5 biggest wins in Bangladesh's cricket history

#2 Bangladesh vs Australia, Natwest Series 2005

Ashraful was the architect of Bangladesh’s first and only win over Australia in international cricket in 2005

Australia 249/5 in 50 overs lost to Bangladesh 250/5 (49.2 overs) by five wickets

The significance of Bangladesh’s victory over Australia in the 2005 Natwest Series can be understood by the fact that more than 10 years down the line, the five-wicket victory remains the Asian side’s only victory against Australia in international cricket.

The now-maligned Mohammad Ashraful was the hero of that famous day in Cardiff which began with the news that Andrew Symonds had been dropped after getting drunk on the eve of the match. Australia missed Symonds’ ability to provide a late flourish as they could only manage 249 in their fifty overs with the batsmen struggling to get runs on what was a sluggish pitch.

Bangladesh started off slowly as well and were struggling at 72/3 in the 21^st over when Habibul Bashar joined Ashraful at the crease. The pair went on to add 130 runs for the fourth wicket in 23 overs with Ashraful, at that time, becoming only the second Bangladesh cricketer to score an ODI century. Though the pair couldn’t hang on till the end, a timely cameo by Aftab Ahmed who remained unbeaten on 21 runs from 13 balls helped them chase down the target with four balls to spare.