ICC Cricket World Cup, Team Stats: Bangladesh
Bangladesh made their world cup debut in 1999 and in their first tournament, they caused a huge upset by defeating Pakistan.
In 2003, they had a forgettable tournament as they did not win a single match, but in 2007, they had their first major world cup moment as they managed to reach the Super Eights stage defeating India on the way.
Though they could not proceed beyond the Super Eights stage, they managed to pull off another upset when they defeated South Africa. But their best performance came in the 2015 world cup when they reached the quarter-final.
Bangladesh have played a total of 32 matches in the world Cup, winning 11, losing 20 and 1 match ending in a no result with a win percentage of 35.48.
Let us now take a look at their past performances and key stats ahead of the 2019 world cup:
Past Performances:
1999 - 5th in Group B in the league stage
2003 - Last in Group B in the league stage
2007 - 7th in the Super Eight stage
2011 - 5th in Group B in the league stage
2015 - Quarter-finalist
Batting Performances:
322/4 scored by them against Scotland in 2015 is their highest team total in the world cup.
58 scored by them against West Indies in 2011 is their lowest team total in the world cup.
540 runs scored by Shakib Al Hasan are the most number of runs scored by a Bangladeshi player in the world cup.
128* scored by Mahmudullah against New Zealand in 2015 is the highest individual score by a Bangladeshi player in the world cup.
2 centuries have been scored by Bangladeshi players in the world cup. Both of them have been scored by Mahmudullah.
5 half-centuries scored by Shakib Al Hasan are the most number of half-centuries scored by a Bangladeshi player in the world cup.
365 runs scored by Mahmudullah in the 2015 world cup are the most number of runs scored by a Bangladeshi player in a single edition of the world cup.
Bowling Performances:
23 wickets taken by Shakib Al Hasan are the most number of wickets taken by a Bangladeshi player in the world cup.
4/21 taken by Shafiul Islam against Ireland in 2011 is the best bowling performance by a Bangladeshi player in the world cup.
13 wickets taken by Abdur Razzak in the 2007 world cup are the most number of wickets taken by a Bangladeshi player in a single edition of the world cup.
Wicket-keeping Performances:
18 dismissals by Mushfiqur Rahim are the most number of dismissals by a Bangladeshi wicket-keeper in the world cup.
4 dismissals by Mushfiqur Rahim against England in 2015 are the most number of dismissals by a Bangladeshi wicket-keeper in an innings in the world cup.
8 dismissals by Mushfiqur Rahim in the 2015 World Cup are the most number of dismissals by a Bangladeshi wicket-keeper in a single edition of the world cup.
Fielding Performances:
9 catches taken by Tamim Iqbal are the most number of catches taken by a Bangladeshi player in the world cup.
4 catches taken by Soumya Sarkar against Scotland in 2015 are the most number of catches taken by a Bangladeshi player in an innings in the world cup.
6 catches taken by Soumya Sarkar in 2015 are the most number of catches taken by a Bangladeshi player in a single edition of the world cup.