Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Asian sides Bangladesh and India begin their 2023 World Cup preparations as both lock horns in a three-match One-Day International series slated to take place from Sunday, December 04, 2022, at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Rohit Sharma, who missed the recent New Zealand tour, returns as skipper while injured Tamim Iqbal is replaced by Litton Das as Bangladeshi captain.

The Men in Blue led by Shikar Dhawan lost the ODI series 1-0 (3) to New Zealand in what turned out to be a rain-affected series. Senior players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Rohit who all were out of action against the Kiwis, are back for this series as a star-studded Indian team starts their mission 2023 against a strong-looking Bangladeshi side in their own conditions.

Though the home side suffered a setback with regular captain Tamim Iqbal getting ruled out of the series, experienced campaigners like Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmudullah are all part of the squad as the Bangla Tigers look to provide tough competition to the Indians on home soil. Notably, both teams last met in the format in the 2019 WC when India defeated Bangladesh by 28 runs. India’s last visit to these shores in 2015 ended in disappointment as they lost the ODIs by a 2-1 margin, the series where pacer Mashrafe Mortaza announced himself on the international circuit.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 1^st ODI between Bangladesh and India:

Head-to-Head: India and Bangladesh have faced each other in 36 ODIs so far and it has been a complete domination by the Indian side. The Men in Blue have registered victories on 30 occasions while Bangladesh on just five. One game ended with no result. In Bangladesh, both have clashed in 22 encounters with the hosts winning four times and India 17.

4 – Rohit Sharma (496) needs four sixes to complete 500 maximums across formats.

10 – Shikhar Dhawan (840) needs ten fours to reach 850 fours in ODIs.

6 – Shreyas Iyer (144) requires six fours to complete 150 fours in ODIs.

1 – Litton Das (199) is one four away from reaching 200 fours in the ODI format.

25 – Rishabh Pant (3975) is 25 runs away from reaching 4000 runs in international cricket.

4 – Shakib Al Hasan (46) needs four sixes to complete 50 maximums in ODIs.

10 – Rishabh Pant (90) requires ten fours to get to 100 fours in the ODI format.

31 – Shakib Al Hasan (2969) requires 31 runs to complete 3000 runs for Bangladesh in ODIs at home.

3 – Rohit Sharma (9376) needs three runs to surpass Mohammad Azharuddin (9378) and become the sixth-highest run-getter for India in one-day internationals.

3 – Mahmudullah (47) requires three scalps to get to 50 wickets for Bangladesh in ODIs at home.

6 – Afif Hossain (44) requires six fours to get to 50 fours in ODIs.