Bangladesh–India cricket rivalry
2015 Cricket World Cup match between India and Bangladesh | |
| Other names | Asian Clásico(All Matches) Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy(Test) Indo–Bangla Clásico Padma–Ganga Derby Gandhi–Mujib Trophy(T20I) |
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| Sport | Cricket |
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| First meeting | |
| Latest meeting | |
| Next meeting | ODI: TBD T20I: TBD |
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The India–Bangladesh cricket rivalry is one of the most intense and biggest sports rivalry in the world. Matches between the teams are considered some of the biggest in the world in any at age level of sports. It's also called Asian Clásico. India dominated the rivalry from its inception in 1988 until 2007, after which the rivalry became more competitive in limited-overs cricket, with Bangladesh managing victories in both bilateral series and ICC tournament fixtures.
The two teams have played a total of 75 times, with India winning 63 matches and Bangladesh winning 9.[1] In Tests, ODIs and T20Is India has been victorious in more games than Bangladesh, while Bangladesh has won more bilateral series in ODIs.[2] In ICC World Cups, the two sides have met head to head in 5 matches, with India winning 4 of them. Both India and Bangladesh have faced each other in the ICC Cricket World Cup, the ICC T20 World Cup, as well as other prestigious tournaments.[3][4]
The tense relations between the two countries, resulting in bitter diplomatic relations and a conflict that triggered Indo-Bangla geopolitical tensions, laid the foundation for an intense sporting rivalry between the two countries, who shared a common cricketing tradition.[5]
Background
After the partition of the country in 1947, initially Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan, before it became independent, since then a negative view of Indians has been born in the minds of Bangladeshis(East Pakistani).[1] Till 2000, Bangladesh was an emerging cricketing power while India was one of the most successful teams in the history of cricket. Bangladesh became a member of the ICC in 1977 and a full member in 2000. India first toured Bangladesh in the 1988 Asia Cup. This was the first time the two teams met each-other in Chattogram, where India defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets.[2] Bangladesh toured India for the first time in 1990 and faced India in Chandigarh, where they also lost to India by 9 wickets.[3]
After gaining Test status in 2000, Bangladesh played the first Test in their history against India at home.[4] India toured Bangladesh in 2005 and won the first match by just 11 runs, but Bangladesh defeated India for the first time in the second ODI in Dhaka.[5]
Tournament Results
Overall
| Tournament Name | Won | |
|---|---|---|
| India | Bangladesh | |
| Cricket World Cup | 2 | 0 |
| World Test Championship | 0 | 0 |
| T20 World Cup | 3 | 0 |
| Champions Trophy | 3 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | – | – |
| Asia Cup | 9 | 0 |
| Asian Games | 1 | 0 |
| Asian Test Championship | 0 | 0 |
| Austral-Asia Cup | 0 | 0 |
| U19 World Cup | 6 | 1 |
| U19 Asia Cup | 8 | 2 |
| ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 3 |
| Womens Cricket | ||
| Cricket World Cup | 1 | 0 |
| T20 World Cup | 0 | 0 |
| Champions Trophy | – | – |
| Olympic Games | – | – |
| Women's Asia Cup | 7 | 1 |
| Women's Asian Games | 1 | 0 |
| U19 Women's T20 World Cup | 2 | 0 |
| Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup | 1 | 0 |
| ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 1 |
Head to Head
- Bold indicates most wins
Overall
| Formats | Match played | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Bangladesh | Drawn | ||
| Test | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| ODI | 42 | 33 | 8 | 1 |
| T20I | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 63 | 9 | 3 |
ICC Tournaments
| Tournaments | Match played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Bangladesh | Drawn | ||
| Cricket World Cup | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 World Cup | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| World Test Championship | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Champions Trophy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
ACC tournaments
| Tournaments | Matches played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Bangladesh | Drawn | ||
| Asia Cup | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Asian Test Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austral-Asia Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
List of Series
| S | Years | Host | M | India | Bangladesh | D | Result | Holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| 2 | 2004 | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| 3 | 2007 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | India | |
| 4 | 2010 | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| 5 | 2015 | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Drawn | Bangladesh |
| Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy | ||||||||
| 6 | 2017 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| 7 | 2019 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| 8 | 2022 | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| 9 | 2024 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| Total | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | India : 8
Bangladesh : 0 |
India : 8
Bangladesh : 1 | ||
| S | Years | Host | M | India | Bangladesh | D | Result | Holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004–05 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | India | |
| 2 | 2007 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| 3 | 2014 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | India | |
| 4 | 2015 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Bangladesh | |
| 5 | 2022 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Bangladesh | |
| 6 | 2026 | Bangladesh | 3 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | India : 3
Bangladesh : 2 | |||
| S | Years | Host | M | India | Bangladesh | D | Result | Holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | India | |
| 2 | 2024 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | India | |
| 6 | 2026 | Bangladesh | 3 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | India : 2
Bangladesh : 0 | |||
List of Matches
| S | Years | Host | Winner | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Bangladesh | India won by 9 wickets | Dhaka |
| 2 | 2004 | Bangladesh | India won by inns & 140 runs | Dhaka |
| 3 | 2004 | India won by inns & 83 runs | Chattogram | |
| 4 | 2007 | Bangladesh | Match Drawn | Chattogram |
| 5 | 2007 | India won by inns & 239 runs | Mirpur | |
| 6 | 2010 | Bangladesh | India won by 113 runs | Chattogram |
| 7 | 2010 | India won by 10 wickets | Mirpur | |
| 8 | 2015 | Bangladesh | Match Drawn | Fatullah |
| Ganguly–Durjoy Trophy | ||||
| 9 | 2017 | India | India won by 208 runs | Hyderabad |
| 10 | 2019 | India won by inns & 113 runs | Indore | |
| 11 | 2019 | India won by inns & 46 runs | Kolkata | |
| 12 | 2022 | Bangladesh | India won by 188 runs | Chattogram |
| 13 | 2022 | India won by 3 wickets | Mirpur | |
| 14 | 2024 | India | India won by 280 runs | Chennai |
| 15 | 2024 | India won by 7 wickets | Kanpur | |
| S | Years | Host | Winner | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988 | Bangladesh | India won by 9 wickets | Chattogram |
| 2 | 1990 | India | India won by 9 wickets | Chandigarh |
| 3 | 1995 | UAE | India won by 9 wickets | Sharjah |
| 4 | 1997 | Bangladesh | India won by 9 wickets | Colombo(SSC) |
| 5 | 1998 | India won by 4 wickets | Dhaka | |
| 6 | 1998 | India | India won by 5 wickets | Mohali |
| 7 | 1998 | India won by 5 wickets | Mumbai | |
| 8 | 2000 | Bangladesh | India won by 8 wickets | Dhaka |
| 9 | 2003 | India won by 200 runs | Dhaka | |
| 10 | 2003 | India won by 4 wickets | Dhaka | |
| 11 | 2004 | Sri Lanka | India won by 8 wickets | Colombo(SSC) |
| 12 | 2004 | Bangladesh | India won by 11 runs | Chattogram |
| 13 | 2004 | Bangladesh won by 15 runs | Dhaka | |
| 14 | 2004 | India won by 91 runs | Dhaka | |
| 15 | 2007 | West Indies | Bangladesh won by 5 wickets | Port of Spain |
| 17 | 2007 | Bangladesh | India won by 5 wickets | Mirpur |
| 18 | 2008 | India won by 46 runs | Mirpur | |
| 19 | 2008 | Pakistan | India won by 7 wickets | Karachi |
| 20 | 2010 | Bangladesh | India won by 6 wickets | Mirpur |
| 21 | 2010 | India won by 6 wickets | Mirpur | |
| 22 | 2010 | Sri Lanka | India won by 6 wickets | Dambulla |
| 23 | 2011 | Bangladesh | India won by 87 runs | Mirpur |
| 24 | 2012 | Bangladesh won by 5 wickets | Mirpur | |
| 25 | 2014 | India won by 6 wickets | Fatullah | |
| 26 | 2014 | India won by 7 wickets | Mirpur | |
| 27 | 2014 | India won by 47 runs | Mirpur | |
| 28 | 2014 | No Result | Mirpur | |
| 29 | 2015 | Australia | India won by 109 runs | Melbourne |
| 30 | 2015 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh won by 79 runs | Mirpur |
| 31 | 2015 | Bangladesh won by 6 wickets | Mirpur | |
| 32 | 2015 | India won by 77 runs | Mirpur | |
| 33 | 2017 | England | India won by 9 wickets | Birmingham |
| 34 | 2018 | UAE | India won by 7 wickets | Dubai |
| 35 | 2018 | India won by 3 wickets | Dubai | |
| 36 | 2019 | England | India won by 28 runs | Birmingham |
| 37 | 2022 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh won by 1 wickets | Mirpur |
| 38 | 2022 | Bangladesh won by 5 runs | Mirpur | |
| 39 | 2022 | India won by 227 runs | Chattogram | |
| 40 | 2023 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh won by 6 runs | Colombo(RPS) |
| 41 | 2023 | India | India won by 7 wickets | Pune |
| 42 | 2025 | UAE | India won by 6 wickets | Dubai |
| S | Years | Host | Winner | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | England | India won by 25 runs | Nottingham |
| 2 | 2014 | Bangladesh | India won by 8 wickets | Mirpur |
| 3 | 2016 | India won by 45 runs | Mirpur | |
| 4 | 2016 | India won by 6 wickets | Mirpur | |
| 5 | 2016 | India | India won by 1 runs | Bengaluru |
| 6 | 2018 | Sri Lanka | India won by 6 wickets | Colombo(RPS) |
| 7 | 2018 | India won by 17 runs | Colombo(RPS) | |
| 8 | 2018 | India won by 4 wickets | Colombo(RPS) | |
| 9 | 2019 | India | Bangladesh won by 7 wickets | Delhi |
| 10 | 2019 | India won by 8 wickets | Rajkot | |
| 11 | 2019 | India won by 30 runs | Nagpur | |
| 12 | 2022 | Australia | India won by 5 runs | Adelaide |
| 13 | 2023 | China | India won by 9 wickets | Hangzhou |
| 14 | 2024 | West Indies | India won by 50 runs | North Sound |
| 15 | 2024 | India | India won by 7 wickets | Gwalior |
| 16 | 2024 | India won by 86 runs | Delhi | |
| 17 | 2024 | India won by 133 runs | Hyderabad | |
| 18 | 2025 | UAE | India won by 41 runs | Dubai |
See also
References
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- ^ Scoops, Read (21 August 2022). "When Navjot Singh Sidhu Scored India's First Asia Cup Century!". Read Scoops. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ Kumar, Saurabh (9 January 2026). "When BCCI's Jogu Da helped Bangladesh cricket pass crucial Test". India Today. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "India built the bridge in 2000, Bangladesh wants it gone: How a rivalry outgrew cricket". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "'It was the first time we realised we can also cry after winning a game'". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2026.