India vs Bangladesh head-to-head stats and records you need to know before IND vs BAN 2024 Test series

India vs Bangladesh Test series will begin tomorrow (September 19) morning in Chennai. It is a two-match series, with both games being a part of the ICC World Test Championship cycle.

Big names of Indian cricket like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin will return to the Test arena after a long time. Also, this is India's first home Test series against Bangladesh since 2019.

Before the India vs Bangladesh Test series gets underway, here's a quick glance at the head-to-head record between the two Asian teams in the longest format of the game.

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India vs Bangladesh head-to-head record in Tests

India have a massive 11-0 lead in the head-to-head record against Bangladesh in Test cricket. The two neighboring teams have locked horns 13 times in red-ball cricket, with two of them ending in a draw.

Bangladesh have suffered a defeat in each of their away Test against India. Here's a summary of the head-to-head record:

Matches played: 13

Won by India: 11

Won by Bangladesh: 0

Drawn: 2

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IND vs BAN Test head-to-head record in India

India lead the head-to-head record in home Tests against Bangladesh by a 3-0 margin. Surprisingly, India never hosted Bangladesh for a Test match before 2017. So far, the Bangla Tigers have played three away Tests against India and suffered big defeats in all of them.

In the last two Tests, Bangladesh suffered an innings defeat against the Men in Blue in India. Thus, Rohit Sharma and company will start as the overwhelming favorites to win the series.

Here's a summary of the head-to-head stats in India:

Matches played: 3

Won by India: 3

Won by Bangladesh: 0

Drawn: 0

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Last 5 India vs Bangladesh Test matches

The previous Test between India and Bangladesh went down to the wire, where India narrowly escaped with a three-wicket win. However, apart from that, the Indian team have dominated the Test rivalry against Bangladesh.

Speaking of the last home Test that India played against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli's hundred and fast bowlers' excellent bowling performance inspired India to a win by an inning and 46 runs.

Here's a summary of the last five India vs Bangladesh Tests:

1. IND (314 & 145/7) beat BAN (227 & 231) by 3 wickets, Dec 22-26, 2022.
2. IND (404 & 258/2 dec) beat BAN (150 & 324) by 188 runs, Dec 14-18, 2022.
3. IND (347/9 dec) beat BAN (106 & 195) by an inning and 46 runs, Nov 22-24, 2019.
4. IND (493/6 dec) beat BAN (150 & 213) by an inning and 130 runs, Nov 14-16, 2019.
5. IND (687/6 dec & 159/4 dec) beat BAN (388 & 250) by 208 runs, Feb 9-13, 2017.