England defeated Bangladesh by 4 wickets in the 3rd One day International at Chittagong. It was an exciting match with Bangladesh scoring 277 runs. The England batsmen chased down the target with positive attitude from the very first ball of their innings.
Chasing a target of 278, England openers Ben Duckett and James Vince came up with a solid start. In the first 10 overs, England scored 49 runs with 0 wickets. After the powerplay overs, James Vince was dismissed for 32 runs at the score of 63. Sam Billings and Ben Duckett steadied the innings with another good partnership for the second wicket. Sam Billings completed his half century in 50 balls. Ben Duckett gave him full support. Both of them put on 64 runs for the second wicket. Sam Billings was dismissed for 62. Ben Duckett and Bairstow created another good partnership for the third wicket 45 runs. Ben Duckett completed his half century. Two quick wickets fell in quick succession to give Bangladesh a chance. Buttler played well to score 25. At one stage England were 236 for 6. Woakes and Stokes put on unbeaten 42 runs to help England chase down this target with 13 balls to spare. Ben Stokes remained not out on 47 while Woakes remained not out on 27 off 18 balls. Mortaza and Islam picked 2 wickets each while Nasir and Mosadeek Hossain picked 1 wicket each. The Bangladeshi spinners struggled to grip the ball because of the wet ball.
England won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat. The Bangladeshi openers Tamim Iqbal and Kayes gave the team a solid start. In the first 10 overs, Bangladesh scored 42 runs. After the powerplay overs, Tamim Iqbal and Kayes took singles, also hitting the bad balls away for boundaries. Moeen Ali got the needed turn and bounce. In the 19th over England got the first wicket of Kayes for 46. Tamim Iqbal looked steady. In the 23rd over England brought in Rashid and was awarded with the wicket of Tamim Iqbal for 45. Rashid bowled with control. Mahmudllah was dismissed playing a poor stroke. After that Sabbir Rahman and Rahim put on 54 for the fourth wicket. The Bangladeshi batsmen played bad strokes of Rashid bowling. At one stage Bangladesh were 192 for 6 but Rahim and Hossain put on 85 runs in 12 overs which helped Bangladesh post a competitive total of 277. Rahim remained not out on 67 while Mosadeek Hossain scored 38 runs not out. The pick of bowlers for England was Rashid picking 4 for 43.
For his brilliant performance, Ben Stokes was named as the man of the series. The man of the match for the third match was Adil Rashid for match-winning spell.
England continued their brilliant form in the ODI format. It was an outstanding series with 3 close matches.