for 181 in the last innings of the
match. Bangladesh won the match by 95 runs. Tamim Iqbal was adjudged the player
of the match for his 128 runs in the second innings.
In the second match of the series,
West Indies made just 237 in their first innings. Bangladesh were all out for
232 in their first innings. West Indies were once again all-out for 209 in
their second innings. Bangladesh managed to chase down the target with the loss
of just 6 wickets. They made 217/6 with the help of a 96* from Shakib Al Hasan.
He was the player of the series for his tally of 159 runs and 13 wickets.
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| Tamim Iqbal |
Zimbabwe Vs Bangladesh (2013):
Much was expected from Bangladesh after their 2-0 victory against West
Indies in 2009. But the fans had to wait until 2013 to witness another test
victory for Bangladesh. In 2013 Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh, in the first
match of the series by a huge margin of 335 runs. But Bangladesh came back
strongly in the second match of the series. Bangladesh made 391 in the first
innings and folded Zimbabwe innings for 282 runs. In the second innings,
Bangladesh declared their innings at 291/9 and Zimbabwe were all out for 257
runs handing Bangladesh a 143-run victory. Bangladesh drew the series 1-1.
In the next series against New
Zealand even though they could not seal a victory, Bangladesh managed to draw
both the matches of the series.
Zimbabwe Vs Bangladesh (2014):
It was a much-improved performance by Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in
2014. They won the test series 3-0. In the first match of the series, Zimbabwe
made 240 in the first innings, aided by half-century from Sikandar Raza. In
reply, Bangladesh were all out for 254 in the first innings. Taijul Islam took
8 Zimbabwean wickets in the second innings and they were restricted to 114.
Bangladesh made 101 with a loss of 7 wickets and registered yet another test
victory against Zimbabwe.
In the second match of the series,
Bangladesh made 433 runs in the first innings, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan
scored centuries in the first innings. Zimbabwe also put up a great show in the
first innings. They reached 368 runs, with Hamilton Masakadza and Regis
Chakabva scoring centuries. Bangladesh declared the second innings at 248/9.
Zimbabwe could not repeat the heroics in the second innings and they were all
out for 151 runs. Bangladesh won the match by 162 runs. Shakib Al Hasan was the
man of the match for his century in the first innings and 5 wicket scalps in
each of the innings.
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| Shakib Al Hasan |
Bangladesh raised their level further
up in the third match of the series. Batting first, Bangladesh made a healthy
503, with Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes making centuries. Zimbabwe in reply, made
374 runs. With a healthy first-innings lead, Bangladesh declared their second innings
at 319/5. Mominul Haque scored 131 off 189 deliveries. Zimbabwe had to score an
unlikely 449 runs in the final innings of the match. But their innings ended at
262 runs.
So Bangladesh had won all three
matches of the series and the score-line 3-0 was a great source of joy for the
entire Bangladesh cricketing fans.
England Vs Bangladesh (2016):
After the heroics of Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in 2014, their next
inspirational performance came two years later in 2016 against England. In the
first match of the series, Bangladesh lost to England by a small margin of 22
runs. But it was a close-fought battle. Taking inspiration from their
performance in the first match, Bangladesh played really well in the second
match of the series held at Mirpur. Batting first, Bangladesh could only manage
220, despite a century from Tamim Iqbal. But they did well to restrict England
at 244 in their first innings. In the second innings, Bangladesh batsmen put up
a better show and reached 296 runs. England's chase began well, and at one
stage they were 100 without loss of a wicket. But once the openers Alastair
Cook and Ben Duckett were dismissed after making half-centuries, other English
batsmen had no clue about the deliveries from Mehidy Hazan Miraz and Shakib Al
Hasan. They picked up 6 and 4 wickets respectively and England innings ended at
164 runs and Bangladesh won the match by 108 runs.
Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh (2017):
In the first match of the two-test test series against Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh started off wobbly and they lost by a huge margin of 259 runs. But
they came back strongly in the second match of the series. Sri Lanka batted
first in the second match of the series held at Colombo. Sri Lanka made 338 in
their first innings. Dinesh Chandimal scored a century in the innings.
Bangladesh, in reply, made 467 with the help of a century from Shakib Al Hasan.
Sri Lanka made 319 in their second innings. Their opener Dimuth Karunaratne was
the top scorer with 126. Bangladesh had to make 191 in the last innings to win the
match. At one point they were 130/2 and seemed to reach their target with ease.
But then Bangladesh lost some quick wickets and were 162/5. But they managed to
reach the target with 4 wickets in hand. Tamim Iqbal top scored with 82 runs in
the second innings for Bangladesh.
Australia Vs Bangladesh (2017):
2017 was a great year in the test history of Bangladesh. They managed
to make yet another important achievement in test cricket, when they defeated
Australia in the first match of two test series in 2017. In the first match
held at Mirpur, Bangladesh made 260 in the first innings with Tamim Iqbal and
Shakib Al Hasan making half-centuries. It was not a huge score. But the
Bangladesh bowlers managed to dismiss Australia for 217, with Shakib Al Hasan
taking a fifer. In the second innings, Bangladesh were all out for 221. Once
again Tamim Iqbal was the top scorer with 78 runs. Australia had to chase 265
in their last innings. Even though Australia lost Matt Renshaw and Usman
Khawaja cheaply, David Warner made a gritty 112 runs to keep Australia in the
hunt. But Shakib Al Hasan took another fifer and the Australian chase ended up
at 244. Bangladesh won the match by 20 runs.
Unfortunately, Bangladesh lost the
second match of the series.
Zimbabwe Vs Bangladesh (2018):
Zimbabwe won the first match of the series by a huge margin of 151
runs. But it was an altogether different performance from Bangladesh in the
second match of the series. Batting first they made 522/7 with Mushfiqur Rahim
scoring a double century and Mominul Haque scoring a century. Zimbabwe made 304
in their first innings. Brenden Tayor made 110 for Zimbabwe. In the second
innings, Mahmadullah scored a century and Bangladesh declared the innings at
224/6. Chasing a target of 443 runs, Zimbabwe were all out for 224. Brenden
Taylor once again scored a century in the second innings as well.
West Indies Vs Bangladesh (2018):
Bangladesh lost both test matches in 2018 when Bangladesh toured West
Indies. Now, the West Indies were visiting Bangladesh in November 2018 and
Bangladesh was ready to return the favor. Bangladesh won the two Test match
series 2-0. The first test match of the series was held at Chattogram. Winning
the toss, Bangladesh elected to bat first. Mominul Haque scored a century to
help Bangladesh score 324 in their first innings. Jomel Warrican took 4 wickets
for West Indies in the innings. Despite half-centuries from Shimron Hetmeyer
and Shane Dowrich, West Indies' first innings ended up at 246. Nayeem Hasan
took 5 wickets for 61 runs. The 76-run first innings lead for Bangladesh was
going to be a handy one. West Indies ended the Bangladesh second innings at
125. Devendra Bishoo and Roston Chase took 4 and 3 wickets each for West
Indies. West Indies had to chase 204 runs in the last innings. But the wicket
was aiding the spinners. West Indies' second innings ended at 139 runs.
Bangladesh won by 64 runs. Taijul Islam took 6 wickets for 33 runs. For West
Indies, Sunil Ambris (43) and Jomel Warrican (41) provided some resistance in
the West Indies lineup. But that was not enough to ensure their victory.
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| Taijul Islam |
In the second match of the series at
Mirpur, Bangladesh put up a strong batting display. In the first innings, they
scored 508, with Mahmudullah scoring a century. Bangladesh bowlers also put up
a strong display in West Indies' first innings. West Indies could only make
111. Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 7 wickets for 58 runs. West Indies were made to
follow on. But the deficit in the first innings was huge and it was always
going to be an uphill task for West Indies. In the second innings, West Indies
were all out for 213. Shimron Hetmeyer top scored with 93 runs. Mehidy Hasan
Miraz took 5 wickets for 59 runs. Bangladesh won the match by 184 runs and an
inning.
Zimbabwe Vs Bangladesh (2019):
Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh for 1 test match in 2019. Zimbabwe won the
toss and elected to bat first. Captain Craig Ervine scored a century to help
Zimbabwe reach 265 in the first innings. In reply, Bangladesh scored 560/6 and
declared their innings. Mushfiqur Rahim scored a double century (203), and
Mominul Haque scored a century. The large first-innings deficit hurt Zimbabwe
and it Zimbabwe batsmen had a lot of work to do in their second innings. But
Bangladesh bowlers had other plans and they ended up the Zimbabwe's second
innings at 189. Bangladesh won by an innings and 106 runs.
Zimbabwe Vs Bangladesh (2021):
Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe in 2021. Zimbabwe had a chance to get some
redemption from the recent losses in Test matches against Bangladesh. But it
was not going to be that way. Bangladesh won the only test of the series by 220
runs. Batting first, riding upon the century from Mahamadullah (150),
Bangladesh reached a total of 468 in their first innings. In reply, Zimbabwe
could only make 276, despite being 175/1 at one stage of the game.
Takudzwanashe and Brendan Taylor scored 87 and 81 respectively for Zimbabwe.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 5 wickets in the first innings. Bangladesh declared
their first innings at 284/1, with Shadman Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring
centuries for Bangladesh. Zimbabwe was given an improbable target of 477 runs.
Zimbabwe's run chase got as far as only 256 runs. Brendan Taylor top-scored for
Zimbabwe with 92 in the second innings. Mehidy Hasan Mieaz and Taskin Ahmed
took 4 wickets apiece for Bangladesh.
New Zealand Vs Bangladesh
(2022):
Mangladesh's tour of New Zealand started off on a good note when
they won the first match of the series held at Mount Maunganui. But New Zealand
came back strongly in the second match and the series was drawn 1-1. In the
first match, batting first New Zealand made 326 runs with the help of 122 from
Devon Conway. Bangladesh made 458 runs despite none of their batsmen scoring a
century. But Mahmudul Hasan Joy (78), Najmul Hossain Shanto (64), Mominil Haque
(88), and Litton Das (86) scored half-centuries. In the second innings, Ebadot
Hossain took 6 wickets for Bangladesh and restricted New Zealand to 169 runs.
Bangladesh chased down the target of 40 runs with the loss of 2 wickets in
their second innings.
Bangladesh Vs Ireland (2023):
In 2023 Ireland visited Bangladesh to play a lone test series. Winning
the toss, Ireland captain Andy Balbirine elected to bat first. Harry Tector
scored a half century for Ireland and they scored 214 in their first innings. Taijul
Islam took 5/58 in the first innings. Mushfiqur Rahim scored a century to help
Bangladesh reach 369 in their first innings. Ireland bowler Andy McBrine took 6
wickets. In the second innings, Ireland made 292 runs, with Lorcan Tucker
scoring 108. Bangladesh had to make 138 runs to register a victory. They chased
down the total with the loss of 3 wickets.
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| Mushfiqur Rahim |
Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan (2023):
Bangladesh won the 1-match series 1-0. The only match of the series was
held at Mirpur. Batting first, Bangladesh managed to score 382. Najmul Hossain
Shanto scored 146 runs in the innings. In reply, Afghanistan could only score
146 runs, with only 4 of their batsmen crossing the double digits. Ebadot
Hossain picked 4 wickets in the innings. Bangladesh batsmen showed no mercy for
Afghanistan bowlers in the second innings as they went on to score 425 with the
loss of just 4 wickets. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque scored
centuries to help Bangladesh reach a huge total. Afghanistan had to chase down
662 for an improbable victory. Afghanistan could only make 115, with their
batsmen failing once again in the match. Only, 3 batsmen crossed double digits
with Rahmat Shah (30) being the top scorer. Bangladesh won the match by a
margin of 546 runs.
New Zealand Vs Bangladesh (2023):
Two test match series were drawn 1-1. Bangladesh won the first match
and New Zealand won the second match of the series. In the first match,
Bangladesh made 310 in the first innings, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy being the top
scorer at 86. In reply, New Zealand scored 317, with Kane Williamson scoring a
century. New Zealand gained a slender 7-run lead in the first innings. In the
second Innings, Bangladesh made 338 with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto making a
century. Chasing a target of 332 runs, New Zealand were all-out for 181. Daryl
Mitchell top-scored for New Zealand in the second innings. He scored 120 balls
58 runs. Taijul Islam picked 6 wickets for Bangladesh in the second innings.
Pakistan Vs Bangladesh (2024):
Bangladesh visited Pakistan in 2024 for a 2-test series. Surprisingly,
Pakistan lost both their test matches in the series and Bangladesh completed a
whitewash 2-0 of the series. In the first test held at Rawalpindi, Pakistan
batting first made 448/6, thanks to the centuries from Saud Shakeel and
Muhammed Rizwan. Interestingly, Pakistan captain Shan Masood, declared the
Pakistan innings when Rizwan was batting at 177*. Later on, this declaration
cost dearly for Pakistan. In reply, Bangladesh made 565, with the help of a
century from Mushfiqur Rahim (191) and half-centuries from Shadman Islam (93),
Mominul Haque(50), Litton Das (56), and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (77). In the second
innings, Pakistan were all-out for 146 with Mehidy Hasan Miraz picking 4
wickets. Bangladesh made the required 30 runs without any loss of wickets and
they achieved a 10 wickets victory.
In the second match of the series,
Pakistan made 274 batting first. Saim Ayub (58), Shan Masood (57), and
Salman Agha (54) made half-centuries. Bangladesh at one stage was 26/6 in the first
innings. Litton Das (138) scored a century and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (78) scored a
half-century, to lift the Bangladesh score to 262. Khurram Shahzad picked
6 wickets for Pakistan. In the second innings, Pakistan scored 172, with Salman
Agha (47) being the top scorer. Hasan Mahmud picked up 5 wickets for
Bangladesh. Chasing a target of 185 runs, Bangladesh crossed the ropes with the
loss of just 4 wickets. Bangladesh completed a 2-0 victory in the series.
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| Litton Das |
Bangladesh Vs West Indies (2024):
Bangladesh lost the first match of the series by 201 runs. Bangladesh
made a strong reply in the second match of the series and drew the series 1-1.
In the second match of the series at Kingston, Bangladesh were bundled out for
164 in the first innings. Shadman Islam top scored with 64, while only 4
Bangladesh batsmen managed to reach double figures. Jayden Seales scalped 4
wickets in the first innings. But West Indies could not utilize the advantage
and were all-out for 146. West Indies were 84/1 at one stage of the innings,
but Nahid Rana took 5 wickets to restrict them to 146. In the second innings,
Jaker Ali top scored with 91, as Bangladesh reached 268. West Indies were set a
target of 287 runs. But Taijul Islam took 5 West Indies wickets to restrict
them to a score of 185. Bangladesh won the match by 101 runs.
