Steven Finn took five wickets as England thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 80 runs inside three days in the second Test to wrap up a 2-0 series victory at Old Trafford here on Sunday.
Bangladesh, following-on, were dimissed for 123 in 34.1 overs with fast bowler Finn taking 5/42 in 10 overs. James Anderson took 3/16 in 10 on his Lancashire home ground.
Defeat meant Bangladesh have now lost 34 of their 68 Tests by an innings. Anderson and Finn combined to reduce Bangladesh, who’d suffered a dramatic collapse in Saturday’s final session, to 37/5 in the 13th over.
Only Mohammad Mahmudullah, with 38, offered much resistance.
England, after rain meant no play was possible before lunch, saw captain Andrew Strauss enforce the follow-on.
Bangladesh, dismissed for 216 after losing all 10 first innings wickets after tea on Saturday, were still 203 runs behind England’s 419.
In overcast conditions, their top order struggled against England’s new ball pair on Sunday.
England captured the prize wicket of Tamim Iqbal, who’d made hundreds in his last two knocks, including 108 in the first innings of this match, when the left-hander was caught behind second ball for just two fending at a rising Anderson delivery.
It was the first time in six innings against England that Tamim had failed to pass fifty. — AFP
Scores: England 419 bt Bangladesh 216 (Tamim 108; Swann 5/76, Shahzad 3/45) & 123 (Mahmudullah 38; Finn 5/42, Anderson 3/16)