Fearless Bangladesh down England

Bangladesh’s ninth-wicket pair of Mohammad Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam hammered 58 runs to send England crashing to a two-wicket defeat in the World Cup yesterday. The Tigers appeared down for the count when they plunged to 169-8 in the 40th over...

Bangladesh’s ninth-wicket pair of Mohammad Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam hammered 58 runs to send England crashing to a two-wicket defeat in the World Cup yesterday.

The Tigers appeared down for the count when they plunged to 169-8 in the 40th over chasing a modest target of 226 in the day-night game at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chittagong.

But Mahmuddullah (21 not out) and Shafiul (24 not out) conjured an unlikely victory in front of 18,000 screaming home fans to resurrect Bangladesh’s campaign in the tournament they are co-hosting with India and Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh, who have four points from as many games, must still beat the Netherlands and South Africa to ensure a place in the quarter-finals from Group B.

England remained on five points from five matches, a point behind the West Indies who have played a game less.

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