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Ice cool skipper Alastair Cook insisted he never doubted England would hold their nerve after just preventing Bangladesh from pulling off an historic victory in a nail-biting first Test in Chittagong on Monday.
Ben Stokes took the last two wickets in three balls as England sneaked home by 22 runs in a match that ebbed and flowed throughout before the dramatic 20-minute conclusion on the morning of the fifth and final day.
Bangladesh had started the day needing just 33 runs for what would have been their first win over England in nine attempts. But they added just 10 runs to their overnight total and were all out for 263 after 20 minutes of play at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium, with Stokes cleaning up the tail with the help of the televised review system.
Taijul Islam was the first to go, adjudged lbw for 16 after England appealed against umpire Kumar Dharmasena's original not out verdict.
Two balls later, Dharamsena declared the number 11 batsman Shafiul Islam out lbw for a duck - a decision that was confirmed by TV replays after Bangladesh had appealed to the third umpire.
Fantastic result for England. Were always slightly ahead of the game. Not by too much but by enough
- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 24, 2016
You beauty,what a test match to be involved in..brilliant effort over the 5 days from everyone. https://t.co/fwnVlcKaMI
- Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) October 24, 2016
Wow what a test match! Pure passion and serious efforts from all the boys! #BANvENG pic.twitter.com/Ag8RJDAebAIt was a heartbreaking end for Bangladesh to a Test in which they took England right to the wire, disappointing the hopes of millions of cricket fans who had been anticipating a famous victory.
- Jonny Bairstow (@jbairstow21) October 24, 2016
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