India has long dominated Bangladesh in ODI cricket, dominating all meetings played between them and winning all. But Bangladesh caused one of the greatest upsets ever seen in ODI history when they defeated India at the 2007 World Cup tournament.
India and Bangladesh have played 41 One Day International (ODI) matches against each other since 1996, with India winning 32 outright wins and Bangladesh 8 victories (one match ending without result). Here is a selection of some of their greatest ODI battles between these nations.
1. India vs Bangladesh – Asia Cup 2014
India and Bangladesh’s longstanding rivalry continues to deepen, as evidenced by frequent matches across test and ODI formats. Both teams take every opportunity they get to square off against one another on the field; no matter how new Bangladesh may be as an international team; over the years it has proven its mettle by showing promising signs of development that is capable of challenging India on any given test match occasion.
This Asia Cup match from 2014 was an intense duel between two sides vying for supremacy. India took control in the first game by just a narrow margin; but after the break there was an abundance of runs with both teams sharing 6 wickets among themselves in an equally intense second encounter.
India secured an easy win against Bangladesh in their final matchup. Batting was key, with both teams scoring less than 100 runs each innings; Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli made the biggest impactful batting contributions and were instrumental in leading India to victory.
Mushfiqur Rahim’s brilliant century was the highlight of this particular ODI; it remains Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur Rahim’s highest ODI score to date and eclipsed Mohammed Ashraful’s 109 against UAE back in 2008. Additionally, this match marked Bangladesh’s inaugural appearance in an ODI final and will remain unforgettable due to their heroics displayed. This match also set a significant foundation for their cricket in terms of future development; since then, Bangladesh have progressed significantly and are now ready to compete against some of the world’s finest.
2. India vs Bangladesh – Asia Cup 2015
Cricket is one of the most beloved sports in Asia. India and Bangladesh are two of the premier teams in this regard; their matches always draw huge crowds and can often prove controversial; for example in one ODI match Soumya Sarkar and Harshit Rana got into an argument over a catch and were separated by umpires before continuing the match.
Bangladesh has seen tremendous progress in white ball cricket over recent years. Their young talent proved this during an ODI series against India. Mashrafe Mortaza and Mustafizur Rahman led this charge with their bowling while some good contributions also came from Bangladesh’s batting lineup.
Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka to advance to the final against Pakistan. Unfortunately, during that game there was major controversy due to some incorrect decisions by umpires that caused protests by Bangladesh fans who demanded compensation for their team and caused delays in game time until Pakistan finally prevailed and won the match.
On 23 March 2016 at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, the final match between India and Bangladesh took place. Shikhar Dhawan made history by smashing an amazing 75 runs to lead India to victory.
Though Bangladesh won the match, they were far from happy with their performance. Rubel Hossain proved costly and failed to perform as expected with both bat and ball; Tamim Iqbal failed to impress with either, while Mushfiqur Rahim made costly errors that cost his wicket more than once.
3. India vs Bangladesh – Asia Cup 2016
Bangladesh and India have enjoyed an extensive rivalry in cricket for many years, being neighbors and having competed frequently against one another both in Test matches and One Day Internationals – however Bangladesh have never managed to defeat India in a Test match.
India has long been a dominant ODI team; however, Bangladesh is making great strides. They were even able to win their inaugural ever ODI series against India; a huge feat! Mashrafe Mortaza has taken charge and they appear to be playing aggressive cricket.
India and Bangladesh will face off once more in a three-match ODI series and this match could prove pivotal for both teams. India hopes to retain their number one spot in ODI rankings with a win against Bangladesh; on the other hand, Bangladesh hopes that victory may give them an opportunity to move up in rankings by beating India.
India won the toss and elected to bat first at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, although their pitch appeared dry and slow initially. Over time however, conditions should improve further.
First over: Pandya scored five runs – all singles and doubles – off his over.
4. India vs Bangladesh – Asia Cup 2017
Bangladesh, often overshadowed by India in cricketing circles, has performed admirably this year. They made it to the semi-finals of the Asia Cup three times and even won one match! Every time these two sides meet they create an exciting subcontinent battle of epic proportions!
India, the reigning World Champions, are set to face Bangladesh at Edgbaston in an explosive contest on Thursday. Although India are heavy favourites, Bangladesh have shown themselves capable of pulling off surprises over time and this game promises to be riveting.
India defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets in the Asia Cup 2017 second semifinal, led by Rohit Sharma-Shikhar Dhawan duo who tore apart Bangladeshi bowling attacks to secure victory for India. Rohit scored his maiden century while Kohli took his total ODI runs past 9000 for good measure.
Bangladesh will try to rebound after suffering an agonising loss in the final of the Hero Hockey Cup. Shahril Saabah scored late to end their hopes of winning their first ever title as an Asian nation.
Bangladesh have enjoyed an excellent run in T20 cricket and will look to improve upon their record against India, but Indian bowlers should remain wary of Bangladesh’s susceptibility against spinners such as Ravindra Jadeja and Pragyan Ojha.
5. India vs Bangladesh – Asia Cup 2018
India defeated Bangladesh to capture their seventh Asia Cup championship and become world champs. The match will go down as one of the greatest in Indian cricket history – they also had earlier taken two 2-0 series victories over Bangladesh.
Rohit Sharma led an astounding Indian innings, scoring 137 off 126 balls with 14 fours and 3 sixes – supported by Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina. India amassed 302 runs in 50 overs with an advantage of 227 against Bangladesh opener Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz who made an impressive start before losing wickets regularly; Kuldeep Yadav and Kedar Jadhav bowlers took regular wickets from Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz in order to keep their deficit under control and reduce it as they lost wickets regularly throughout.
Bangladesh was put under immense pressure to chase down their target, having lost two early wickets but Dinesh Karthik was on top form and held his nerve to guide his side home with just over two overs remaining – scoring his maiden ODI fifty and becoming the highest run scorer of this tournament with 210 off 131 balls.
Mahmudullah delivered a short ball towards leg stump, Kedar Jadhav tried to flick it but missed and ran towards fine leg for a leg bye – sparking fireworks across the stadium! India have won their seventh Asia Cup victory. As they become dominant international cricket players with an enormous lead over second-place Pakistan. These two sides will meet again at 2023 ODI World Cup; India are two-time winners while Bangladesh only managed a quarterfinal finish; this battle between these teams should prove exciting! To know more about sports like football, cricket, kabaddi, polo and many more just follow us: https://sportskhabar.co.uk/
