Do you know that the real rivalry between the Indian and Bangladesh cricket teams started in the 2007 ODI World Cup, when the Bangla Tigers defeated the Men in Blue in the early group stage. That is why it is said that the rivalry between Bangladesh and the Indian team began as a friendly banter and gradually over time turned into an intense and fierce rivalry. The Bangladesh team considers the Indian team as their arch-rivals and is very passionate and filled with aggression in matches against each other. To know more about this persisting rivalry, let’s take a look at the India National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Timeline, which provides an analysis of the encounters of both teams across the formats – Test matches, ODIs, and T20Is.
1998 to 2008: Dominance of the Indian Team
Between the time period from 1998-2008, the Bangladesh and the Indian teams have played a set of 20 matches. Out of which, the Indian team asserted its one-sided dominance by winning 17 matches, whereas the Bangladesh team only managed to win 2 matches, and 1 match ended up being drawn. The India National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Timeline illuminates the encounters during this period between these teams.
- 1997-1998 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup (ODI): The inaugural match of the cup was played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on 10th January, 1998. The Indian team won the match by a margin of 4 wickets. The key performers were Javagal Srinath, Debashish Mohanty, Mohammad Azharuddin, and Sachin Tendulkar.
- 1999-2000 Asia Cup (ODI): Batting first, the Bangla Tigers set the target of 249 runs with major knocks from Habibul Bashar(57 runs), Aminul Islam(47 runs), and Akram Khan(64 runs). In reply, brilliant knocks from Sourav Ganguly(135 runs*), Sachin Tendulkar(36 runs), Hemang Badani(35 runs), and Mohammad Azharuddin(35 runs).
- 2000-2001 Bangladesh vs India (Test): In the first match played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, the Indian team won the match by 9 wickets. Batting first, the Bangladesh team set the totals of 400 & 91 runs in the first and second innings, respectively. The Indian team scored a total of 429 & 64 runs in the first and second innings, respectively.
- 2002-2003 TVS Cup (ODI): The 1st and the 4th matches of the cup were played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The Men in Blue won both the matches by a margin of 200 runs and 4 wickets, respectively. The key performers for the Indian team were Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar, Sarandeep Singh, Virender Sehwag, and Gautam Gambhir.
- 2004-2005 Asia Cup (ODI): The 7th match of the cup was played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo. Batting first, the Bangla Tigers set a total of 177 runs, whereas the Men in Blue chased the target in 38.3 overs. Sachin Tendulkar was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant unbeaten knock of 82 runs off 126 balls.
- 2004-2005 Bangladesh vs India (Test): The 2-match test series was played between the teams of India and Bangladesh, and was hosted by Bangladesh. The Indian team whitewashed the series 2-0. The star performers of the series were Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, and Zaheer Khan.
- 2006-2007 Bangladesh vs India (2nd Test): Batting first, the Indian team set a total of 610 runs with major knocks from Dinesh Karthik(129 runs), Wasim Jaffer(138 runs), Rahul Dravid(129 runs), Sachin Tendulkar(122 runs*), and M S Dhoni(51 runs*). The Bangla Tigers were restricted to a total of 118 & 253 runs in their first and second innings, respectively.
- 2006-2007 ICC World Cup (ODI): The 8th match of the cup was played between the Men in Blue and the Bangla Tigers on 17th March, 2007 at the Queen’s Park Oval. The Bangladesh team won the match by 5 wickets. Mashrafe Mortaza was given the Player of the Match award for his splendid bowling spell of 9.3 overs, 38 runs, and 4 wickets.
- 2007-2008 Asia Cup (ODI): The Indian team won the 7th match of the cup by 7 wickets, which was played at the National Stadium, Karachi. The key performers for the Men in Blue were Manpreet Gony, Pragyan Ojha, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, and Yuvraj Singh.
2009 to 2025: Ongoing Supremacy of the Indian Team
From the year 2009-2025, the Indian and Bangladesh teams have played a total of 50 matches, and the majority of them were Tournament games. The Men in Blue have won 41 matches, whereas the Bangla Tigers have won only 7 matches, 1 match ended up being drawn, and 1 match gave no result. The India National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Timeline provides a detailed analysis of the teams in the ICC tournaments in the time period of 2009-2025.
- 2009 ICC World Twenty20: The 4th match of the cup was played on 6th June 2009, at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The Indian team won the match by 25 runs, and Pragyan Ojha was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant bowling spell of 4 overs, 21 runs, and 4 wickets, with an economy rate of 5.25.
- 2009-2010 Bangladesh vs India (Test): The 2-match test series was played between the Bangladesh and Indian teams, hosted by Bangladesh. The Indian team won the match by a margin of 113 runs and 10 wickets. The key performers for the Indian team were Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, Pragyan Ojha, Rahul Dravid, and MS Dhoni.
- 2009-2010 Asia Cup (ODI): Batting first, the Bangladesh team set the target of 167 runs in the match played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. The Indian team chased the target in 30.4 overs with the help of crucial knocks from Gautam Gambhir(82 runs) and M S Dhoni(38 runs*). The major wicket-takers for the Indian team were Virender Sehwag(4 wickets) and Ashish Nehra(2 wickets).
- 2011 ICC World Cup (ODI): The opening match of the cup was played on 19th February, 2011 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. Batting first, brilliant knocks from Virender Sehwag(175 runs), Virat Kohli(100 runs*), and Gautam Gambhir(39 runs) aided the Indian team to set the total of 370 runs. In reply, the Bangla Tigers were restricted to a total of 283 runs, with the major wicket-takers being Munaf Patel(4 wickets) and Zaheer Khan(2 wickets).
- 2011-2012 Asia Cup (ODI): The 4th match of the cup was played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. The Bangladesh team won the match by 5 wickets, and Shakib Al Hasan was given the Player of the Match award for his knock of 49 runs off 31 balls.
- 2013-2014 Asia Cup (ODI): Batting first, the Bangladesh team set a total of 279 runs with crucial knocks from Anamul Haque (77 runs) and Mushfiqur Rahim(117 runs). In reply, Virat Kohli’s contribution of 136 runs helped the Indian team to a victory in 49 overs at the loss of 4 wickets.
- 2013-2014 ICC World Twenty20: The Indian team won the 24th match of the cup by a margin of 8 wickets. The key performers were Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma, and Amit Mishra. Ravichandran Ashwin was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant bowling spell of 4 overs, 15 runs, and 2 wickets.
- 2014-2015 ICC World Cup (ODI, 2nd Quarter-final): The 2nd quarter-final of the cup was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Batting first, brilliant knocks by Rohit Sharma(137 runs), Suresh Raina(65 runs), and Shikhar Dhawan(30 runs) helped the Indian team to set the target of 302 runs. The Bangla Tigers were restricted to a total of 193 runs, with the major wicket-takers being Umesh Yadav(4 wickets), Mohammed Shami(2 wickets), and Ravindra Jadeja(2 wickets).
- 2015-2016 Asia Cup (T20, Final): The final match of the cup was played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, between the teams of India and Bangladesh. The Indian team won the match by 8 wickets, and the key performers were Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli.
- 2015-2016 ICC World Twenty20: Batting first, the Indian team set the target of 146 runs with major knocks from Suresh Raina(30 runs), Virat Kohli(24 runs), and Shikhar Dhawan(23 runs). In reply, the Bangla Tigers were restricted to 145 runs, falling 1 run shy of the target.
- 2017 ICC Champions Trophy (ODI, 2nd Semi-final): The 2nd semi-final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was played at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The Indian team won the match by 9 wickets, and the key performers were Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kedar Jadhav, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Virat Kohli.
- 2017-2018 Nidahas Twenty20 Tri Series (T20, Final): The Indian team became the champions and lifted the 2017-2018 Nidahas Twenty20 Tri Series. The Men in Blue won the final match by 4 wickets, with Dinesh Karthik as the Player of the Match for his brilliant and crucial knock of 29 runs off 8 balls.
- 2018-2019 Asia Cup (ODI, Final): The final and concluding match of the cup was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28th September, 2018. The Indian team won the match by 3 wickets, and Litton Das was given the Player of the Match award for his knock of 121 runs.
- 2019 ICC World Cup (ODI): The 40th match of the cup was played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 2nd July, 2019. Batting first, the Indian team set the target of 314 runs with major knocks from KL Rahul(77 runs), Rohit Sharma(104 runs), and Rishabh Pant(48 runs). In the run chase, the Bangla Tigers were restricted to a total of 286 runs, falling just 28 runs short of the target.
- 2022-2023 ICC T20 World Cup (T20): The 35th league match of the cup was clinched by the Indian team by 5 runs. Virat Kohli was given the Player of the Match award for his brilliant unbeaten knock of 64 runs off 44 balls. The key performers for the Men in Blue are KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Arshdeep Singh.
- 2023 Asia Cup (ODI): The 12th match of the cup was played at the R Premadasa Stadium, on 15th September, 2023. Batting first, the Bangladesh team set the target of 265 runs, whereas the Indian team failed to chase down the target, with the major wicket-takers for the Bangla Tigers being Mustafizur Rahman(3 wickets), Tanzim Hasan Sakib(2 wickets), and Mahedi Hasan(2 wickets).
- 2023 Asian Games Cricket Competition (T20, 1st Semi-final): The 1st semi-final of the Asian Games was played on 6th October, 2023 at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou. The Indian team won the match by 9 wickets and secured their place in the finals. The crucial performers for the Indian team were Tilak Verma, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Sai Kishore.
- 2023 ICC World Cup (ODI): Batting first, the Bangla Tigers set a total of 256 runs with major knocks from Tanzid Hasan(51 runs), Litton Das(66 runs), and Nasum Ahmed(46 runs). In the run chase, the Indian team chased down the target in 41.3 overs with crucial knocks by Virat Kohli(103 runs*), Shubman Gill(53 runs), and Rohit Sharma(48 runs).
- 2024 ICC T20 World Cup (T20): The 47th league match of the cup was played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Batting first, the Indian team set a total of 196 runs with major knocks from Virat Kohli(37 runs), Rishabh Pant(36 runs), and Hardik Pandya(50 runs*). In reply, the Bangladesh team was restricted to a score of 146 runs, with major wicket-takers being Kuldeep Yadav(3 wickets), Jasprit Bumrah(2 wickets), and Arshdeep Singh(2 wickets).
- 2024 India vs Bangladesh (Test): The 2-match series hosted by India was clinched by the Indian team by 2-0. The key performers for the Indian team were Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, Akash Deep, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul.
- 2024-2025 ICC Champions Trophy (ODI): The most recent encounter between the teams of India and Bangladesh occurred at the 2nd match of the 2024-25 ICC Champions Trophy, played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Indian team won the match by 6 wickets, and Shubman Gill was given the Player of the Match for his brilliant unbeaten knock of 101 runs off 129 balls.
India vs Bangladesh: ODI Rivalry and Match Result
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Match Winner | Win Margin | Ground | Match Date |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 6 wickets | Dubai (DICS) | Feb 20, 2025 |
| India | Bangladesh | India | 7 wickets | Pune | Oct 19, 2023 |
| Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | 6 runs | Colombo (RPS) | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 227 runs | Chattogram | Dec 10, 2022 |
| Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | 5 runs | Mirpur | Dec 7, 2022 |
| Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | 1 wicket | Mirpur | Dec 4, 2022 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 28 runs | Birmingham | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 3 wickets | Dubai (DICS) | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 7 wickets | Dubai (DICS) | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 9 wickets | Birmingham | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 77 runs | Mirpur | Jun 24, 2015 |
| Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | 6 wickets | Mirpur | Jun 21, 2015 |
| Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | 79 runs | Mirpur | Jun 18, 2015 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 109 runs | Melbourne | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Bangladesh | India | no result | – | Mirpur | Jun 19, 2014 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 47 runs | Mirpur | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 7 wickets | Mirpur | Jun 15, 2014 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 6 wickets | Fatullah | Feb 26, 2014 |
| Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | 5 wickets | Mirpur | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 87 runs | Mirpur | Feb 19, 2011 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 6 wickets | Dambulla | Jun 16, 2010 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 6 wickets | Mirpur | Jan 11, 2010 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 6 wickets | Mirpur | Jan 7, 2010 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 7 wickets | Karachi | Jun 28, 2008 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 7 wickets | Mirpur | Jun 12, 2008 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 46 runs | Mirpur | May 12, 2007 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 5 wickets | Mirpur | May 10, 2007 |
| Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | 5 wickets | Port of Spain | Mar 17, 2007 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 91 runs | Dhaka | Dec 27, 2004 |
| Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | 15 runs | Dhaka | Dec 26, 2004 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 11 runs | Chattogram | Dec 23, 2004 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 8 wickets | Colombo (SSC) | Jul 21, 2004 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 4 wickets | Dhaka | Apr 16, 2003 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 200 runs | Dhaka | Apr 11, 2003 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 8 wickets | Dhaka | May 30-31, 2000 |
| India | Bangladesh | India | 5 wickets | Wankhede | May 25, 1998 |
| India | Bangladesh | India | 5 wickets | Mohali | May 14, 1998 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 4 wickets | Dhaka | Jan 10, 1998 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 9 wickets | Colombo (SSC) | Jul 24, 1997 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 9 wickets | Sharjah | Apr 5, 1995 |
| India | Bangladesh | India | 9 wickets | Chandigarh | Dec 25, 1990 |
| Bangladesh | India | India | 9 wickets | Chattogram | Oct 27, 1988 |
IND vs BAN 2024 Series Summary – Tests and T20I
Test Series
| Match Details | Date & Time | Result |
India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Venue– MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | September 19, Thursday – September 23, Monday 9:00 PM | India won by 280 runs |
India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Venue–Green Park, Kanpur | September 27, Friday – October 01, Tuesday 9:00 PM | India won by 7 wkts |
T20I Series
| Match Details | Date & Time | Result |
| India vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I Venue– Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, Gwalior | October 06, Sunday 7:30 PM | India won by 7 wkts |
| India vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I Venue– Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | October 09, Wednesday 7:30 PM | India won by 86 runs |
| India vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I Venue– Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | October 12, Saturday 7:30 PM | India won by 133 runs |
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