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I’ve covered enough India vs Bangladesh cricket to know one thing for certain: the scoreline lies about how competitive this rivalry actually feels. The India National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team timeline stretches back to 1988, and on paper it reads like a mismatch. India lead 63-9 across 75 matches. But sit through an ODI in Dhaka or Chattogram, and you’ll see why Bangladesh’s nine wins carry more weight than the number suggests.
This piece walks through that full timeline. Dates, numbers, the matches that actually mattered, and the players who built this rivalry from a formality into something genuinely watched across South Asia. All data below is accurate through July 2026.
The rivalry at a glance
India toured Bangladesh for the first time in the 1988 Asia Cup. The two sides met in Chattogram, and India won by 9 wickets. Nobody called it a rivalry back then. Bangladesh wasn’t even a full ICC member yet.
That changed slowly, then all at once. Bangladesh got Test status in 2000. By 2007, they were knocking India out of a World Cup. By 2015, they were beating India in bilateral ODI series at home. The gap in talent never closed completely, but the gap in competitiveness did, at least in the 50-over format.
Here’s the quick snapshot:
- Total meetings: 75 (across Tests, ODIs, T20Is)
- First meeting: October 27, 1988 (ODI, Chattogram), India won by 9 wickets
- Latest meeting: September 28, 2025 (T20I, Dubai), India won by 41 runs
- Overall record: India 63, Bangladesh 9, Draws/No Result 3
- Bangladesh’s first win over India: March 17, 2007, ICC World Cup, Port of Spain
India National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team : Head-to-Head record (all formats)
| Format | Matches | India Won | Bangladesh Won | Draw/No Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Matches | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 (draws) |
| ODIs | 42 | 33 | 8 | 1 |
| T20Is | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 63 | 9 | 3 |
Three numbers explain the entire rivalry. Zero Test wins for Bangladesh in 15 attempts. Eight ODI wins, almost all built at home. One T20I win, from 2016, that Bangladesh has never repeated.
India National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Timeline in chronological order (key matches)
| Date | Tournament/Series | Venue | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 1988 | Asia Cup | Chattogram | India | 9 wickets |
| Nov 10-14, 2000 | Bangladesh’s inaugural Test | Dhaka | India | 9 wickets |
| Dec 10, 2004 | Bilateral Test series | Dhaka | India | Innings & 140 runs |
| Mar 17, 2007 | ICC World Cup | Port of Spain | Bangladesh | 5 wickets |
| Jun 6, 2009 | First T20I meeting | Trinidad | India | 25 runs |
| Mar 19, 2012 | Asia Cup | Mirpur | Bangladesh | 5 wickets |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Bilateral ODI series | Mirpur | Bangladesh | 79 runs |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Asia Cup T20I | Mirpur | Bangladesh | 8 wickets |
| Mar 6, 2018 | Nidahas Trophy Final | Colombo | India | Super over |
| Sep 16, 2018 | Asia Cup Final | Dubai | India | 3 wickets |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Bilateral ODI series | Mirpur/Chattogram | Bangladesh | Series 2-1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | ICC World Cup | Pune | India | 28 runs |
| Sep 27-Oct 1, 2024 | Bilateral Test | Kanpur | India | 7 wickets |
| Feb 20, 2025 | ICC Champions Trophy | Dubai | India | 6 wickets |
| Sep 28, 2025 | Asia Cup T20I | Dubai | India | 41 runs |
Most runs: leading batters in this rivalry
The Test column tells one story, the ODI column tells another. Sachin Tendulkar owns the Test record by a distance he’ll probably never lose. Virat Kohli owns the ODI record, mostly built during a stretch when he treated Bangladesh’s bowling attack like a personal training session.
| Player | Team | Format | Matches | Runs | Average | Centuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | Test | 7 | 820 | 136.66 | 5 |
| Virat Kohli | India | ODI | 16 | 910+ | 75.83 | 5 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | ODI | 16 | 738 | 56.76 | 3 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | Test | 8 | 604 | 43.14 | 2 |
| Gautam Gambhir | India | ODI | 11 | 592 | 59.20 | 2 |
| Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | ODI/T20I | — | 580+ | — | — |
Tendulkar’s 248 not out in Dhaka in December 2004 still stands as the highest individual score by any batter against Bangladesh. He built it alongside Zaheer Khan, who chipped in a career-best 75 batting at number 11.
Most wickets: leading bowlers in this rivalry
| Player | Team | Format | Matches | Wickets | Average | Best Figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | India | Test | 7 | 31 | 24.25 | 5/34 |
| Ishant Sharma | India | Test | 7 | 25 | — | — |
| Irfan Pathan | India | Test | — | — | — | 6/51 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | ODI | — | 13 (in a series) | — | 5-for on debut |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh | ODI | — | — | — | 4 wkts, 2007 WC |
| R. Ashwin | India | Test | — | — | — | — |
Zaheer Khan is the name every Bangladesh batting lineup feared for a decade. His 31 Test wickets against them remain unmatched by any bowler on either side, and two of them came in a single over during the 2007 Mirpur Test that most fans have forgotten but Bangladesh’s top order hasn’t.
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The match that changed everything: 2007 World Cup
Port of Spain, March 17, 2007. India walked in as favorites with Tendulkar, Dravid, and Yuvraj in the top order. Bangladesh sent out a team built around three players not yet 20 years old: Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Shakib Al Hasan.
India collapsed from 157/5 to 191 all out. Mashrafe Mortaza took 4 wickets. Abdur Razzak took 3. Bangladesh chased it down with 5 wickets and 9 balls to spare. India were out of the World Cup at the group stage.
That single result did more to shape this rivalry than the next decade of bilateral cricket combined. It told Bangladesh that beating India wasn’t a fluke waiting to happen once in a generation. It was repeatable.
2012 and 2018: the Asia Cup finals that stung
Bangladesh reached back-to-back Asia Cup finals in 2016 and 2018 without winning either. The 2018 final in Dubai came down to the wire: India, chasing 173, needed a Kedar Jadhav finish to get home by 3 wickets. Bangladesh had led the tournament in heartbreak long before that final whistle.
The 2018 Nidahas Trophy final in Colombo delivered the sharpest version of that pain. Dinesh Karthik hit the last ball of the match for six to win it in a super over finish, snatching a trophy that Bangladesh had all but wrapped up.
2022: the series nobody talks about enough
December 2022, Bangladesh’s home patch. Bangladesh won the first ODI by 1 wicket. They won the second by 5 runs. Two matches, single-digit margins, back to back. India salvaged pride in the third game with a 227-run win, but the series belonged to Bangladesh, 2-1.
That series is the clearest evidence of Bangladesh’s identity in this rivalry. Give them a slow, low Mirpur or Chattogram surface, and their spin-heavy attack plus a fragile but occasionally explosive batting order can beat anyone.
2025: India’s response
The Champions Trophy group match in Dubai on February 20, 2025, showed the flip side. Bangladesh chose to bat first and were reduced to 35/5 inside 9 overs. Mohammed Shami took 5 wickets. Shubman Gill made an unbeaten century in the chase. India won by 6 wickets and never looked troubled.
Seven months later, at the Asia Cup Super Four in Dubai on September 28, 2025, India won again, this time by 41 runs. That result made it four wins in a row for India since Bangladesh’s last victory, a 6-run win in the 2023 Asia Cup in Colombo.
Format-by-format breakdown
Tests: Bangladesh has never beaten India in 15 attempts, home or away. The closest they’ve come is two drawn matches. India’s highest total against them is 687/6 declared in Hyderabad in 2017.
ODIs: This is where the rivalry actually lives. India lead 33-8, but every single Bangladesh win has come either at home or on a flat neutral surface where their spin and left-arm pace attack could work. Bangladesh has never beaten India in an ODI played on Indian soil.
T20Is: India’s most complete domination, 17 wins from 18 matches. Bangladesh’s only win came in the 2016 World T20 group stage in Mirpur, a match still debated for India’s team selection that day.
Where Bangladesh actually wins
Four conditions show up, again and again, whenever Bangladesh beats India:
- A slow, low pitch in Dhaka or Chattogram offering turn from the second innings onward
- A target under 250, where Bangladesh’s middle order can chase in manageable chunks
- Shakib Al Hasan performing with bat or ball, often both, in the same match
- Left-arm pace finding early movement in the powerplay, a lineage running from Mashrafe Mortaza to Mustafizur Rahman
Remove any two of those, and India’s win probability climbs sharply.
2026 update: the T20 World Cup withdrawal
The rivalry took an unusual turn in January 2026, before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh’s board refused to send its team to India, citing security concerns, and asked the ICC to relocate its group matches to Sri Lanka. The ICC rejected that request after independent security assessments found no credible threat, and gave Bangladesh a 24-hour deadline to confirm participation.
Bangladesh didn’t confirm. The ICC replaced them with Scotland, the next-highest ranked T20I side, marking the first T20 World Cup held without Bangladesh since the tournament began in 2007. No India vs Bangladesh match took place at the event as a result.
The tension traces back to early January 2026, when the BCCI directed Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad, a move that coincided with deteriorating relations between the two boards. No bilateral series between India and Bangladesh has been scheduled since, and the next meeting between these two sides remains unconfirmed as of July 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did India and Bangladesh first play against each other?
October 27, 1988, in the Asia Cup at Chattogram. India won by 9 wickets.
What is the overall head-to-head record between India and Bangladesh?
India lead 63-9 across 75 matches in all formats, with 3 draws or no-results.
Which team has won the most ODI matches?
India, 33 wins from 42 ODIs. Bangladesh has 8 wins and there’s been 1 no-result.
Who has scored the most runs in India vs Bangladesh matches?
Sachin Tendulkar leads in Tests with 820 runs from 7 matches. Virat Kohli leads in ODIs with over 900 runs.
Who has taken the most wickets in this rivalry?
Zaheer Khan, with 31 Test wickets, the most by any bowler on either side.
What is the highest team score in India vs Bangladesh matches?
India’s 687/6 declared in Hyderabad in 2017 is the highest Test total. Tendulkar’s 248 not out remains the highest individual score.
Which was the most memorable India vs Bangladesh match?
The 2007 World Cup group match in Port of Spain, where Bangladesh’s five-wicket win eliminated India from the tournament.
When was Bangladesh’s first victory over India?
March 17, 2007, in the ICC World Cup at Port of Spain.
What is the latest India National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team timeline update?
Bangladesh withdrew from the 2026 T20 World Cup over a dispute about traveling to India, and was replaced by Scotland. No bilateral series has been scheduled since.
Where this rivalry goes from here
The numbers say India dominate this fixture, and they do. But cricket rivalries aren’t only about numbers. They’re about the matches people still talk about a decade later, and this one has produced more of those than the 63-9 scoreline suggests.
Bangladesh’s next real shot at India will likely come on their own turf, in conditions built to neutralize India’s pace attack and reward patient batting against spin. Given the current freeze in bilateral scheduling, that next chapter of the India National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team timeline might take a while to write. When it does, expect it to be close.
