England undergo six-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in first T20I since World Cup win

England stumbled to a six-wicket defeat of their first T20 worldwide since profitable final 12 months’s World Cup as Bangladesh drew first blood on this three-match sequence at Chattogram.

The vacationers included seven members of the facet who took to the sphere within the last in opposition to Pakistan on the MCG final November however a disjointed show from a shallow batting unit set Bangladesh 157 to win.

Najmul Hossain Shanto ignited Bangladesh’s cost with 51 off 30 deliveries, together with 4 fours in a row off Mark Wooden, and Shakib Al Hasan’s 34 not out off 24 balls noticed them dwelling with two overs to spare.

Whereas England weren’t at their finest with the ball, they have been undermined by the batters as solely Jos Buttler, with 67 off 42 balls, received to grips with a tough floor after they have been requested to bat first.

Buttler placed on 47 with Ben Duckett, known as up particularly for this sequence after lacking the 2-1 ODI win as a result of his Take a look at commitments, however the pair’s dismissals in successive deliveries was a part of a sequence that noticed England lose 4 wickets within the final 5 overs, including simply 30 runs within the course of to complete on 156 for six.

Earlier than then, Buttler had an 80-run opening stand with Phil Salt, who made a stodgy 38 off 35 balls, maybe aware that the England XI was low on out-and-out batters however with seven bowling choices.

Each of England’s openers confirmed good timing and began decently with out going full throttle, though Buttler dispatched the primary of his 4 sixes over long-on after Mustafizur Rahman went too full.

In a chaotic last over of the powerplay each Salt after which Buttler have been reprieved on 20 and 19 respectively, with Bangladesh captain Shakib’s drop of his reverse quantity significantly galling after shelling a steepler operating in from mid-on.

Salt struggled to utilize his let-off, changing into slowed down by Bangladesh’s spinners. Whereas he hit Nasum Ahmed for six, the gradual left-armer had his revenge when Salt nicked off and took a evaluation with him.

Dawid Malan got here and went however Duckett used his wristy sweeps in opposition to the spinners and ramps to the quicks to be a succesful foil for Buttler, who introduced up a 32-ball fifty and England’s 100 with a flat-batted six off Hasan Mahmud earlier than shovelling the paceman over deep midwicket for one more most.

Nevertheless, the tide turned when Duckett cruelly misplaced his off-stump to Mustafizur’s grubber to depart for 20 off 13 deliveries and from the subsequent ball, which additionally saved low, Hasan snatched the important thing wicket when Buttler toe-ended to extensive long-on.

Mustafizur and Hasan expertly took tempo off the ball to frustrate Moeen Ali and Sam Curran, who was caught within the deep.

Chris Jordan squirted a 4 off Taskin Ahmed to get England previous 150 within the final over whereas Moeen was denied a six by some tremendous relay fielding – though T20 debutant Rony Talukdar dropped the catch.

Rony made amends by serving to Bangladesh fly out of the traps however was stopped in his tracks when Buttler threw the ball to Adil Rashid, whose flighted googly fizzed by way of the opener’s gate.

Najmul overturned an lbw verdict in opposition to him two balls later because the expertise indicated he had gloved an tried reverse sweep at Rashid, who was pulled to the midwicket fence off the subsequent supply.

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Dawid places down what would have been a sensational seize!

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Najmul carted Wooden for 4 fours in a row, utilizing the fast bowler’s tempo in opposition to him, making it six successive fours after Chris Woakes had leaked a few boundaries to Towhid Hridoy in his previous over.

Towhid slammed Rashid for six however miscued Moeen into the deep whereas Wooden ended Najmul’s tremendous innings with a skiddier effort that saved low, clattering into the center stump.

Shakib was undone by Moeen’s flip however a vanguard flew to the boundary whereas the England off-spinner noticed Afif Hossain (15no) put down by a juggling Dawid Malan at level.

Jordan was held again till the fifteenth over however was unable to stem the movement of runs, and Shakib sealed victory within the quick bowler’s subsequent over with a carve by way of backward level for his sixth 4.