WC cricket 2011 match 28: Bangladesh hand England second shock defeat

By Team Bellevision
Bellevision Media Network

Chittagong, 11 March 2011: Bangladesh relied on their tail-enders to return from the dead and pull off a sensational two-wicket upset victory over England in a World Cup group B match to keep their quarter-final hopes alive here on Friday.

 

Chasing a modest 226, the hosts were precariously were placed at 169 for eight before Shafiul Islam (24 not out) combined with Mahmudullah (21 not out) to steer their side to a dramatic victory with six balls to spare at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

 

It was England`s second upset defeat in the tournament as their experienced bowlers buckled under pressure in the thrilling final moments to make the task easier for the hosts.

 

 

 

England had suffered a humiliating three-wicket defeat at the hands of Ireland in an earlier league match. Bangladesh had bowled out England for a modest 225 after electing to bowl as their bowlers, specially the spinners, did a fantastic job.

 

Bangladesh were staring at defeat as they were 169 for eight in the 40th over but Shafiul and Mahmudullah batted with grit under intense pressure with a match-winning 58-run unbeaten partnership for the ninth wicket.

 

 

With this win Bangladesh have moved to fifth place in the points table with four points and England are standing at third with five points. England now must win their last encounter against the West Indies while Bangladesh have two more match to play against The Netherlands and South Africa.

 

Match Summary 

ICC World Cup 2011 Bangladesh vs England, 28th Match, Group B Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, March 11, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) & Rod Tucker (Aus) Third Umpire: Aleem Dar (Pak) Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ) Toss: Bangladesh (Elected to field) Match Status: Bangladesh won by 2 wkts

Batting: Bangladesh Innings

Batsmen Bangladesh (227/8 in 49 ovs) Runs Balls 4’s 6’s SR Tamim Iqbal b T Bresnan 38 26 5 0 146.15 Imrul Kayes run out (A Shahzad/M Prior) 62 100 5 0 62.00 Junaid Siddique run out (J Anderson) 12 12 2 0 100.00 Raqibul Hasan b A Shahzad 0 2 0 0 0.00 Shakib Al Hasan (c) b G Swann 32 58 1 0 55.17 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) c M Prior b A Shahzad 6 20 1 0 30.00 Mahmudullah not out 21 42 2 0 50.00 Naeem Islam b A Shahzad 0 5 0 0 0.00 Abdur Razzak c T Bresnan b G Swann 1 5 0 0 20.00 Shafiul Islam not out 24 24 4 1 100.00 Rubel Hossain             Extras: b - 1, w - 23, nb - 0, lb - 7 31   Total:(227 for 8 in 49 overs) 227 Run Rate: 4.63

Fall Of Wickets

1/52 (Tamim Iqbal, 8.4 ov.), 2/70 (Junaid Siddique, 12.2 ov.), 3/73 (Raqibul Hasan, 13.4 ov.), 4/155 (Imrul Kayes, 31 ov.), 5/162 (Shakib Al Hasan, 35.6 ov.), 6/166 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 36.2 ov.), 7/166 (Naeem Islam, 38.1 ov.), 8/169 (Abdur Razzak, 39.4 ov.)

Bowling: England

Bowler O M R W Nb Wd ER James Anderson 9 0 54 0 0 3 6.0 Ajmal Shahzad 10 0 43 3 0 5 4.3 Tim Bresnan 10 1 35 1 0 1 3.5 Graeme Swann 10 1 42 2 0 2 4.2 Ravi Bopara 3 0 21 0 0 3 7.0 Paul Collingwood 7 0 24 0 0 0 3.4 Jonathan Trott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Batting: England Innings

Batsmen England (225/10 in 49.4 ovs) Runs Balls 4’s 6’s SR Andrew Strauss (c) c J Siddique b N Islam 18 31 2 0 58.06 Matt Prior (wk) st M Rahim b A Razzak 15 20 2 0 75.00 Jonathan Trott c J Siddique b S Hasan 67 99 2 0 67.68 Ian Bell c N Islam b Mahmudullah 5 23 0 0 21.74 Eoin Morgan c I Kayes b N Islam 63 72 8 0 87.50 Ravi Bopara c N Islam b A Razzak 16 22 1 0 72.73 Graeme Swann c & b S Hasan 12 8 2 0 150.00 Paul Collingwood run out (Mahmudullah) 14 13 0 0 107.69 Tim Bresnan c S Islam b R Hossain 2 2 0 0 100.00 Ajmal Shahzad b S Islam 1 3 0 0 33.33 James Anderson not out 2 5 0 0 40.00 Extras: b - 0, w - 8, nb - 0, lb - 2 10   Total:(225 for 10 in 49.4 overs) 225 Run Rate: 4.53

Fall Of Wickets

1/32 (Matt Prior, 7 ov.), 2/39 (Andrew Strauss, 10.3 ov.), 3/53 (Ian Bell, 16.4 ov.), 4/162 (Eoin Morgan, 38.4 ov.), 5/182 (Jonathan Trott, 43.4 ov.), 6/195 (Ravi Bopara, 44.5 ov.), 7/209 (Graeme Swann, 46.4 ov.), 8/215 (Tim Bresnan, 47.3 ov.), 9/217 (Ajmal Shahzad, 48.1 ov.), 10/225 (Paul Collingwood, 49.4 ov.)

Bowling: Bangladesh

Bowler O M R W Nb Wd ER Shafiul Islam 8 0 43 1 0 2 5.4 Rubel Hossain 8.4 0 40 1 0 1 4.6 Naeem Islam 8 0 29 2 0 0 3.6 Abdur Razzak 10 2 32 2 0 3 3.2 Mahmudullah 5 0 30 1 0 0 6.0 Shakib Al Hasan 10 0 49 2 0 0 4.9