Mahmudullah (103), Mushfiqur Rahim (89) and Soumya Sarkar (40) helped Bangladesh post a strong total of 275 before Rubel Hossain’s 4 for 53 ensured England fell short by 15 runs. Javed Omar (63) and Naimur Rahman (46) helped Bangladesh to a sizeable total of 232 before England’s Nasser Hussain (91) and Alec Stewart (87*) took the game into their hands and completed a clinical run chase. Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, October 5, 2000Įngland won by eight wickets with 6.1 overs to spare From then on, Hossain took over to clean the tail up and clinch the thriller.Įngland would rue that loss, since it halted its progress to the next round of the tournament. But in the end, Mortaza used Taskin Ahmed to get rid of Buttler just when he was looking dangerous. It stuck in with brief partnerships, and looked to dominate with a solid stand between Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes. James Anderson got the early breakthroughs, reducing Bangladesh to 8 for 2, but then a third-wicket stand of 86 between Soumya Sarkar (40) and Mahmudullah (103), and an even better fifth-wicket stand of 141 between Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim (89) lifted the side to 275 for 7.Įngland, chasing 276 in a must-win game, succumbed to the skilful bowling of Rubel Hossain, and the smart captaincy of Mashrafe Mortaza.

Bangladesh knocks England out of CWC15 and qualify to the World Cup knockouts for the first time ever with a 15-run win in Adelaide on March 9.ĭespite England’s excellent success rate against Bangladesh, the teams’ most recent encounter at an ICC event, at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Adelaide, didn’t go well for the Eoin Morgan-led side.

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