Bangladesh vs England, 2nd ODI -Bangladesh won by 34 runs

Toss: England opt to bowl

England won the toss and opted to bowl. As Bairstow is fit to play, the visitors picked an unchanged XI. On the other hand, Nasir Hossain replaced Mosharraf Hossain. The pitch was under covers for a while, but the weather has cleared up for now.

End of Match: Bangladesh level series

Bangladesh finally wrapped up the match with hero of the day, Mortaza, providing the finishing touches by dismissing the last man - Jake Ball. For a while, Rashid and Ball gave the hosts a scare by cracking a volley of shots. However, it has to be said that they had too much to do.

Most of the damage was done early on in the innings when Mortaza ripped through the top-order. Buttler raised England's hopes with a buccaneering innings of 57. However, once he was dismissed, it was always going to be a tall order. Mortaza took four wickets while Taskin Ahmed chipped in with three.

Earlier, Mahmdullah resurrected Bangladesh's innings after they found themselves in some trouble. Mortaza then landed the decisive blows in the slog overs to pilot them to a useful total on a track that was taking turn.The final game of the series will be played on October 12 in Chittagong.

Wicket: Taskin gets prized scalp

Now, that could turn out to be the decisive blow as Jos Buttler has been prised out by Taskin Ahmed. The England captain moved across the stumps to flick, but missed. The young seamer burst out a vociferous appeal and initially the on-field umpire adjudged him not out. However, on replays it was clear that the impact was in line and the HawkEye projected the ball would hit middle and off-stump.
There was more drama in the middle as Mahmdullah had a heated exchange with Buttler. The umpires then pacified the duo.

Wicket: England lose another

The second ODI has turned out to be a game full of twists and turns. Nasir Hossain dismissed Moeen Ali to put the hosts back in the front. The left-handed batsman attempted a slog across the line, but could only get a top-edge and Shakib grabbed a fine tumbling catch at cover. He had to backtrack, but kept his eyes on the ball all the way through.

Wicket: Taskin picks up crucial scalp

Just in the nick of time, Taskin Ahmed winkled out Bairstow. The right-handed batsman tried a half-hearted cut shot, but could only eke out an outside edge to the 'keeper. The hosts needed that wicket as the duo of Buttler and Bairstow had stitched a useful stand of 80.
For England, Buttler compiled a robust fifty.

Update: Buttler, Bairstow rebuild

In the recent past, Jos Buttler has come to England's rescue. Just a few months ago, he piloted England to a memorable tie against Sri Lanka after they found themselves precariously-placed at 82 for 6. Today, too, he is looking in ominous touch.


He moved around the crease to upset the bowlers' length. When Bangladesh's seamers banged it short, he pulled it to the fence. The point can be capuslised by how the redoubtable cricketer cracked three fours off Taskin in the 17th over. It included a cross-batted swipe that just zooted away to the fence. It seemed more like a tennis forehand. Bairsatow, his partner at the other end, worked the ball into gaps to rotate the strike.

Wicket: Mortaza on fire

Geez! Mortaza is in the form of life as he now cleans up Ben Stokes. The left-handed batsman played all over a straight ball and his stumps took a beating. Bangladesh will fancy their chances of winning the match from here.
Mortaza also got the boisterous crowd up on its feet.

Wicket: Bangladesh gain upper hand

Now, this is turning into a calamitous collapse as Roy, too, walks back to the pavilion with a forlorn look on his face. The aggressive opener tried the short-arm jab to a delivery that kept low and was rapped on the pads. Not surprisingly, Mortaza dished out a loud appeal and the on-field umpire answered it in the affirmative. Mortaza is churning out a game-changing performance.

Wickets: England in early trouble

Bangladesh made a roaring comeback by sending the duo of Vince and Duckett back to the pavilion. Vince played an uppish drive off Mortaza straight into the hands of the backward point fielder, while the left-handed batsman attempted an airy fairy drive to a delivery that turned considerably from Shakib, but could only hear the death rattle.

On expected lines, Roy and Jonny Bairstow have been surrounded by a slew of close-in fielders.

Innings break: Mortaza's pyrotechnics powers Bangladesh to 238

Bangladesh would be grateful to Mortaza, the captain, for playing with spunk and spirit to power the home side to a handy total. He crunched two boundaries and three sixes during his vital innings of 44. Nasir Hossain supported him well with a sprightly unbeaten knock of 27.

Earlier, Mahmdullah was the only batsman who handled England's barrage of short deliveries to essay a well-constructed innings of 75. Most of the batsmen succumbed to some well-directed short-pitched bowling by Woakes and Ball. The track is offering assistance to the spinners, but the dew factor might help out the visitors.

Build Up: England look to seal series

England showed immense self belief and resilience to chart a sterling comeback and pip the hosts in the first One-Day International in Dhaka. Bangladesh were cruising to their third successive victory against the visitors in the 50-over format, but they lost six wickets for a mere 17 runs to hurtle towards a heartbreaking 21-run loss.

As the tension reached breaking points, nerves were taut and fingernails chomped, but the passionate Bangladeshi fans just had to return home disappointed. In fact, with Shakib Al Hasan at the crease, the tourists held all the aces. The ace allrounder, however, was nipped out by Jake Ball and that triggered the collapse as the home team was eventually cleaned up for 288. Imrul Kayes, too, impressed and notched up his first ODI hundred since 2010, but his knock went in vain.

England, on the other hand, would be buoyed by their incredible fightback. Ball, on his ODI debut, bowled with a lot of pluck and was rewarded with a five-fer. It was the Nottinghamshire seamer who lifted England's spirits by dismissing Shakib and Mosaddek Hossain off successive deliveries. Incidentally, he became the first Englishman to pick up a five-fer on debut in ODIs.

Ben Stokes showed his class and quality to crunch his maiden ODI hundred, while Ben Duckett played with maturity for a debutant to compose a fifty. Adil Rashid, the legspinner, also made an impact by bagging a four-fer. The tourists will look to win the second ODI and clinch the series.

Bangladesh need to put up a better performance in the second game, especially in the field. The visitors would be fretting over injuries to Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy. Bairstow is struggling with a hip problem, while in an attempt to prevent a boundary, Roy injured his shoulder. Bairstow is expected to go through a fitness test before the match.

BAN 238/8 (50.0 Ovs)

ENG 204-all out (44.4 Ovs)