CHATTOGRAM: Shakib Al Hasan put on an outstanding performance as Bangladesh beat England by 50 runs on Monday to avoid a three-match sweep in their one-day international series.
All-rounder Shakib followed his 71 ball-75 with 4-35, becoming the first Bangladeshi bowler to take 300 wickets, to lead the hosts to victory in the series finale.
Mushfiqur Rahim complemented Shakib’s batting effort with 70 and Najmul Hossain added 53 to help steer Bangladesh to 246 all out in 48.5 overs. England’s much-vaunted batting lineup then crumbled under the sustained pressure of spinners in being bowled out for 196 in 43.1 overs.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam and fast bowler Ebadot Hossain, the only change for Bangladesh, claimed two wickets each to support Shakib’s effort.
England won the opening match by three wickets and the second by 132 runs to take the series 2-1.
After opting to bat first, Bangladesh made a disastrous start with Liton Das bagging his second successive duck by edging Sam Curran’s delivery behind the wicket.
Curran (2-51) also swung one nicely to get rid of skipper Tamim Iqbal (6), leaving Bangladesh 17-2 in the third over. Mushfiqur and Najmul then combined for a 98-run stand before the latter was run out.
Mushfiqur, who was under pressure to get back among runs, finally got his 43rd fifty from 69 balls, driving debutant leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed for a single. Adil Rashid then left Bangladesh in further trouble by dismissing Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah in quick succession.
Shakib refused to bog down despite a little contribution from the end as he paced the innings impeccably to take Bangladesh closer to 250.
Jofra Archer, one of the three changes for England, grabbed 3-35.
