ODI World Cup 2023: Rating teams based on their bowling performances

8. Bangladesh- 5/10

Bangladesh failed to leave any impact in the competition with their sub-par performance. Under the veteran Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangla side was expected to take advantage of sub-continent conditions and deliver a fine performance to its fans but it had success in only two out of nine matches and ended up in the seventh position.

In Bangladesh’s massive failure, their bowlers made a heavy contribution with their ordinary performances. On India’s turning surfaces, their spin-bowling stalwarts Shakib and Mehidy Hasan Miraz looked completely ineffective with the ball while their pacers also couldn’t produce anything big in the tournament.

Shakib, whose responsibility was to spearhead his team’s spin attack, scalped only nine wickets in seven games. Experienced pacers Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman also looked out of rhythm which affected Bangladesh’s campaign.