A stroke and fortune-filled century from Ben Stokes and a five-wicket haul from debutant Jake Ball drove England to a 21-run win over hosts Bangladesh in the first ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.<\/p>\n
England chose to bat first and took full advantage of a shoddy fielding display from Bangladesh to post 309 for eight. Stokes hit a 100-ball 101 with eight fours and four sixes, but was dropped on 69 and 71 by Mahmudullah Riyad and Mosharraf Hossain respectively. There was a 60 for debutant Ben Duckett too, before skipper Jos Buttler came in and hit a 38-ball 60 as England plundered 60 runs in the last five overs.<\/p>\n
In chase, Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes hit a fabulous century, his second in ODIs, and a 118-run fifth-wicket partnership with Shakib Al Hasan had taken Bangladesh to a winning position, with 39 needed off 51 balls. But Shakib’s dismissal opened the floodgates for Bangladesh, as they lost the last six wickets for 17 runs.<\/p>\n
The Tigers seemed set for a win after Shakib and Imurl’s stand, but after Shakib’s departure the team completely lost the plot.<\/p>\n
Mosharraf held an end for a while, but that served only to postpone the defeat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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