Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Bangladesh became a full-member in 2000 after playing their first Test match against India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. They have played a total of 150 matches.
The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Australia only, and are correct .
, Bangladesh played 156 Test matches resulting in 25 victories, 112 defeats and 19 draws for an overall winning percentage of 16.02.
The highest innings total in a Test match is 952/6d which was posted by Sri Lanka against India in August, 1997 at Colombo. The first Test of the 2012âÂÂ13 series against the Sri Lanka saw Bangladesh set their highest innings total of 638.
The lowest score in the history of test cricket was scored by New Zealand. New Zealand scored just 26 against England in a match in Auckland in March, 1955. The lowest score in for Bangladesh is 43 scored in their first innings against West Indies in the first Test of the Bangladesh in the West Indies in 2018.
The highest innings total scored against Bangladesh is by Sri Lanka when they scored 730/6d in the first Test of the Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh in 2014 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
The lowest innings total scored against Bangladesh is 111 by West Indies in the second Test of West Indies tour of Bangladesh in 2018
A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.
A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of of the pitch.
A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.
A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.
A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.
A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.
A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run. Glenn McGrath has scored the equal third-highest number of ducks in Test cricket behind Courtney Walsh with 43 and Chris Martin with 36.
In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.
A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.
A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.
Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.