The rising tigers

Mushfiqur Rahim is the fourth wicketkeeper to have scored a fifty and effected four or more dismissals in a World Cup match. The three other keepers are Brad Haddin, Ridley Jacobs and Kumar Sangakkara.

Mahmudullah is the only batsman to score a century against NZ in this WC. He is also the only Bangladeshi batsman to score a century in the WC , and also happens to have 2 in a row.

Taskin Ahmed, the emerging pacer of the Tigers, impressed all and sundry with his wholehearted effort.

Rubel Hossain's send-off of Virat Kohli was one of the high-points of Bangladesh's quarterfinal defeat against India.

Bangladesh's highest total in the World Cup when batting first (288/7) came against NZ.

Shakib Al Hasan and Rubel Hossain both have 4 wicket hauls in the World Cup.

Bangladesh is the only Test playing nation whose batsmen had never previously scored a WC century.

The rising stars of Bangladesh cricket: Soumya Sarkar (L) and Sabbir Rahman (R)