An incredible hundred from explosive opener Jason Roy and an all-round effort from Sam Curran propelled England to dominating win in the second ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday.
Apart from Roy and Curran, the likes of Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali provided valuable contributions at different stages of the game as the English side secured the series (2-0) with one game to spare.
Put in to bat first, the tourists posted 326/7 on the board in 50 overs. Roy smashed 132 from 128 deliveries, including 18 fours and a six. Similarly, Buttler also scored 76 off 64 balls with the help of five fours and a couple of maximums.
In response, the hosts got bundled out for 194, losing the contest by 132 runs. Veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 58 off 69 balls. Curran and Rashid were the pick of the bowlers for England, picking 4 wickets each. While Curran bagged a 4-fer by conceding 29 in 6.4 overs, Rashid claimed 4 scalps for 45 in his quota of 10 overs.
“Fantastic series win. Bangladesh are a formidable team at home, we are delighted to win. I thought Jason Roy lead the way, and guys chipped in around him. These conditions are what we’ll find the hardest as a team, but the intensity and application we showed was really good to see. We’ve talked a lot about adapting to conditions, when we turn up at Chittagong we’ll try to adjust as quickly and it helps when lots of guys in the dressing room are putting their hand up and performing when needed,” said the winning captain, Buttler, at the post-match presentation.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Match win. Series win.
A massive effort from all of the boys! We become the first team to beat Bangladesh in a series since 2016 🥰
GET IN LADS! 🫶 pic.twitter.com/sRcIomWdRF
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 3, 2023
Strong performances from the Surrey boys in Bangladesh 🔥
Sam Curran followed Jason Roy’s incredible 132 by finishing with strong figures of 4/29 as England beat Bangladesh by 132 runs.
Jacksy bowled beautifully, going for 27 from his 6 overs 🔒
🤎 | #SurreyCricket pic.twitter.com/3nOuQHbiYQ
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) March 3, 2023
12th ODI hundred for Jason Roy, A fantastic knock in Bangladesh.
He was having tough times but the team backed him and he has delivered in the World Cup year. pic.twitter.com/enxKnxYMTP
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 3, 2023
For most of last summer, all of Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran and Saqib Mahmood were all injured. They're all now back bowling for England and that is very good gear.
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) March 3, 2023
JASON ROY!!! 100!!! 💗 pic.twitter.com/EMz1c25Frl
— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) March 3, 2023
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Jason Roy of England 132(124) runs pic.twitter.com/8V9JZoRcOs— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) March 3, 2023
💥 Shakib
💥 Mahmudullah
💥 Afif
💥 MehidyADIL R𝟰SHID's magic ensures 🏴 bag a 132-run victory at Sher-e-Bangla stadium 🪄#BANvENG #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/8DcvTVcxSe
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 3, 2023
England in 2023 becomes the first team to win a men's ODI series against BAN in BAN — since England in 2016.
In between, Bangladesh won all their 7 home ODI series, their longest streak.#BANvENG
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) March 3, 2023
J Roy proving his class yet again 🙌💯#BANvENG pic.twitter.com/yZr7bGjmRK
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) March 3, 2023
Great all-round game from Sam Curran with 33* (19) and 4-29
England win by 132 runs and end Bangladesh's series of wins at home#BANvENG pic.twitter.com/dkorz1FFDi
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) March 3, 2023
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For most of last summer, all of Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran and Saqib Mahmood were all injured. They're all now back bowling for England and that is very good gear.
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) March 3, 2023