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2008
Bangladesh started their year of 2008 by being in New Zealand. They finished their ODI matches in December 2007 and started to play their Test matches against New Zealend. Their 1st Test with New Zealand was at Dunedin on January 4-6, 2008. The result shows that they had bad start in 2008 because New Zealand won by 9 wickets. Bangladesh 137 and 254; New Zealand 357 and 39/1. In the 2nd Test, New Zealand scored 393, whereas Bangladesh scored 143 and 133. The game took place at Wellington on January 12-14, 2008. Again, New Zealand won by an innings and 137 runs.
Bangladesh started their year of 2008 by being in New Zealand. They finished their ODI matches in December 2007 and started to play their Test matches against New Zealend. Their 1st Test with New Zealand was at Dunedin on January 4-6, 2008. The result shows that they had bad start in 2008 because New Zealand won by 9 wickets. Bangladesh 137 and 254; New Zealand 357 and 39/1. In the 2nd Test, New Zealand scored 393, whereas Bangladesh scored 143 and 133. The game took place at Wellington on January 12-14, 2008. Again, New Zealand won by an innings and 137 runs.
South Africa toured Bangladesh in early 2008 and won all their matches, winning the Tests 2-0 and the ODIs 3-0. Bangladesh then beat non-Test playing Ireland 3-0 in an ODI series.
On the 9th of October 2008, Bangladesh recorded its first ever victory over the New Zealand in an ODI winning by 7 wickets in Mirpur further reinstating their reputation of being so called "giant killers".
Their Latest 20-Man Squad after the ICl Player Exodus is as follows :-
Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful (Captain), Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehrab Hossain Jr., Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicket-Keeper), Mashrafe Mortaza (Vice-Captain), Abdur Razzak, Mahbubul Alam, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel, Naeem Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah Riad, Enamul Haque Jr., Dolar Mahmud, Rajin Saleh, Tushar Imran.
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