Strauss, Trott feast on Tigers
Birmingham, July 13: Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott made hundreds as England bounced back from last weekend’s shock defeat to beat Bangladesh by 144 runs at Edgbaston here on Monday and clinch the three-match one-day series 2-1.
England captain Strauss made an ODI best of 154 and Trott 110, his first hundred at this level, in a huge total of 347/7. Their second-wicket stand of 250 was an England record for any ODI wicket, topping the 226 shared by Strauss and Andrew Flintoff against the West Indies at Lord’s in 2004.
England’s total was their second highest in a 50 overs per side match after the 391 they made against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge in 2005 when Strauss posted his previous best of 152.
The Tigers, chasing a formidable target of 348, seemed they would need a substantial innings from opener Tamim Iqbal.
But having made a typically brisk 16, Tamim was deceived by an Ajmal Shahzad slower ball and skied to Luke Wright at mid-off. Then 20/1 became 24/2 as Imrul Kayes, Tamim’s fellow left-handed opener who made 76 at Bristol, fell for four when gloving a lifting Shahzad delivery through to wicketkeeper Kieswetter.
There was no way back for Bangladesh and they were bowled out for 203 with five overs remaining.
Brief scores: England 347/7 in 50 overs (Strauss 154, Trott 110; Mortaza 3/31, Rubel 2/61) bt Bangladesh 203 in 45 overs (Riad 42; Shahzad 2/24, Bopara 4/38).
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