As Bangladesh have no matches left in any format of the game this year, the performance of the players in 2017 can be adjudicated finally.

The Tigers started their journey of 2017, away from home, with a defeat against New Zealand in the first match of the bilateral T20 series which they had eventually lost 3-0. That was followed by another whitewash in the Test series against the same opponent.

Later, in their tour of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh defeated the Lankan team for the first time in a Test match; that too in their own backyard. The Red & Green had drawn level in every series of all three formats.

Then came the big occasion—ICC Champions Trophy 2017, where Bangladesh qualified for the semi-finals of any major event organized by the ICC for the first time. In a group match against New Zealand where the Tigers’ top-order had collapsed early, they managed to secure a win; thanks to the two centuries from Shakib Al Hasan and Mahamudullah Riad.

Being knocked out by India in the semis after a sweet revenge against the Black Caps, Bangladesh headed for home to face Australia in a 2-match Test series. The series was drawn and Bangladesh defeated Australia for the first time in a Test math in the 1st clash.

In an away series against South Africa, Bangladesh suffered their second whitewash in all three formats in year 2017.

Among the batsmen of the team, Mushfiqur Rahim, despite being exempted from Test captaincy, was the top-scorer in all three formats combined. Playing 26 matches, with an average of 45.07, Mushfiqur scored 3 centuries and 7 half-centuries on his way of making 1263 runs. His best notch of 159 was scored in a losing cause against New Zealand in a Test where Shakib had scored a national-record-breaking double-ton.

Tamim Iqbal, playing 2 matches less, scored 1231 runs with an average of 41.03. Besides playing his best knock (in 2017) of 127 runs in their ODI triumph against Sri Lanka, Tamim scored one more century and 9 fifties.

Shakib Al Hasan is the 3rd most run-scorer for his team this year. With an average of 36.81, the all-rounder made 1215 runs. He scored 6 fifties and 3 hundreds, two of which came in the victories against Sri Lanka in the Test and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy.

Despite his lack of consistency, Soumya Sarkar stands 4th in the list of most run-getters. With an average of 29.96 and 6 half-centuries, he scored 929 runs from the 26 matches he had played.