Bangladesh have advanced to the last four of the Champions Trophy, thanks to England eliminating Australia in the last tie of Group A.
The hosts beat the Aussies by 40 runs on Duckworth-Lewis method in Birmingham on Saturday.
Having returned to the elite global tournament after 11 years, the Tigers will appear in the semifinals of an ICC tournament for the first time.
In the 2015 World Cup, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and his men played in the quarterfinals for the first time, which stood as their best achievement before this.
Although Bangladesh played in finals of the Asia Cup both in its ODI and T20 versions, outlasting Australia and New Zealand, the finalist teams of the last World Cup, in English conditions is no small feat.
Bangladesh opened their tournament with a defeat against England. They were rescued by rain in their next game against Australia, which gave them a point to stay alive in the competition. -Agencies
