England beat Bangladesh by 22 runs in a nail-biting conclusion to the first Test as it took a little under 20 minutes to wrap up a thrilling match on day five.
Finely poised going into the final morning in Chittagong, with both sides still in a position to come out winners, it was England who finished on top thanks to Ben Stokes’ decisive bowling.
Needing two wickets – while Bangladesh attempted to chase down 33 runs to pull off a remarkable first Test victory over England – the visitors bowled them out in the space of three balls to begin the two-Test series victorious.
Bangladesh got off to a good start as a mix of timing and fortune saw them pick up 10 runs off the first three overs, as England persevered with their seam bowling plan of utilising the old ball.
And it proved to be the correct decision when Stokes trapped Taijul Islam in front upon review, with a ball that nipped back a little and was going to go on to crash into leg stump.
Two balls later and Shafiul Islam fell the same way, this time given out on the pitch and confirmed by replays when he requested a review, as man of the match Stokes had the final say on proceedings.
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