DHAKA: Liton Das smashed a Twenty20 career-best 73 as Bangladesh stunned world champions England to sweep the series 3-0 and score a massive upset in front of an ecstatic home crowd.
In a major humiliation for England’s normally clinical white ball unit ahead of the 50-over World Cup in India later this year, Bangladesh won the third and final T20 in Dhaka by 16 runs.
The home side already won the first game by six wickets and the second by four wickets to give Bangladesh their first series victory over England in any format.
Set 159 to win after winning the toss and opting to bowl, England managed only 142 for the loss of six wickets despite Dawid Malan making 53 and captain Jos Buttler 40 as Taskin Ahmed took 2-26.
“It’s really disappointing,” Buttler said afterwards. “I thought it was a good score to restrict them to.
England won the preceding three-match one-day international series 2-1.
