Bangladesh need 118 to seal the first ever T20I series against Eng

Special Correspondent
Published: 04:53PM. 12 Mar 2023
Bangladesh need 118 to seal the first ever T20I series against Eng

Mehidy Hasan Miraz finished with his career best bowling spells in the T20Is that powered Bangladesh to restrict the world champions England to a sorry 117 in the second of the three Twenty20 internationals at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. 

With Miraz scalping 4-12 and Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shakib Al Hasan, Taskin Ahmed taking one wicket each, the visitors managed the humble total in the stipulated overs. 

Ben Duckett scored the top with a-run-a-ball 28 while their next highest a 19-ball 25 came from Salt’s bat.  

The world champions made a shaky start losing their opener David Malan for a sluggish 5 being sent to bat on the slow surface of the SBNCS. 

In the second wicket stand Moeen Ali alongside Phil Salt added 34 off 25 balls to stitch the innings and also rebound in the tie pulling the side beyond the fifty-run mark inside the power play. 

However, the pair failed to endure the momentum after the latter was caught and bowled by Shakib in 6.3 overs. 

Then the tourists lost wickets at the regular interval that eventually allowed them post a slim total.

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