The Asia Cup 2023 will commence on August 30 as PCB announced the schedule on Wednesday (July 19). The host Pakistan will start the tournament along with Nepal in the tournament opener in Multan. Lahore will host the remaining three games in Pakistan including one game of Super 4s. And the rest of the tournament will be played in Sri Lanka across two venues (Pallekele and Colombo). But today, we will talk about the rivalry between India vs Bangladesh in Asia Cup history, the two very good Asian sides. We will see the past record and head-to-head of India vs Bangladesh till now.
India vs Bangladesh (Head to Head in Asia Cups)
Till now, India and Bangladesh played against each other 14 times in Asia Cup history. Out of which, Bangladesh only managed to win one game in 2012. India dominated them in the Asia Cups with 13 wins.
BAN’s only win came in 2012
Bangladesh’s only win came in 2012 when they chased down a target of 290 with 5 wickets and 4 balls left. Thanks to the collective batting effort from Bangladesh. Tamim Iqbal, Jahurul Islam, and N Hossain scored half-centuries. Shakib ul Hasan and M Rahim also scored 49 and 46 respectively. Shakib ul Hasan becomes the player of the match for his 49 off 31 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Sachin Tendulkar also scored a century in the first inning. It was his 100th international hundred but it went in vain. He took 147 balls to score 114 runs. His inning comprises 12 fours and a six. Some people say he took a lot of time and played slowly, which eventually restricts Team India’s score in the first inning.
Whatever, that was the only win Bangladesh has claimed in Asia Cup history.
Last encounter between the two teams
The two teams last played in the Asia Cup in the 2018 Final. The game went to the wire as Team India won that game on the last ball by 3 wickets. Litton Das scored a classy hundred in the first inning. But he ran out of partners at the other end. Bangladesh only managed to score 222 in the first inning.
But Bangladeshi bowlers made this target looks difficult for the Indian batting lineup. India won the game when Kedar Jadhav scored the winning run on the last ball of the match.
India also won a game against Bangladesh in the Group Stage of Asia Cup 2018. They chased down a small total of 174 in 36.2 overs with 7 wickets left.
Head to Head in Asia Cup (Format Breakdown)
If we break down the Asia Cup games between the two teams in ODIs and T20Is, they played against each other 12 times in ODIs and 2 times in T20Is. Team India won 11 games in ODIs and Bangladesh only won that game in 2012.
In T20Is, they played two games, both in Asia Cup 2016. India won both games by 8 wickets and 45 runs respectively.
Clearly, Team India has dominated Bangladesh in Asia Cup history.
The growth of Bangladesh Cricket
Although Team India has won most of the games against Bangladesh, Bangladesh has grown up over the years as a cricketing nation. We have seen some close India vs Bangladesh encounters in the last 8 or 9 years. Bangladesh gave a tough fight to the Indian Team and even won a few games as well. Some of the examples are Asia Cup 2018 Final, ICC World Cup 2016 Group Stage game when they missed out on a very good opportunity to win that game, and a few more.
Also, Bangladesh has won two back-to-back ODI series against India at their home. They won the three-match series in 2015 by 2-1. And the same result came recently in December 2022.
So Bangladesh has been doing well over the last few years and we might see another India vs Bangladesh clash in Asia Cup 2023 if both the teams qualified for the Super 4s. Both teams have a high chance that they will reach the Super 4 stage in Asia Cup 2023.
Overall Record of India vs Bangladesh in ODIs
Both teams have faced 39 times against each other in ODIs. India has won 31 games while Bangladesh only managed to win 7 games. One game ended with no result. Bangladesh won 6 out of those 7 games at home and one at a neutral venue.
Conclusion
So this is the head-to-head record of India vs Bangladesh in Asia Cup history. We might see them playing in Asia Cup 2023. Team India will start their Asia Cup 2023 campaign against Pakistan on September 02 in Kandy. Bangladesh will play its first game against Sri Lanka on August 31 in Kandy as well. We will also see India vs Bangladesh in ICC World Cup 2023 later this year. Let’s see which team will do well in their next clash.
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