All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraj’s performances with bat and ball helped Bangladesh beat world champions England by 4 wickets in a second consecutive upset to clinch the three-match Twenty20 sequence with no recreation in Mirpur on Sunday.
Chasing 118 for the win, the hosts obtained off to a disappointing begin as they misplaced openers Liton Das and Ronnie Talukdar for single scores earlier than Najmul Hussain Shanto and Mehdi placed on a 41-run stand to get them again on observe. Gave.
Jofra Archer then dismissed Mehdi and Afif Hossain for 3 wickets in his 4 overs, however Najmul (46) and Taskin Ahmed managed to chase down the goal with seven balls to spare.
England bowlers Sam Curran, Moeen Ali and Rehan Ahmed additionally took one wicket every.
Earlier, England, who had by no means misplaced to Bangladesh in T20Is earlier than this sequence, struggled with the bat from the beginning and had fellow opener Phil Salt caught and bowled by Shakib Al Hasan for 25 earlier than David Malan (5) was out early.
Ben Duckett top-scored for the guests with 28 however couldn’t get going, after which Mehdi (4-12) tore aside the center order.
Ahmed scored 11 on his T20I debut and England completed on 117 – their eighth lowest T20I rating.
The third and final T20 can be performed on this floor on Tuesday.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
