Millions of cricket enthusiasts tune in to watch the World Cup on television. The top 10 teams in the world at the moment are participating in the competition. After weeks of testing and demanding games, these ten teams square off for the coveted silver and gold trophy. Even though cricket is a team sport, each player’s performance is crucial since it has an impact on the match’s result and the team’s ability to advance in the competition.
The World Cup 2023 is less than 100 days away, and all the teams have begun assembling their ideal rosters and formulating their ideal team combinations. The Bangladesh team have never won the World Cup, but have certainly had their moments where they have acted like a party spoiler for various teams.
Be it the 2007 World Cup where they defeated India, or be it the 2015 World Cup where they defeated England to knock them out of the World Cup. Throughout World Cup history let’s have a look at some of the great bowling performances from Bangladesh players;
3. 5/29 –Shakib Al Hasan vs Afghanistan at Southampton in 2019
The 2019 edition of the World Cup was among the best World Cup both for the batting as well as bowling department and Shakib Al Hasan certainly led his from the forefront. The prolific all-rounder was expectational with the bat as well as bowl throughout the tournament.
Shakib scored 606 runs with the bat as well as also picked up 11 wickets throughout the World Cup of 2019. This particular World Cup also saw Shakib register the best bowling figure for any Bangladesh player when he registered a figure of 5/29 in a match against Afghanistan.
2. 5/59 –Mustafizur Rahman vs India at Birmingham in 2019
Mustafizur Rahman is among one of the best left-arm pacers that Bangladesh has ever produced. The pacer began his journey against the Indian team and also in the 2019 World Cup went on to register the second-best bowling figure for any Bangladesh bowler when he registered a figure of 5/59 against India.
1. 5/75 –Mustafizur Rahman vs Pakistan at Lord’s in 2019
The 2019 edition of the World Cup was certainly one of the best times for Mustafizur Rahman who ended the series on a high claiming 20 wickets. It was in this very World Cup where he even went on to register the figure of 5/75 at Lord’s in a game against Pakistan
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