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Mehedi’s 12 seals historic win over England
- Updated: October 30, 2016
Bangladesh 220 (Tamim 104, Moeen 5-57) and 296 (Imrul 78, Rashid 4-52) beat England 244 (Root 56, Mehedi 6-82) and 164 (Cook 59, Duckett 56, Mehedi 6-77, Shakib 4-49) by 108 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details
Bangladesh claimed ten wickets in an electric final session to secure an historic first Test victory over England and a 1-1 share of the series. That it came after England’s openers had put on a century stand was another remarkable twist that only heightened the sense of their achievement. Mehedi Hasan finished with another five-wicket haul, including 12 in the match and the final dismissal to complete victory and spark scenes of jubilation at Mirpur.
At tea, England had edged the equation back in their favour, knocking exactly 100 off a target of 273 thanks to their best opening partnership of the tour. But from the very first delivery after the interval, Mehedi speared the ball into Ben Duckett’s stumps and England’s dream start became a waking nightmare against spin, a Halloween horror show in which every wicket was greeted with ghoulish glee by the Mirpur crowd.
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Tea England 244 and 100 for 0 (Duckett 56*, Cook 39*) need a further 173 to beat Bangladesh 220 and 296 (Imrul 78, Rashid 4-52)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
England’s openers put on a century stand to give themselves an excellent chance of chasing down a target of 273 to win the Mirpur Test. Bangladesh had pushed their overnight position on to a creditable 296 before being dismissed shortly after lunch but Ben Duckett, in particular, took the attack to home spinners to lift English hopes of a rousing finish.
At tea, Duckett and Alastair Cook had knocked exactly 100 off the target with by far their best opening partnership of the tour and laid the perfect platform for what would be England’s highest successful chase in Asia.
Cook and his latest partner had a previous best of 26 together and, given England’s propensity to go from one to three down in short order, it was a timely and significant improvement. Duckett went to his maiden Test fifty, from just 61 deliveries, with a swept four and he brought up the hundred with a fierce pull of Mehedi Hasan’s next ball to further quieten a nervous crowd, who had gathered hoping to see Bangladesh’s first Test win over England.
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