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A Bit of History for Bangladesh (26 May 1999)

Bangladesh's win over Scotland on Monday was their only second in 33 attempts at LOI level, and their first when batting first

26-May-1999
26 May 1999
A Bit of History for Bangladesh
Atul Kahate
Bangladesh's win over Scotland on Monday was their only second in 33 attempts at LOI level, and their first when batting first. The following table shows Bangladesh's results when batting first to date. On 19 occassions they have batted first now and have lost on 18 of them excepting their win over the Scots.
Bangladesh: Match-by-match record when batting first
Vs  Ground       Date        Won By         T B Ban Score   Vs Score
Pak Moratuwa 31 Mar 1986 Pak 7 Wkts L F 94-10 35.3 98- 3 32.1 SL Kandy 02 Apr 1986 SL 7 Wkts L F 131- 8 45.0 132- 3 31.3 Ind Chittagong 27 Oct 1988 Ind 9 Wkts L F 99- 8 45.0 100- 1 26.0 SL Dhaka 02 Nov 1988 SL 9 Wkts L F 118- 8 45.0 120- 1 30.5 Aus Sharjah 30 Apr 1990 Aus 7 Wkts W F 134- 8 50.0 140- 3 25.4 Ind Chandigarh 25 Dec 1990 Ind 9 Wkts W F 170- 6 50.0 171- 1 36.5 Ind Sharjah 05 Apr 1995 Ind 9 Wkts W F 163-10 44.4 164- 1 27.5 Pak Sharjah 08 Apr 1995 Pak 6 Wkts W F 151- 8 50.0 152- 4 29.4 Ind Colombo (1) 24 Jul 1997 Ind 9 Wkts L F 130- 8 43.0 132- 1 15.0 Ken Nairobi (3) 15 Oct 1997 Ken 8 Wkts W F 100-10 41.2 102- 2 17.0 Ind Dhaka 10 Jan 1998 Ind 4 Wkts L F 190-10 48.0 191- 6 46.2 Pak Dhaka 12 Jan 1998 Pak 9 Wkts L F 134-10 39.3 136- 1 24.2 Ind Mohali 14 Jan 1998 Ind 5 Wkts L F 184- 9 50.0 185- 5 45.2 Ind Bombay (1) 25 May 1998 Ind 5 Wkts W F 115-10 36.3 116- 5 29.2 Ken Dhaka 20 Mar 1999 Ken 8 Wkts W F 213-10 50.0 215- 2 43.5 Zim Dhaka 25 Mar 1999 Zim 3 Wkts W F 257- 5 50.0 261- 7 49.3 NZ Chelmsford 17 May 1999 NZ 6 Wkts L F 116-10 37.4 117- 4 33.0 WI Dublin 21 May 1999 WI 7 Wkts W F 182-10 49.2 183- 3 46.3 Sco Edinburgh 24 May 1999 Ban 22 Runs L F 185- 9 50.0 163-10 46.2
Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)
Source :: Atul Kahate