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Bangladesh need 33 runs, England need two wickets
England's Moeen Ali (second right) and teammates celebrate the wicket of Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal (right) (AFP)

Chittagong - Hosts chasing their first win against England

By Reuters

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Published: Sun 23 Oct 2016, 11:29 AM

Last updated: Sun 23 Oct 2016, 5:55 PM

Bangladesh were 253-8 at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test against England in Chittagong on Sunday, still needing 33 runs for victory.
England earlier in the day were all out for 240 in their second innings, setting the hosts a target of 286 for their first Test victory against the visitors.
Bangladesh were 253-8 at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test against England in Chittagong on Sunday, still needing 33 runs for victory.
England earlier in the day were all out for 240 in their second innings, setting the hosts a target of 286 for their first Test victory against the visitors.
Debutant Sabbir Rahman has come up with a heroic effort and was unbeaten on 59 (93 balls, 3 fours and 2 sixes). The talented all-rounder is now standing between England and victory.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim made 39 and shared a 87-run partnership with Sabbir after Bangladesh were struggling at 140 for five.
 
 
The hosts reached 86 for two wickets at the break. 
England batted for about 20 minutes in the morning, adding 12 runs to their overnight total of 228 for nine before they were bundled out for 240 in their second innings.
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan finished with five wickets for 85 runs.
Openers Tamim Iqbal (nine) and Imrul Kayes (43) gave Bangladesh a decent start on a Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium pitch that offered plenty of turn and bounce for the spinners.
England captain Alastair Cook started with spin from both ends but did not see success until the 10th over when Tamim was out to a bat-pad catch to Moeen Ali.
Kayes was the more attacking of the pair and he continued batting positively, adding 46 for the second wicket with Mominul, who was dropped on four by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow off Moeen.
The left-handed Kayes was not afraid to hit the ball in the air against the spinners and also employed sweep shots, both conventional and reverse, to good effect to find six boundaries in his 61-ball knock.
However, he was out shortly before the lunch break trying to sweep leg-spinner Adil Rashid, the ball hitting his glove and looping to Joe Root at slip for a simple catch. 

Scoreboard
England 1st innings 293 
Bangladesh 1st innings 248 
England 2nd innings (Overnight: 228-8) 
A. Cook c Mahmudullah b M. Hasan 12 
B. Duckett c M. Haque b Al Hasan 15 
J. Root lbw b Al Hasan 1 
G. Ballance c Kayes b T. Islam 9 
M. Ali c Rahim b Al Hasan 14 
B. Stokes lbw b Al Hasan 85 
J. Bairstow b Rabbi 47 
C. Woakes not out 19 
A. Rashid lbw b Al Hasan 9 
S. Broad run out (M. Hasan, Rahim) 10 
G. Batty lbw b T. Islam 3 
Extras (b-3 lb-8 pen-5) 16 
Total (all out, 80.2 overs) 240 
Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-27, 3-28, 4-46, 5-62, 6-189, 7-197, 8-213, 9-233, 10-240.
Bowling: M. Hasan 20-1-58-1; Shakib 33-7-85-5, Islam 15.2-2-41-2, Rabbi 8-0-24-1, Mahmudullah 1-0-6-0, S Islam 3-0-10-0
Bangladesh 2nd innings (Target: 286 runs) 
T. Iqbal c Ballance b Ali 9 
I. Kayes c Root b Rashid 43 
M. Haque lbw b Batty 27 
Mahmudullah lbw b Batty 17 
S. Al Hasan c Bairstow b Ali 24 
M. Rahim c Ballance b Batty 39 
Sa. Rahman not out 59 
M. Hasan lbw b Broad 1 
K. Rabbi c Ballance b Broad 0 
T. Islam not out 11 
Extras (b-9 lb-13 w-1) 23
Total (for 8 wickets, 78 overs) 253 
Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-81, 3-103, 4-108, 5-140, 6-227, 7-234, 8-238
To bat: S. Islam 
Bowling: G. Batty 17-3-65-3, M. Ali 14-2-60-2, C. Woakes 7-3-10-0, A. Rashid 17-2-55-1, S. Broad 13-4-26-2, B. Stokes 10-2-15-0


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