Searching for more wins, and a first World Cup century
Bangladesh have a few high-profile wins in World Cups, but they need to string some together to get to the knock-out stage of World Cup 2015
S Rajesh
01-Feb-2015
Mushfiqur Rahim has scored 902 ODI runs since the beginning of 2013; no other Bangladesh batsman has touched 700 • AFP
8-17 Bangladesh's win-loss record in World Cup matches, which is ninth among all teams. They have wins against Pakistan (1999), India, South Africa (2007), and England (2011).
87 The highest score by a Bangladesh batsman in a World Cup game, by Mohammad Ashraful against South Africa in 2007. That's the only instance of a 75-plus score by a Bangladesh batsman in World Cups. In terms of aggregate runs, Shakib Al Hasan (344) and Tamim Iqbal (329) are the only Bangladesh batsmen with 300-plus runs in World Cup games.
10-15 Bangladesh's win-loss record in ODIs since the beginning of 2013. Among teams which have played at least 20 ODIs during this period, only Zimbabwe (6-24) have a poorer record. Against the top eight teams, their record is 4-12, with three wins against New Zealand, and one against Sri Lanka.
902 Runs for Mushfiqur Rahim in ODIs since the beginning of 2013, the highest among all Bangladesh batsmen, and 205 more than the next best.
| Batsman | Inngs | Runs | Average | Strike rate | 100s/ 50s |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 25 | 902 | 37.58 | 84.77 | 1/ 7 |
| Anamul Haque | 20 | 697 | 34.85 | 70.76 | 2/ 3 |
| Nasir Hossain | 19 | 546 | 34.12 | 84.12 | 0/ 3 |
| Mahmudullah | 22 | 537 | 29.83 | 79.79 | 0/ 3 |
| Tamim Iqbal | 16 | 509 | 31.81 | 66.97 | 1/ 3 |
| Mominul Haque | 18 | 470 | 27.64 | 76.42 | 0/ 3 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 14 | 342 | 26.30 | 97.15 | 1/ 1 |
39.60 The average opening partnership for Bangladesh in ODIs since January 2013; only three teams - India, Australia and South Africa - have a higher average for the first wicket during this period.
7.70 Bangladesh's run rate with the bat in the last ten overs of an ODI in the last two years, which is better than the rates for South Africa (7.64), West Indies (7.56), Sri Lanka (7.55), England (7.52), and Pakistan (7.24).
7.88 Bangladesh's economy rate in the last ten overs since January 2013; among the top ten teams, only Zimbabwe (8.21) and England (8.07) have a poorer economy rate.
22 Wickets for Shakib Al Hasan in ODIs since January 2013, the highest among Bangladesh bowlers during this period. Among all spinners who have taken at taken at least 20 ODI wickets during this period, Shakib's economy rate of 4.01 is the best, while his average of 21.13 is third, next only to Amit Mishra and Saeed Ajmal.
S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats