India holds a premier position across all international cricket formats, while Bangladesh maintains a competitive presence, particularly in the limited-overs formats.
Format India Rank India Rating Bangladesh Rank Bangladesh Rating Test 2nd 118 9th 65 ODI 1st 121 8th 89 T20I 1st 265 8th 228
ICC World Test Championship Standings (2025–2027 Cycle)
India sits firmly at the top of the table driving towards the finals, while Bangladesh struggles in the lower half of the standings.
Position Team Matches Played Won Lost Drawn Points Percentage (%) 1 India 11 8 3 0 72.73% 7 Bangladesh 10 3 7 0 30.00%
Head-to-Head Summary
Format Total Matches Played India Wins Bangladesh Wins No Result / Tied / Drawn Test Cricket 15 13 0 2 ODI Cricket 41 32 8 1 T20I Cricket 15 14 1 0
Most Memorable Match – The Epic Thriller!
Category Match Detail Tournament / Event ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Super 10 stage) Date 23 March 2016 Venue M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India India Inning 146/7 (20 Overs) – Suresh Raina 30, Mustafizur Rahman 2/34 Bangladesh Inning 145/9 (20 Overs) – Tamim Iqbal 35, Ravichandran Ashwin 2/20 Result India won by 1 run Historic Significance Bangladesh needed 2 runs off the final 3 balls with wickets in hand, but MS Dhoni executed a historic final-ball run-out to seal a 1-run miracle win
Major Tournament Matches Between Them
Tournament Year Stage Winner Margin of Victory Key Performer ICC ODI World Cup 2007 Group Stage Bangladesh 5 wickets Tamim Iqbal ICC ODI World Cup 2015 Quarter-Final India 109 runs Rohit Sharma Asia Cup 2018 Final India 3 wickets Liton Das (Century in a losing cause) ICC ODI World Cup 2023 League Stage India 7 wickets Virat Kohli ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eight India 50 runs Hardik Pandya
Player Name Team Format Metric Category Statistical Record Virat Kohli India All Formats Run Machine 1200+ runs against Bangladesh across formats with 5 centuries Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh Test / ODI Veteran Anchor Most career runs for Bangladesh against Indian bowling attacks Rohit Sharma India ODI / T20I Boundary King Multiple white-ball centuries against Bangladesh in global tournaments Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh All Formats All-Round Impact Leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in head-to-head matches Jasprit Bumrah India All Formats Strike Bowler Sub-4.50 economy rate in limited-overs matches against Bangladesh
The Battlefield: Tactical Power-Plays & Record Breakers (2025-26)
Tactical Phase India Strategy Bangladesh Strategy Dominant Team Statistical Impact Mandatory Power-Play (1-6) High-tempo timing utilizing field gaps Hard lengths with left-arm angle testing the pads India India maintains an average power-play score of 52/1 Middle Overs Consolidation Tight spin squeeze enforcing dot balls Heavy reliance on sweeps and reverse-sweeps India Indian spinners enforce a 56% dot-ball ratio Death Overs Execution Precision yorkers and deceptive slower bouncers Back-of-the-hand variations and low full tosses India India concedes 15% fewer boundaries in the final 5 overs Boundary Percentage Relying on classic textbook placement and timing Relying on square leg pulls and aerial lofts India India hits an average of 5 more boundaries per white-ball fixture
The Tactical Edge: Strategic Matchups & Squad Dynamics
Strategic Matchup Tactical Vulnerability Counter-Strategy Deployable Expected Outcome Rohit Sharma vs Mustafizur Rahman Early trouble picking up the off-cutter variation Playing with a straight bat, waiting deep in the crease Even opening power-play battle Litton Das vs Jasprit Bumrah Susceptible to the high-velocity inswinging yorker Guard adjustment to cover the inner edge High probability of an early wicket Suryakumar Yadav vs Rishad Hossain Vulnerable to sharp leg-spin turning away early on Clearing the front leg to hit down the ground with spin High-risk boundary phase Towhid Hridoy vs Kuldeep Yadav Struggles reading the wrist-spin delivery out of the hand Using the feet to smother the spin before it turns Spin bowler forces dot balls in middle overs
