Pacer Sam Curran ran through Bangladesh’s top-order with three quick strikes as the hosts ended the first powerplay on 44-3 in the second One-Day International (ODI) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday, chasing a mammoth 327.
Curran removed Liton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto for golden ducks in the very first over and then nicked off Mushfiauqr Rahim for four in his following over to leave Bangladesh teetering on 9-3.
Captain Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan then got together and put a stop to the flurry of wickets with an unbroken 35-run stand off 46 balls.
Tamim and Shakib are batting on 24 and 14 respectively.
Earlier, Jason Roy’s century and a half-century from Joss Buttler powered England to 326-7 in their 50 overs.