The previous Cricket World Cup (CWC). 2015 was jointly held in Australia and New Zealand. Bangladesh Cricket team was lead by Mashrafe Mortaza in this World Cup who will also lead the team in CWC 2019. Ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019, let us see how Bangladesh National Cricket team fared in the previous World Cup. Bangladesh Team for ICC World Cup 2019: Bangladesh Cricket Announces 15-Man Squad, Shakib Al Hasan Makes a Return, Mashrafe Mortaza to Lead the Side.

Bangladesh team only managed to make it to the quarterfinal in CWC 2015 where they lost to India. Bangladesh was part of Pool A in World Cup, 2015 which featured other teams like New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka, England, Afghanistan and Scotland. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule in PDF: Ticket Prices, Dates, Venue Details & Timetable Available for Download Online.

Group Stage: Bangladesh won three matches, lost two, while one match against Australia got abandoned due to rain. We expected them to win against minnows like Afghanistan and Scotland, which they did it quite magnificently. However, the Bangla team are known for upsetting big teams and knock them out of the tournament. Just how they defeated India in the initial stage of CWC 2007 to knock them out of the tournament, they repeated the script against England in the group stage. Bangladesh defeated England by 15 runs in a crucial group stage game where English side was unable to chase down the total of 275 runs as they got all out on 260 runs in 48.3 overs. Bangladeshi player Mahmudullah was awarded the Man of the Match for his fine knock of 103 from 138 balls.

Quarterfinals: Bangladesh locked horns with India in the quarterfinal of CWC 2015 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. India posted a massive total of 302/6 in 50 overs where Rohit Sharma scored 137 from 126 deliveries. In reply, Bangladesh got restricted to 193 runs in 45 overs.

Bangladesh definitely did not do well in CWC 2015. However, they are expected to perform better this time, as they are boosted with confidence after their victory Ireland Tri-nation series 2019 where they defeated West Indies in the final. It must also be noted that they defeated Caribbean side thrice in a row in that tournament. Bangladesh will begin their CWC 2019 campaign on June 2 where they will square with South Africa at The Oval.

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