Asia Cup: A brief history of India-Bangladesh encounters; the next best thing after Ind v Pak

India vs Bangladesh: Top batters, bowlers and head to head records between India and Bangladesh across Asia Cup.

One of the teams who have really upped their game in recent times has been Bangladesh, and their last few encounters with India have been really electrifying.

In the 13 editions of the ODI format Asia Cups played so far, India has lifted the trophy on six occasions – while Bangladesh is yet to win the competition even once. It should, however, be noted that the Tigers have managed to reach the finals twice – in 2012 and 2018.

India leads Bangladesh with a massive 11-1 margin in Asia Cup (ODI)

Starting from 1988, India have faced Bangladesh in 12 ODI games during Asia Cup. The Men in Blue have a massive upper hand over Bangladesh, winning 11 of those 12 games.

The only game they lost was back in 2012 at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.

Records between the India and Bangladesh in Asia Cup (ODI)

Tendulkar sits at the top with most runs for India against Bangladesh

Playing his first Asia Cup ODI game against Bangladesh in 1990, Sachin Tendulkar sits at the top in scoring the maximum runs for India against the neighbours. Sourav Ganguly is at the second position. Virat Kohli, while at the third position, has a chance of jumping ahead both Ganguly and Tendulkar.

Rahim holds the record for most runs against India for Bangladesh

Mushfiqur Rahim is the highest run scorer for Bangladesh in the ODI format of the Asia Cup against India. Tamim Iqbal is second on the list with a fair bit of distance, while Litton Das in just two games has been able to bag the third position with 128 runs.

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Litton sits at the top with the highest individual score of 128 against India

With a knock of 128 runs in 117 balls, at a strike rate of 103.41 with the help of 12 boundaries and two sixes, Litton Das holds the record for the highest individual score for Bangladesh against India in Asia Cup ODI format. His knock came during the 2018 finals, where his team unfortunately lost the game even after putting up a good fight.

Kohli’s 136 is the highest score by an India player against Bangladesh

Virat Kohli’s knock of 136 runs in 122 balls back in 2014, at an impressive strike rate of 111.47 thanks to 16 boundaries and two sixes, sits on top of the list of highest individual score by India players against Bangladesh in the ODI format of Asia Cup. Kohli’s magnificent knock helped India successfully chase 280 in their opening game of the 2014 edition.

Jadeja is the highest wicket taker for India against Bangladesh

Ravindra Jadeja has the record of most wickets (6) for India against Bangladesh in Asia Cup ODI encounters. Interestingly, Sachin Tendulkar sits at number two with the same number of scalps, while his former opening partner Virender Sehwag is at the third position in the list.

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Mortaza holds the record for most wickets for Bangladesh against India

The man behind the gradual rise of Bangladesh cricket, their former captain Mashrafe Mortaza sits at the top in the list of highest wicket takers from Bangladesh in encounters against India at the Asia Cup. Rubel Hossain and the dashing all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan also appear in the list.

Rubel has the best spell (2/26) against India for Bangladesh

Rubel Hossain’s 2/26 against India in 10 overs – including two maidens thanks to the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja – during the 2018 Asia Cup finals gave Bangladesh a great chance to defend their low score.

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Sehwag’s 4/6 sits at the top for best spell against Bangladesh for India

Quite surprisingly, India’s long-time opener and part-time bowler Sehwag with his off-spin holds the record for the best spell (4/6) against Bangladesh for India in Asia Cup (ODI). Coming into the attack during the 32nd over of the game, with wickets of Rahim, Sohrawordi Shuvo, Shafiul Islam, and Syed Rasel- Sehwag blew away the opposition in a matter of just three overs.

Notably, the two sides will not meet each other in the group stage of the upcoming Asia Cup 2023, but they might come face to face in the following stages as the tournament progresses.

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