Bangladesh’s journey to the top of ODI Super League

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Bangladesh on Friday won their 10th game in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League 2020-23 out of 14 and climbed to the top of the table, taking their point tally to 100 with a net run rate of 0.422. They also become the first team to breach the 100-point mark in the CWCSL.

The tigers go past England, who currently occupy the second spot with 95 points, said the official website of ICC.

Bangladesh have been a force to reckon with so far in the CWCSL, especially at home where they have won seven of their eight games including the ongoing series against Afghanistan. Their only series loss in the Super League has come away from home, where they were swept 3-0 in New Zealand.

Bangladesh’s CWCSL journey so far..

Bangladesh 3-0 West Indies

Bangladesh’s CWCSL journey started out on a bright note with a 3-0 series win over West Indies in January 2021. The Tigers were absolutely dominant in the series, with West Indies failing to cross the 200-run mark in all three games.

Bangladesh’s journey to the top of ODI Super League

In the first two matches, the visitors were bowled out for 122 and 148, with the spinners wreaking havoc. In the third match, when Bangladesh batted first, fifties from Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmud Ullah helped them post a huge target of 298, which were 120 runs too many for West Indies.

Shakib Al Hasan, who returned to ODI cricket after a gap of two years, did not miss a beat as he was named Player of the Series for 113 runs and six wickets.They were made to sweat in the second game, where they found themselves reduced to 145/6 chasing 241. Shakib bailed them out of trouble, batting through till the end to finish on 96* and Zimbabwe were beaten by three wickets in the last over.

Bangladesh were set a target of 299 in the final game, but a Tamim Iqbal ton and some brilliant finishing by Nurul Hasan and Afif Hossain got them home with an over to spare, thus completing their third CWCSL series win.

Three more series to go

Bangladesh have three CWCSL series remaining after the completion of the current series against Afghanistan, where they are set to face South Africa (away), Ireland (away) and England (home). With 10 wins out of 14, they have put themselves in a strong position for automatic qualification for the 2023 World Cup.

The CWCSL 2020-23 will determine which teams qualify for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. Apart from India, who qualify for the World Cup as hosts, the top 7 teams from the CWCSL will qualify directly for the tournament while the remaining teams will have to go through Qualifier tournaments to book a spot in the final group stages.