Offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 4-12 as England have been dismissed for 117 of their bid to take their T20 sequence in opposition to Bangladesh to a decider in Dhaka.
Following a six-wicket defeat in Chattogram, England’s rejigged batting order have been effectively positioned for a hefty complete after dropping the toss, reaching 1-50 on the finish of the powerplay.
Shedding three wickets in 16 balls sucked away the momentum and Bangladesh’s spinners turned the screws, led by Mehidy on the identical floor the place he made his mark within the 2016 Check sequence between the 2 groups.
Ben Duckett held England’s innings collectively after the cluster of wickets with a run-a-ball 28 after Phil Salt had 25 off 19 deliveries, having opened with Dawid Malan as a substitute of Jos Buttler.
After dropping the toss for the eighth time in a row in all codecs this yr, Buttler dropped himself to 4, with Moeen Ali at three, in a bid to redress a disjointed batting unit.
The experiment didn’t work, with Duckett and Sam Curran (12 off 16 balls) compelled right into a rebuilding job, the pair placing on 34 in 32 deliveries earlier than the latter was stumped off Mehidy.
England, who scored simply 10 fours and two sixes on a turning pitch, misplaced their remaining three wickets within the final over with two run outs, together with the debuting teenager Rehan Ahmed.
