Bangladesh–India cricket rivalry

The two teams have played a total of 75 times, with India winning 63 matches and Bangladesh winning 9. In Tests, ODIs, and T20Is, India has been victorious in more games than Bangladesh, while Bangladesh has won two bilateral series in ODIs. In ICC World Cups, the two teams have met head-to-head in 10 matches, with India winning 9 of them

Historically, the two countries have shared friendly relations. However, there were diplomatic tensions in late 2025, which triggered Bangladesh to pull out of the 2026 T20 World Cup in India

Background

After the partition of India in 1947, initially Bangladesh was part of Pakistan, before it became an independent nation in 1971.

Bangladesh thus became a member of the ICC in 1977 and then a full member in 2000. India first toured Bangladesh in the 1988 Asia Cup. This was the first time the two teams faced each other. The match was played in Chattogram, where India defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets. Bangladesh toured India for the first time in 1990, where they faced India in Chandigarh.

After gaining Test status in 2000, Bangladesh played its first Test match in its history against India at home. India also toured Bangladesh in 2005 and won the first match by just 11 runs, but Bangladesh finally defeated India for the first time in the second ODI in Dhaka.