ICC World Cup Factbox: How Bangladesh have fared in quadrennial showpiece event over the years

Bangladesh are relatively new to the ICC World Cup scene, having only made their debut in the 1999 edition in England. Their maiden appearance at ICC’s showpiece event was made possible after their thrilling victory over Kenya in the 1997 ICC Trophy final, in which Khaled Mashud’s seven-ball 15 not out helped the Tigers chase down a revised target of 166 inside 25 overs. Though they failed to progress beyond the group stage on World Cup debut, they did announce themselves with a shock 62-run victory over Pakistan in Northampton in which Khaled Mahmud was adjudged the Player of the Match for his all-round performance (27; 3/31). Bangladesh would enter the 2003 edition as Test cricket’s latest member, but would fail to win a single game - losing five out of six matches. The Tigers however, would make their biggest impact at the 2007 World Cup. Bangladesh would stun India by five wickets after bowling them out for 191, helping knock the Men in Blue out of the tournament and advancing beyond the group stage for the first time in their third attempt. Their win against India, though, was by no means a one-off — they would also defeat the Graeme Smith-led South Africa by 67 runs, finishing seventh in the Super Eights. Bangladesh co-hosted the World Cup for the first time in 2011, with the tournament opening ceremony taking place at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka following by the opening game against India. Despite the home advantage, Bangladesh narrowly missed out on a place in the quarter-finals to the West Indies, finishing fifth among seven teams in Group B. They would reach the World Cup knockouts for a second time in 2015, making it as far as the quarter-finals, handing England the knockout punch along the way. They would however, be outplayed by India in the quarters, with Rohit Sharma leading the way with a stellar 137 in Melbourne. As for the 2019 World Cup, Bangladesh finished eighth among ten teams in the tournament that followed the same Round-Robin format as 1992. The Tigers began their campaign with a 21-run win over South Africa in a high-scoring encounter and would late chase down the 322-run target set by West Indies with seven wickets and nearly nine overs to spare, thanks to Shakib Al Hasan’s unbeaten 124. But they simply couldn’t find the consistency needed to finish among the top four. Titles: 0 Edition-wise performance 1999: Group Stage 2003: Group Stage 2007: Super Eights 2011: Group Stage 2015: Quarter-finals 2019: Group Stage World Cup record Matches: 40; Won: 14; Lost: 25; No Result: 1; Tied: 0 Team Records Highest total: 333/8 vs Australia in Nottingham, 2019 Lowest total: 58 vs West Indies in Mirpur, 2011 Individual Records Most runs: 1,146 — Shakib Al Hasan (2007-) Most wickets: 34 — Shakib Al Hasan (2007-) Highest score: 128 not out, Mahmudullah vs New Zealand in Hamilton, 2015 Best bowling: 5/29 — Shakib Al Hasan vs Afghanistan in Southampton, 2019 Most catches: 13 — Soumya Sarkar (2015-) ICC Ranking: 7 World Cup Schedule 7 October: vs Afghanistan in Dharamsala 10 October: vs England in Dharamsala 13 October: vs New Zealand in Chennai 19 October: vs India in Pune 24 October: vs South Africa in Mumbai 28 October: vs Netherlands in Kolkata 31 October: vs Pakistan in Kolkata 6 November: vs Sri Lanka in Delhi 11 November: vs Australia in Pune World Cup Squad: Yet to be announced.