India-Bangladesh rivalry is rich with history, drama, and memorable moments that span its decades-old existence. Each match provides personal experience that’s unpredictable yet worthy of your time – so grab some snacks, turn off group chats, and settle back to watch this epic showdown unfold before your very eyes!
Bangladesh’s success at winning their inaugural ICC trophy proves they are evolving as an evolving team and pushing back against established powers like India.
Head-to-Head Timeline
India-Bangladesh cricket rivalry is one of the fiercest in world. Once one-sided contests have become emotional encounters between these nations. Bangladesh has shown it can compete with India on limited-overs cricket grounds while India maintains their dominance while adapting to increasing pressure.
Last 5 Matches: India vs Bangladesh Mens
| Date | Match | Format | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2025 | India vs Bangladesh | ODI (Champions Trophy) | Dubai | India won by 6 wickets |
| 12 Oct 2024 | India vs Bangladesh | T20I | Hyderabad | India won by 133 runs |
| 9 Oct 2024 | India vs Bangladesh | T20I | Delhi | India won by 86 runs |
| 6 Oct 2024 | India vs Bangladesh | T20I | Gwalior | India won by 7 wickets |
| 27 Sep 2024 | India vs Bangladesh | Test | Kanpur | India won by 7 wickets |
The Chennai Test provided another thrilling chapter in India-Bangladesh rivalry. India out-batted and out-bowled Bangladesh to secure a comfortable win, led by Ashwin with six fifers in Test cricket and Jadeja taking three. Bangladesh struggled against India’s spinners’ mastery with Captain Shanto topping their score with 82 runs but that proved insufficient.
Bangladesh began winning more ODIs since 2025’s Asia Cup final. Their batting improved and their resilience proved that Bangladesh were no longer underdogs in their rivalry against India. Fans can anticipate exciting finishes and tactical showdowns between these teams; make sure your group chat is muted so you don’t miss any of it. You won’t regret it!
Memorable Matches Between India and Bangladesh
Bangladesh and India enjoy one of the greatest rivalries in sport history, particularly cricket. Matches between these two nations are widely considered amongst some of the best ever played and often called an Asian Clasico. Beyond playing fields however, their longstanding rivalry has had far reaching consequences that has significantly shaped both nations in different ways.
India and Bangladesh’s 2007 ICC World Cup clash at Melbourne Cricket Ground remains one of the most memorable ever played between these two sides. After Rohit Sharma put India into an excellent position with an exceptional century, Bangladesh tried their luck with Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan making important contributions – only for India to come back strongly and win by four wickets.
Bangladesh and India enjoy close cultural ties and cordial bilateral relations despite ongoing political tensions, being members of BIMSTEC, SAARC and IORA respectively. Furthermore, they signed a major border demarcation agreement that resolved decades-old border disputes while giving 24 hour access to Bangladeshi citizens within Tin Bigha corridor. Furthermore, economic ties were strengthened via signing an agreement to double trade by 2018.
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of this global One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament and hosted by West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007. A total of 51 matches were played over its duration despite its field growing by two teams since 2003 World Cup.
International Cricket Council’s full members with Test and permanent One Day International status were joined by five associate ODI nations qualifying through the 2005 ICC Trophy tournament: Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Canada, Bermuda and Sri Lanka. Final squad selection deadline was set as 13 February 2007 but adjustments could be made at the discretion of its Technical Committee due to injuries or other circumstances.
Attracting less than anticipated attendees, attendance for this World Cup fell short of expectations despite record ticket sales. Security restrictions limited food, signs, replica kits, musical instruments and musical instruments at certain venues and Sir Viv Richards lashed out against organizers for “running [cricket and Caribbean traditions out of town and then sanitising them.” Additionally, Australia claimed two World Cup championships against Sri Lanka for an unprecedented double triumphant triumphant final matchup.
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup marked the tenth World Cup tournament. Beginning February 17 in Bangladesh with an inaugural ceremony, 14 teams were split into two groups of seven each and played each other round-robin style; four from each group qualified for quarter-final play-offs.
India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the final match, becoming the first team ever to do so on their home ground. Yuvraj Singh was honored as Player of the Tournament.
Sri Lanka batted first in the final match. They got off to a slow start before opening up with Mahela Jayawardene scoring an outstanding 103 and supported by Thisara Perera who hit 50. India struggled in response, losing both Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir early.
But due to a determined effort from India’s bowlers and MS Dhoni’s match-winning innings, they eventually came away victorious – an unforgettable victory that sealed India’s place as one of the premier cricket nations and was also MS Dhoni’s crowning achievement as captain and one of cricket’s most unforgettable encounters ever played.
The 2015 World Cup Quarterfinal
The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup marked the 11th edition of this quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. 14 teams competed, divided into two groups of seven each which met once; then four from each group advanced to quarter-finals for further competition.
Bangladesh and England met in Adelaide, South Australia, for an entertaining quarterfinal encounter that saw Mahmudullah score his maiden One Day International Century and Rubel Hossain take four wickets; but Tamim Iqbal’s dropped ball of Chris Woakes proved costly for Bangladesh as their hopes for semifinal qualification vanished at that moment.
India had defeated Pakistan to advance to the last eight, while South Africa defeated Sri Lanka in a dead-rubber game. Bangladesh made history when they reached their first World Cup quarter-final ever; also retiring stalwarts Mahela Jayawardene and Sangakkara of Sri Lanka played a significant part in this matchup.
The U-19 World Cup Final
India captured the 2022 Under-19 World Cup after defeating England U19 in an exciting final. India out-batted, out-bowled, and out-fielded their opposition to claim victory; Vaibhav Suryavanshi led by example by scoring 175 off 80 balls – hitting 15 fours and 15 sixes during his innings en route to being named Man of the Match and becoming Man of the Series! India secured their sixth World Cup championship; more than any other nation.
Bangladesh was skittled out for just 149 runs on a pitch that offered some purchase to spinners, despite showing some resistance with bat. Ajmul Hossain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan provided resistance with bat, yet wasn’t enough to stem India’s flood of runs. Both Jadeja and Ashwin picked up three wickets each to unravel Bangladesh’s innings post drinks break.
Bangladesh can take heart in their performance and are sure to improve with time. They come into this match on the heels of winning their Test series against Pakistan, so will hope to maintain that momentum throughout this match.
The Nidahas Trophy
India won their second consecutive Nidahas Trophy at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo with Dinesh Karthik hitting an exquisite flat six that just sneaked over the extra cover rope off the last ball to seal their victory and create another unforgettable finish at this tournament. Karthik, known for his exceptional wicketkeeping-batting ability and recent rise as India’s finisher, had all but sealed victory himself through this innings that served as his crowning glory as India’s Nidahas Trophy-winning innings.
India had had an extraordinary tournament, reaching the final despite injuries to Chaminda Vaas, Ravindra Pushpakumara and Sajeewa de Silva. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar formed an amazing 257 partnership that set a world record total despite missing several players including Chaminda Vaas.
After winning their final match against Sri Lanka, England faced a strong challenge from Bangladesh who won their final group game to join them in the final. Although England tried hard but ultimately fell short despite Soumya Sarkar scoring an unbeaten 75 off 51 balls to put Bangladesh in a winning position for one final over.
