BAN vs ENG: Mehidy Hasan Miraz represented himself in this game, and starred with 4 for 12 in the bowl, leading in the defeat of England for 117, in BAN vs ENG. Then, with seven balls remaining, Najmul Hossain Shanto led Bangladesh in a challenging run chase with a score of 46* in 47 balls. Moreover, it wasn’t quite as simple for Bangladesh in PowerPlay as it was for England. In the first six overs, the hosts lost two wickets, with Curran first removing Litton Das in the deep and Jofra Archer then bouncing out Rony Talukdar.

With 32/2 after the PowerPlay, Bangladesh was in a difficult spot. As England took three wickets in the run of 11 balls, including that of Shakib, they had a little window of opportunity, but Najmul and Taskin combined their efforts to hit Jordan for 15 runs in the 19th over, winning the game and the series. Mehidy Hasan’s all-round performance earned him a player of the match award.

What went wrong for England when Bangladesh took advantage of, in BAN vs ENG

However, England was not left behind. They also give a tricky start. After the PowerPlay in BAN vs ENG, they were 50/1, and after losing Dawid Malan, Philip Salt, and Moeen Ali targeted Bangladesh. Taskin Ahmed’s special bowling spell gave only 19 runs in just 3 overs, which bowled in the powerplay of the game. It wasn’t until the final over of the PowerPlay that Nasum Ahmed was bowled for 13 runs, allowing England to reach the total after the first six. 

Phil Salt provided a great start to England and he scored 25 in just 19 balls. But, Shakib Al Hasan then bowled Salt after getting a catch and a bounce. Following that, England continued to lose wickets and confidence. England captain Jos Buttler said in post-presentation of BAN vs ENG, “I thought it was an outstanding bowling performance to defend a low total, we bowled without luck as well but really proud of everyone’s effort”.

To give some more push Buttler added “It was a different game of T20 cricket, exciting as well but credit to Bangladesh. There is no good way to get out, but it was a tough wicket to start on and Duckett was doing well, we needed someone to stay with him.”