Bangladesh Highest Score in ODI World Cup

Bangladesh Highest Score in ODI World Cup – The Cricket World Cup, officially called ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, is the big championship for One Day International (ODI) cricket. Right now, Australia are the champs since they won in 2023.

Bangladesh first joined the ODI World Cup in 1999. Before that, they weren’t part of the game from 1975 to 1996. But from 1999, they’ve been a regular in the ICC tournament. They did really well in 2015, making it to the quarterfinals.

Lately, they’ve been doing even better. Their last two editions were impressive, and they’re not an easy team to beat now. Here is list of highest totals for Bangladesh in World Cup history.

Also read, IND vs AUS World Cup Head to Head Stats.

Bangladesh Highest Total in Cricket World Cup

#1. Bangladesh vs Australia World Cup 2019 – (333/8)

During the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh scored their highest ever total in one-day internationals against Australia. Even though Bangladesh lost the match, their big score was a special achievement.

In the game at Nottingham, Australia batted first and made a huge score of 381 runs for 5 wickets in their 50 overs. David Warner was the star, smashing 166 runs off 147 balls with 14 fours and 5 sixes. Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja also scored half-centuries.

Chasing 382 to win, Bangladesh’s openers Tamim Iqbal (62 runs) and Shakib Al Hasan (41 runs) got them off to a decent start. But it was Mushfiqur Rahim who played an outstanding innings.

Mushfiqur remained not out on 102 runs, hitting 9 fours and 1 six. He was well supported by Mahmudullah, who made 69 runs off just 50 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes.

Despite their highest ever ODI total of 333 for 8 wickets, Bangladesh fell short by 48 runs. But their batting effort against a strong Australian team was highly impressive.

#2. Bangladesh vs South Africa World Cup 2019 – (330/6)

In the 2019 World Cup, Bangladesh scored their second-highest total ever. This happened in their match against South Africa at The Oval.

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first. Bangladesh built strong partnerships and reached their highest first-innings score in a World Cup, making 330 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs.

Shakib Al Hasan scored 75 runs from 84 balls, and Mushfiqur Rahim made 78 runs from 80 balls. Mahmudullah added an unbeaten 46 runs off 33 balls, and Mosaddek Hossain contributed 26 runs off 20 balls.

When South Africa batted, Faf du Plessis led their scoring with 62 runs. However, South Africa could only manage 309 runs for 8 wickets, falling short by 21 runs.

#3. Bangladesh vs West Indies World Cup 2019 – (322/3)

In the 2019 World Cup, Bangladesh achieved their third-highest score. They faced off against West Indies in the 23rd match held in Taunton.

The West Indies batted first and set a big target of 321/8. Evin Lewis (70 off 67), Shai Hope (96 off 121), and Shimron Hetmyer (50 off 26) all scored half-centuries for their team.

When Bangladesh went to chase the target, they built two partnerships of over 50 runs for the first two wickets. Tamim Iqbal made 48 off 53, and Soumya Sarkar (29 off 23) supported him well. At 18.6 overs, Bangladesh were at 133/3.

However, Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das formed an unbeaten partnership for the fourth wicket, adding a remarkable 189 runs to secure the victory. Das remained unbeaten at 94 off 69 balls, including 8 fours and four sixes.

Shakib’s contribution was crucial with an unbeaten 124 from 99 balls, hitting 16 fours. In the end, Bangladesh scored 322/3 in 41.3 overs, sealing their victory.