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| June 6, 2005 | Monday | Rabi-us-Sani 28, 1426 |
England see off BD in quick time
CHESTER-LE-STREET (England), June 5: Matthew Hoggard took five wickets for 73 as England wrapped up an innings-and-27-run win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test on Sunday to win the series 2-0. The touring side had looked in danger of becoming only the fifth side to lose a Test in two days since World War Two but clung on to close Saturday on 297 for eight, still needing 46 to make the home side bat again.
They lasted only 26 more balls on the third morning, however. Hoggard, who had taken three wickets for two runs late on Saturday, removed Tapash Baisya in the fourth over of a drab morning as the tailender edged behind.
Mashrafe Mortaza followed in similar fashion five balls later, Marcus Trescothick holding the catch at first slip, as Bangladesh were bowled out for 316.
Aftab Ahmed, the last recognised batsman, was left stranded on a run-a-ball 82 not out, hitting one six and 13 fours.
It was the first time England had won five successive Test series since 1969-71. It was also the side’s 14th win in 18 Test starts, set against a single defeat. Bangladesh have won just one of their 38 Tests.
Bangladesh’s final innings of the series easily surpassed their three previous efforts — 108 and 159 at Lord’s, followed by their first innings of 104 at The Riverside.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH (1st Innings) 104 (S.J. Harmison 5-38).
ENGLAND (1st Innings) 447-3 declared (I.R. Bell 162 not out, M.E. Trescothick 151, G.P. Thorpe 66 not out).
BANGLADESH (2nd Innings, overnight 297-8):
Javed Omar c G Jones b Harmison 71
Nafees Iqbal c G Jones b Flintoff 15
Rajin Saleh c Strauss b Flintoff 7
Mohammad Ashraful c Hoggard b Batty 12
Habibul Bashar lbw b Flintoff 63
Khaled Mashud lbw b Hoggard 25
Aftab Ahmed not out 82
Mohammad Rafique b Hoggard 2
Anwar Hossain c Thorpe b Hoggard 0
Tapash Baisya c G Jones b Hoggard 18
Mashrafe Mortaza c T’cothick b Hoggard 0
EXTRAS (LB-6, W-1, NB-14) 21
TOTAL (all out, 72.5 overs) 316
FALL OF WKTS: 1-50, 2-75, 3-101, 4-125, 5-195, 6-235, 7-245, 8-251, 9-311
BOWLING: Hoggard 15.5-3-73-5 (8nb); Harmison 17-1-86-1 (3nb); S.P. Jones 10-1-49-0; Flintoff 15-2-58-3 (1w); Batty 15-2-44-1.
RESULT: England won by an innings and 27 runs.
UMPIRES: D.J. Harper (Australia) and A.L. Hill (New Zealand).
TV UMPIRE: N.J. Llong (England).
MATCH REFEREE: A.G. Hurst (Australia).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Matthew Hoggard.
MEN-OF-THE-SERIES: Marcus Trescothick (England) and Javed Omar (Bangladesh).
FIRST TEST: Lord’s, England won by an innings and 261 runs.—Agencies
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