James Anderson got the early breakthroughs, reducing Bangladesh to 8 for 2, but then a third-wicket stand of 86 between Soumya Sarkar (40) and Mahmudullah (103), and an even better fifth-wicket stand of 141 between Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim (89) lifted the side to 275 for 7.Įngland, chasing 276 in a must-win game, succumbed to the skilful bowling of Rubel Hossain, and the smart captaincy of Mashrafe Mortaza. Bangladesh knocks England out of CWC15 and qualify to the World Cup knockouts for the first time ever with a 15-run win in Adelaide on March 9.ĭespite England’s excellent success rate against Bangladesh, the teams’ most recent encounter at an ICC event, at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Adelaide, didn’t go well for the Eoin Morgan-led side.
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