Bangladesh played 46 international matches in the year 2021. They won 20 matches, lost 25, and drew one match. Bangladesh have three captains for each format, that had resulted in a variance of outcomes. ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal had the best % winning ratio among the captains, indicating that Bangladesh are a strong limited-overs team. Team tigers won the majority of international matches under T20 captain Mahmudullah's leadership, while Mominul was the most unsuccessful captain. Let's take a look at three captains' performances in 2021.   2021 International Record: Bangladesh National Men’s Cricket Team   The Bangladesh national men's cricket team had a packed calendar in the year 2021. Team Tigers played most of their international matches in the twenty20 format. As a result, they won the bulk of their matches in the shortest format. The majority of their losses also came in the T20 format, as predicted. Bangladesh won two of their historic T20 series under the captaincy of Mahmudullah Riyad, but he also had the most defeats as captain. ODI captain Tamim Iqbal did not play any international matches in the second half of the year, but he had a better winning ratio than the other two. Mominul Haque continued to struggle as Test captain in the year 2021.   Here is the format-wise Bangladesh’s international record in 2021  Format Matches Won Lost Draw Test 7 1 5 1 ODI 12 8 4 0 T20I 27 11 16 0              Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Captains' Performance Review for the Year 2021 Bangladesh began their 2021 international campaign with a three-match One-Day International series against the West Indies at home. Team Tigers thrashed the Caribbean side in that series. However, Bangladesh's year came to an end with a 2-0 Test series loss to Pakistan at home. The following is a breakdown of each Bangladesh captain's performance. Mominul Haque (Test) Match as Captain: 7 | Won: 1 | Lost: 5 | Draw: 1 Left-hand batter Mominul Haque is still learning the art of captaincy and will require more time to adjust as a leader. Mominul recently guided Bangladesh to a historic Test match victory in New Zealand. Winning a match in New Zealand is a huge accomplishment for Mominul and the Bangladesh Test team. However, the Mominul-led Bangladesh Test team did not do well in 2021. Team Tigers won their lone Test match away from home, against Zimbabwe in July.   Bangladesh lost the remainder of their longer-version matches last year, aside from their lone Test victory. Bangladesh lost both of their Test series against Pakistan and the West Indies. Bangladesh put up a valiant fight against the West Indies but came up short in both matches. Besides, the performance against Pakistan was subpar. Pakistan dominated both matches and deservedly won each Test match by a big margin. Bangladesh's campaign hoped for a stronger showing against Sri Lanka, however, the Lankans also won the series 1-0. Overall, Mominul had a difficult year as captain last year.   Mominul Haque Test Stats in 2021  Match Runs HS Ave 100s 7 503 127 41.91 2             Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Tamim Iqbal (ODI) Match as Captain: 12 | Won: 8 | Lost: 4 A second-string West Indian squad visited Bangladesh at the beginning of 2021. Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh team thrashed that West Indian side 3-0 in the series. Though this type of outcome was predicted from Bangladesh. The New Zealand tour was Tamim Iqbal's toughest challenge as captain last year. As predicted, Bangladesh lost the ODI series (3-0) to New Zealand. They came close to winning in the second encounter in Christchurch but fell short against the Kiwis. Bangladesh went on to win two more ODI series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Tamim did a decent job as captain overall but all of Bangladesh's ODI victories in 2021 were predicted. Everyone would have applauded Tamim if his side had won a match on New Zealand soil. Tamim Iqbal ODI Stats in 2021          Match Runs HS Ave 100s 12 464 112 38.66 1             Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Mahmudullah Riyad (T20I) Match as Captain: 27 | Won: 11 | Lost: 16   Bangladesh lost their first and last T20I series of the year 2021 against New Zealand and Pakistan respectively. However, the captain of the Twenty20 team Mahmudullah Riyad was strongly criticized following his performance in the T20 World Cup 2021. Bangladesh did not win a match in the Super 12s, but more importantly, they lost a match against Scotland in the qualifiers. Fans were disappointed by Bangladesh's overall performance at the mega event. Prior to the twenty20 World Cup 2021, Bangladesh had won two major home series against Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Many argue that winning two home series on slow pitches sent the wrong message to Bangladeshi players. As a result, Bangladeshi cricketers did not reach their full potential during the mega event. Another T20 series triumph for Bangladesh came against Zimbabwe in July. Overall, the team had made little progress in this format despite the fact that the Mahmudullah-led side won a record 11 T20 matches for Bangladesh in 2021.   Mahmudullah Riyad T20I Stats in 2021        Batting Match Runs HS SR 50s 26 496 52 105.30 2 Bowling         Match Wickets BBI Ave Econ 26 5 3/10 26.20 6.89               Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Aftermath None of the Bangladesh captains had shown much progress in terms of pushing the team to the next level last year. They all enjoyed some success as captains. but that was to be anticipated from the Bangladesh side. Winning two bilateral home series against Australia and New Zealand were two of the most noteworthy achievements in 2021, and T20 skipper Mahmudullah Riyad deserves credit for both. 

Bangladesh cricket has had a difficult year in 2021. The Bangladesh national men's cricket team's disappointing performance in the absence of experienced players is one of the key indications of this. The performance of the men's cricket team provides strong evidence that the country's cricket pipeline is weak. On the other hand, the Bangladesh women's cricket team has had a successful year. The Tigresses confirmed their participation in the 50-over World Cup for the first time by competing in the ICC Women's World Cup qualifiers at the end of the year. This article analyzed the performance of Bangladesh's men's and women's national cricket teams in the year 2021. Performance of Bangladesh Cricket in 2021 The men's and women's teams of Bangladesh had significant achievements in 2021. However, there are a number of major failures. Let's take a look at Bangladesh's overall performance in cricket in the year 2021. Bangladesh Men’s National Cricket Team  Bangladesh Men’s cricket team played 7 Tests, 12 One-Day Internationals, and 24 Twenty-20 Internationals in 2021. Bangladesh's greatest success came in one-day internationals (ODIs). In the year 2021, they won three ODI series and lost one. Overall, Bangladesh won eight ODIs while losing four. Bangladesh lost three-Test series and only won one against Zimbabwe. Overall, Bangladesh only won one Test match, lost five, and drew one. Read Traditional folk sports of rural Bangladesh: A look back Bangladesh played the most Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in 2021, with 24. They won 11 T20Is and have lost 13. However, winning the home series against Australia and New Zealand were two of Bangladesh's finest achievements in 2021. Besides that, Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe in a T20I series. However, they were hammered by New Zealand (3-0) and Pakistan (3-0), and their performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 was disastrous. Bangladesh's first international series after the covid-19 outbreak in March 2020 was a home series against the West Indies in January 2021. In that perspective, the series was crucial for Bangladesh. The Tamim Iqbal-led side had shown a lot of character throughout the series. Shakib Al Hasan has also returned to international cricket through this series after completing a one-year suspension imposed by the International Cricket Council. Here are the results of Bangladesh's men's cricket team's international matches in the year 2021. Read Memorable International Cricket Moments in 2021 Bangladesh vs West Indies (3-match ODI Series at home) The second-tier West Indies side arrived in Bangladesh to play a limited-overs series against the host. The Bangladesh campaign had great expectations for this encounter, and they did not disappoint the supporters. Bangladesh went on to defeat the Caribbean team 3-0 in the series. After returning to international cricket, Shakib Al Hasan made an immediate impression. He won Player of the Series after taking 6 wickets and scored 113 runs in three matches. It was Tamim Iqbal's debut match as permanent captain of Bangladesh's One-Day International team. Bangladesh vs West Indies (3-match ODI Series at home) Bangladesh faced the West Indies in a two-match Test series after sweeping the ODI series 3-0. However, the team tigers underperformed in the longer-version format. They were beaten 2-0 against a West Indian team that was pretty poor. The outcome of this series was one of Bangladesh's most embarrassing performances in 2021. Read Achievements of Bangladesh in sports in 50 years since independence New Zealand vs Bangladesh (3-match ODI Series, away) Expecting a win is far from realistic, given the fact that Bangladesh has never won a match in New Zealand. Bangladesh came near to winning the second One-Day International, which may be their most significant achievement in 2021. However, Bangladesh were defeated 3-0 by New Zealand in the series. New Zealand vs Bangladesh (3-match T20I Series, away) As predicted, Bangladesh lost all three T20I matches they played against New Zealand. More importantly, they were unable to put up a good fight against the host New Zealand. Bangladesh's disastrous trip to New Zealand came to an end with a series of defeats. Read Top 10 Most Memorable Football Moments of 2021 Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (2-match Test Series, away) In April, Bangladesh headed to Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series. They drew the first Test at Pallekele but lost the second match there by 209 runs. Bangladesh lost the series 1-0, demonstrating their ineptness in the Test format once again. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (3-match ODI Series at home) Sri Lanka visited Bangladesh in May for a three-match One-Day International series. Bangladesh claimed the series with a game to spare but failed to complete the sweep in the final match. Mushfiqur Rahim was named Player of the Series for his outstanding batting. Read Sports Year in Review: A Flashback of the Major Events in 2021 Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh (1 Test, 3 ODIs, and 3 T20Is, away) In July, Bangladesh traveled to Zimbabwe to play bilateral series across all formats. Bangladesh clinched the series by winning the one-off Test by 220 runs. Later, Bangladesh won the ODI series 3-0, followed by the T20I series 2-1. All of Bangladesh's key players performed well during the tour. Bangladesh vs Australia (5-match T20I Series at home) One of Bangladesh's most significant achievements in 2021 was defeating Australia 4-1 at home in a T20I series in August. Australia never expected to get beaten so badly by Bangladesh. However, Bangladesh dominated Australia courtesy of a slow Mirpur surface. Shakib Al Hasan was named player of the series for his remarkable all-rounder performance. Read Top Performers in the BAN vs PAK Test Series 2021 Bangladesh vs New Zealand (5-match T20I Series at home) Bangladesh were optimistic going into the New Zealand series in September after defeating Australia in August. Bangladesh went on to win the five-match Twenty20 International series 3-2. Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed was named player of the series. ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Bangladesh team had high expectations ahead of the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup after two successful home series. However, Bangladesh's performance was completely disappointing. They only managed to win two games, both of which came in the qualifying rounds. Bangladesh suffered heavy losses in all five of their Super 12 Round matches, and their campaign came to an end in despair. Read Maksuda Akhter: Bangladesh’s first woman bodybuilder to win international medal Bangladesh vs Pakistan (3-match T20I Series at home) Bangladesh welcomed Pakistan for a three-match T20I series after a poor World Cup campaign. Pakistan had a fantastic T20 World Cup and came into the bilateral series with a lot of confidence. Bangladesh were defeated in all three matches against Pakistan national team. The Bangladesh team contained a few newcomers in the series.  Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2-match Test series at home) It was far from realistic to expect a great performance following a disastrous T20I campaign. Bangladesh had a chance to draw the second Test, but they failed to see out the fifth day. Pakistan whitewashed Bangladesh in the Test series (2-0). Among the players, Liton Das was Bangladesh's most successful batter across all formats in 2021, while Mustafizur Rahman was the most successful bowler. Read Ballon d'Or 2021 Winner: Lionel Messi wins the coveted award record seventh time Top three most successful batsmen in 2021 (across formats) Player Innings Runs HS Ave 100s Liton Das 39 1,058 114 27.12 2 Mahmudullah Riyad 38 1,045 150* 36.03 1 Mushfiqur Rahim 34 1,033 125 36.89 1 Top three most successful bowlers in 2021 (across formats) Player Innings Wickets BBI Ave 5W Mustafizur Rahman 32 48 4/12 20.66 0 Shakib Al Hasan 31 47 5/30 19.44 1 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 23 40 5/82 30.37 1