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1955 The first test (first ever test Cricket in Bangladesh soil) was held between Pakistan and India. The newly-built Dhaka Stadium then had the maximum capacity of accommodating 15,000 spectators.
Google | 1972 The Bangladesh Cricket Control Board (BCCB) was established.
Google | 1976 The Merelybone Cricket Club (MCC) arrives in Dhaka for their first Bangladesh tour and to help build the enthusiasm; over 40,000 people attends the representative match at Dhaka.
Google | 1977 Bangladesh becomes an Associate member of the International Cricket Conference (ICC).
Google | 1986 Bangladesh plays first ever One-Day International Cricket match; it was against Pakistan in Asia Cup in Sri Lanka (ODI#375).
Google | 1990 Pyjama cricket comes to Bangladesh, as the first ever day-night match is played in the Dhaka stadium between BCCB U-25 and the Deccan Blues.
Google | 1996 Bangladesh Cricket team beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy final.
Google | 1998 Bangladesh wins their first ever One-Day International Cricket match in a game against Kenya in Hyderabad, India (ODI#1329).
Google | 1999 Bangladesh wins first ever One-Day International Cricket match in World Cup (ODI#1459).
Google | 1999 Bangladesh wins first ever One-Day International Cricket match against a Test playing nation (ODI#1459).
Google | 2000 Bangladesh attains the elite status of a Test cricket playing country from International Cricket Conference (ICC).
Google | 2000 Bangladesh's inaugural Test cricket match takes place in Dhaka against touring India on 10-13 November, India wins by 9 wickets.
Google | 2000 The first ever test century for Bangladesh cricket team was scored by Aminul Islam Bulbul when he scored 145 against India in Bangladesh's maiden test played in Dhaka.
Google | 2003 Dav Whatmore, famed Sri Lankan Australian, took over as the new coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team.
Google | 2005 Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by a thumping 226 runs. This maiden test victory was recorded on their 35th test appearance.
Google | 2006 On the opening day of the second Test between Bangladesh and Australia in Chittagong, marauding cops led by the then DC (port) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Ali Akbar swung into an uncalled for action against the on-duty journalists, injuring at least 20 media men of different national dailies and satellite televisions at this venue.
Google | 2006 Shahadat Hossain records the first ever hat-trick by a Bangladesh bowler in One-Day International Cricket in a match against Zimbabwe in Harare (ODI#2394).
Google | 2006 Bangladesh plays first ever Twenty20 International Cricket match (T20#9).
Google | 2006 The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur made its international debut with One-day International between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe after getting approval of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as an international cricket venue.
Google | 2006 Bangladesh wins their 25th One-Day International Cricket match in a game against Zimbabwe in Mirpur, Bangladesh.
Google | 2007 Bangladesh Cricket was among 8 teams that progressed to Super Eights, the second round of the World Cup 2007 in West Indies. This was the first time for them to move past the first rounds in World Cup Cricket.
Google | 2007 Jamie Siddons, considered one of Australia's greatest domestic players never to win a Test cap, was named as the new coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team.
Google | 2008 Bangladesh wins first ever One-Day International Cricket match against New Zealand national team (ODI#2763).
Google | 2008 The 100th One-Day International (ODI) cricket match was played on Bangladesh soil at Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium in Chittagong when Bangladesh played New Zealand (ODI#2765).
Google | 2009 The Bangladesh Cricket Board sacked national cricket skipper Mohammad Ashraful and replaced him with Mashrafee bin Murtaza.
Google | 2009 Bangladesh cricket team won their very first Test match against West Indies at Kingstown, St Vincent.
Google | 2009 Bangladesh achieves their maiden Test victory on foreign soil when they beat West Indies at Kingstown, St Vincent.
Google | 2009 Bangladesh wins their 50th One-Day International Cricket match in a game against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Google | 2010 Bangladesh Cricket team got their first victory over England in any format with a stunning five-run success in the second One-Day International at Bristol, England (ODI#3025).
Google | 2010 Bangladesh cricket team had their first ever One-Day International (ODI) series victory (4-0 clean sweep) after beating New Zealand in the series.
Google | 2011 The Opening Ceremony of 2011 Cricket World Cup was held in the venue Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
Google | 2011 Mushfiqur Rahim was named captain of the national cricket team, taking over from Shakib Al Hasan.
Google | 2012 The first edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), professional cricket league, officially kicked off with a lavish opening ceremony at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.
Google | 2012 Bangladesh wins their 75th One-Day International Cricket match in a game against West Indies in Mirpur, Bangladesh.
Google | 2013 Bangladesh passes 600 runs in an inning for the first time ever in Test cricket when they scored 638 against Sri Lanka at Galle (Test# 2078).
Google | 2016 Bangladesh wins their 100th One-Day International Cricket match in a game against Afghanistan in Mirpur, Bangladesh (ODI#3786).
Google | 2016 Bangladesh cricket team wins a test match against England for the first time after winning by 108 runs in only the 3rd day of the 5-day match at Mirpur (Test#2227).
Google | 2016 Dhaka Dynamites beats Rajshahi Kings by 56 runs in the final to seal the Bangladesh Premier League 2016 title.
Google | 2017 Bangladesh's 100th Test cricket match takes place in Colombo against host Sri Lanka on 15-19 March, Bangladesh wins by 4 wickets. It was Bangladesh's first win over Sri Lanka in Test cricket.
Google | 2018 Bangladesh women's cricket team beat India, six-time and defending champions, by three wickets to win their maiden Asia Cup trophy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Google | 2018 Mushfiqur Rahim becomes the first Bangladeshi cricket player in any level of international cricket match to get out at 99 runs, 1 run short of a century (ODI#4047).
Google | 2020 Bangladesh wins the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating the defending champions India in the final.
Google | 2021 Bangladesh wins their first-ever T20 cricket match against New Zealand when they beat the visiting team by 7 wickets in Dhaka.
Google | 2022 Bangladesh wins their first ever international cricket match against South Africa in South Africa when they beat the host by 38-run in the first ODI of a 3-match series.
Google | 2023 Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladesh bowler to take 300 wickets in ODI Cricket. He got to the landmark with the wicket of Rehan Ahmed in the third ODI against England in Chattogram (ODI#4531).
Google | 2023 Bangladesh have beaten England in a International Cricket series for the first time in any format after winning the opening two T20Is of their three-match series. Bangladesh also recorded first clean sweep over England on any format when they finished the series 3-0 (T20I#2026).
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