ICC World Cup: A look at the significant stats from India vs Bangladesh matches at the showpiece event
India faces Bangladesh in its penultimate group stage match of the 2019 World Cup. These two teams first met in the World Cup in 2007, where Bangladesh caused a major upset by defeating India.
That defeat was one of the reasons India was knocked out of the tournament in the group stage itself. These two teams again met in the 2011 & 2015 World Cups and on both the occasions it was India who emerged victorious.
Let us now take a look at the key stats from meetings between the two sides at the World Cup.
Past Results
2007 - Bangladesh won by 5 wickets. Mashrafe Mortaza was named the Player of the Match.
2011 - India won by 87 runs. Virender Sehwag was named the Player of the Match.
2015 - India won by 109 runs. Rohit Sharma was named the Player of the Match.
Batting performances
370/4 by India at the 2011 World Cup is the highest team total in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
191 all out by India in the 2007 World Cup is the lowest team total in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
177 runs scored by Virender Sehwag is the most by a player in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
175 runs by Virender Sehwag in the 2011 World Cup is the highest individual score by a player in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
3 centuries have been scored in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup. These have been hit by Virender Sehwag (175 in 2011), Virat Kohli (100 in 2011) and Rohit Sharma (137 in 2015).
7 half-centuries have been made in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
Bowling performances
6 wickets taken by Munaf Patel is the highest number of wickets taken by a player in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
4/38 taken by Mashrafe Mortaza in the 2007 World Cup is the best bowling performance by a player in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
Wicket-keeping performances
8 dismissals by MS Dhoni is the most by a wicket-keeper in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
4 dismissals by MS Dhoni in the 2015 World Cup is the most by a wicket-keeper in an innings in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.
Fielding performances
2 catches each, taken by Abdur Razzak, Aftab Ahmed, R. Ashwin & Mohammed Shami are the most by a player in India vs Bangladesh matches at the World Cup.