All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz delivered with bat and ball as Bangladesh surprised world champion England by 4 wickets in a second successive upset to clinch the three-match Twenty20 sequence with a recreation to spare in Mirpur on Sunday.
Chasing 118 to win, the host received off to a disappointing begin when it misplaced openers Litton Das and Rony Talukdar for single-digit scores, earlier than Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mehidy stitched collectively a 41-run partnership to get them again on observe.
Jofra Archer then dismissed Mehidy and Afif Hossain to finish with three wickets in his 4 overs, however Najmul (46) and Taskin Ahmed had been in a position to chase down the goal with seven balls to spare.
England bowlers Sam Curran, Moeen Ali and Rehan Ahmed additionally picked up a wicket apiece.
Earlier, England, who had by no means misplaced a T20I to Bangladesh earlier than this sequence, had struggled with the bat from the outset and Dawid Malan (5) departed early earlier than fellow opener Phil Salt was caught and bowled by Shakib Al Hasan on 25.
Ben Duckett top-scored for the guests with a run-a-ball 28 however couldn’t push on, after which Mehidy (4-12) ripped by means of the center order.
Ahmed scored 11 on his T20I debut as England ended on 117 — their eighth-lowest T20I complete.
The third and remaining T20I will likely be performed on Tuesday on the similar venue.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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