July 15, 2015
Chittagong
Shakib Al Hasan to Amla, OUT, Shakib gives this more air outside off. This one drifts in and then turns away to mess with Amla's attempted drive. He only feathers an edge behind to Mushfiq.
South Africa reduced to 45/3 and Amla becomes Shakib's 200th ODI victim, another feather in the cap of arguably the greatest cricketer to have donned the Bangladeshi National colours.
March 31, 1986
Moratuwa
Pakistani opener Mudassar Nazar works away Raqibul Hasan's first delivery of his ODI career to the boundary to complete a comfortable seven wicket victory over Asia's leading Associate Nation- Bangladesh. Playing its first ODI against a full member of ICC and being bowled out for a paltry score of 94 within 36 overs, things don't seem that bright for the newbies.
May 31, 1999
Northampton
Waqar Younis to Akram Khan, FOUR, down the legs, pulled away to deep midwicket boundary, perfect timing, playing into the line of the ball.
Akram Khan takes his score into 40s, stubbornly standing strong against the World's best Bowling attack.
July 23, 2002
Colombo
Sri Lankan players celebrate the fall of the last wicket as Khaled Mashud walks back to the pavilion after being caught by Fernando off the bowling of de Silva. Sri Lanka completes its largest margin of victory in Test Cricket: an innings and 196 runs.
Two years and not a single Test victory yet. Had Bangladesh been given the Test status too early?
June 18, 2005
Cardiff
Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladesh's young batting sensation, works away Glenn McGrath and scampers for a single which is followed by overjoyed celebrations. Ashraful completes his century, against the World Champions.
Fourteen balls later Bangladesh complete an historic ODI victory, possibly the biggest upset in One Day International history.
March 4, 2011
Dhaka
Bangladesh, co-hosting the World Cup, face off against West Indies. Having lost the tournament opener against India and then comfortably beating Ireland, Bangladesh look to make the most of this game so as to keep their Quarter Final hopes alive and the openers walk in to bat as the noisy housefull Sher-e-Bangla cheers them on.
187 deliveries later the match is done. West Indies, without any fuss, chase down Bangladesh's 58, its lowest ODI score, sparking off riotous behavior by Bangladeshi fans outside the stadium.
March 17, 2007
Port of Spain
Mushfiqur Rahim battles out to 56 off 107 balls as he, along with other half centurions Tamim Iqbal (51 off 53) and Shakib Al Hasan (53 off 86), help Bangladesh to victory after a four wicket haul by Mortaza had constricted the opponents to 191. Giants India had been virtually eliminated and the World Cup had just begun!
Bangladesh Cricket was rising towards a bright future.
December 1, 2011
Mirpur
As Shafiul Islam walks back to the pavilion after being dismissed by Shahid Afridi, the scoreboard reads BANGLADESH: 91 ALL OUT
A record 13th time the side had been dismissed for below 100 in ODIs.
March 9, 2015
Adelaide
England require 16 runs of the last two overs with two wickets in hand. The match seems to be slipping out of Bangladesh's hands but a wicket here can change the whole equation. Rubel Hossain has been handed over the duty.
A delivery later Stuart Broad walks back after playing all around a 142 kmph straight delivery. The balance shifts towards Bangladesh, one more wicket to create history.
Two deliveries later Bangladeshi cricketers run amok, celebrating the fall of the final wicket, celebrating a great victory.
History had been created, Bangladesh had qualified for their first ever World Cup Knock-Out game.
March 22, 2012
Mirpur
Bangladesh had beaten India! Bangladesh had beaten Sri Lanka! Bangladesh had qualified for the finals of the Asia Cup!
Bangladesh require nine runs of the final over to get their hands on the Asia Cup.
Cheema will bowl it, Bangladesh have Mahmudullah, the man they want on strike. You'd still think it's Bangladesh with 9 off 6 to win. Cheema is not as experienced as the others, can he hold his nerve? No one has left the stadium.
A single, a leg bye, a dot ball, 3 runs, a wicket, a leg bye! And Bangladeshi cricketers could be seen in tears. This was to be their most famous moment, that too in front of home fans. This was supposed to be a dream come true, but it ended in pain. They had lost, but they had earned respect.
May 31, 1999
Northampton
As Saqlain Mushtaq scampers for a single, Khaled Mashud flicks the bails off and immediately joins his team mates in celebrations. The result had no effect on the World Cup as Pakistan had already qualified for the next stage and Bangladesh were already out. But for Bangladesh cricket it was a milestone victory as it helped the team gain Test playing status the following year.
April 22, 2015
Mirpur
Junaid Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Junaid errs on the pads, tickled away to the the right of Short Fine, FOUR! Mushfiqur roars, has his hands aloft in joy and then hugs the centurion at the other end, Soumya Sarkar.
Bangladesh beat Pakistan!
Bangladesh win the series 3-0!
Bangladesh create history
March 13, 2015
Hamilton
Friday the 13th, but no bad omen seemed to deter Mahmudullah.
McClenaghan to Mahmudullah, a dab away to third man. He jumps in ecstasy as he completes the second run. Back to Back World Cup centuries for Mahmudullah. The next three deliveries rocket to the boundary.
Four days ago Mahmudullah had become the first Bangladeshi World Cup centurion.
June 18, 2015
Mirpur
Mustafizur Rahman to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! They are all on his back. They love him. Bangladesh loves him.
Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja! Mustafizur runs through India with his cutter! Mustafizur picks up five on debut!
Three days later Mustafizur continues from where he left off, continues haunting the Indian Batsmen, picks up six wickets, eleven in his first two ODIs. Bangladesh take an unassailable 2-0 lead! Bangladesh win the series! Bangladesh create history!
July 15, 2015
Chittagong
Imran Tahir to Litton Das, FOUR, pulled over mid wicket to spark wild celebrations in Chittagong.
Moments later Mashrafe Mortaza collects the trophy and hands it over to Soumya Sarkar. Chittagong raises itself to a massive roar.
Bangladesh have beaten South Africa 2-1!
Bangladesh take their fourth series in a row!
Bangladesh create history!
Bangladesh is no more the punching bag in ODIs!
Bangladesh is no more that small kid we like bullying!
Bangladesh is now a force to reckon with!
Guess who grew up!
-Subramaniam Nagaraj
-Subramaniam Nagaraj
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