Best Ever Year

The Tigers may have ended the year with a loss but none can deny the immense progress that the men in red and green have made. Of all the formats it has been the ODIs that the players have shined in the most. With a 72 percent win-rate in the ODIs this year, Bangladesh remain second only to the mighty Australians. From qualifying to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time to achieving the previously unthinkable—wins against Pakistan, India and South Africa— there's no doubt that the year 2015 has arguably been Bangladesh's best ever in cricket history.

Highlights

* Mustafizur Rahman has the best ODI bowling average this year among those with at least 20 wickets. He took eleven wickets in his first two ODIs, the first ever player to do so.

The record 312-run opening stand

* Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes shared a 312-run opening stand against Pakistan, the highest ever posted by a pair in the second innings.

* Tamim became the second Bangladeshi to score a double hundred in Tests and also broke Habibul Bashar's long standing record to become the highest run-getter in Test cricket for Bangladesh.

* Bangladesh have won five consecutive ODI series for the first time beating  Pakistan (3-0), India (2-1), South Africa (2-1) and Zimbabwe (3-0) this year.

* Shakib Al Hasan scalped his first five-wicket haul in ODIs this year.

* Taijul Islam with eleven wickets was Bangladesh's highest Test wicket-taker this year.