Bangladesh have been very lucky to have made it this far even after their outstanding victory over New Zealand in their final group match. The English weather coupled with Australia's poor performance against England on Saturday saw the Tigers reach the semi-finals of an ICC event for the first time in history. Road to the semi-finals - EnglandMatch 1: England beat Bangladesh by 8 wicketsMashrafe Mortaza's side made a huge statement by posting 305/6 against the mighty English attack in the first match of the tournament. This meant that Bangladesh and Australia had to win their final group games to stay in contention for a play in the semi-finals. Shakib ended up with 114 while Mahmudullah remained unbeaten on 102 as Bangladesh pulled off a famous victory at Cardiff.

Source: India Today June 13, 2017 11:37 UTC