England crumble in chase as Bangladesh win By 16 runs, sweep series

Mirpur, The Gulf Observer: Bangladesh on Tuesday defeated world champions England by 16 runs in the third T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. With this win, Bangladesh pulled off a 3-0 series sweep over the visitors.

Chasing a target of 159, England looked in control at one point after Dawid Malan had smashed a half-century.

However, the visitors lost quick wickets and were eventually reduced to 142/6 in 20 overs. Earlier, Top knocks from Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto guided Bangladesh to 158/2 in 20 overs against England in the third T20I match on Tuesday.

Asked to bat first, Bangladesh started off on a good note with Das and Rony Talukdar stitching a long partnership. Adil Rashid then removed Talukdar for 24. Das went on to score 73 but was removed by Chris Jordan.

Later, Shakib Al Hasan and Shanto remained unbeaten at 4* and 47* and took Bangladesh’s total at 158/2. Earlier, England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field against Bangladesh.