Shakib Al Hasan leads Bangladesh to win over England to avoid ODI series whitewash

All-rounder smashes 75 and then takes four wickets as Tigers secure consolation 50-run victory in Chattogram

Bangladesh celebrate after beating England by 50 runs in the third and final ODI, at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on March 6, 2023. Getty

England batter Adil Rashid is bowled by Taijul Islam of Bangladesh for eight in Chittagong. Getty

Bangladesh's Ebadot Hossain celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England batter Moeen Ali. Reuters

England's Moeen Ali is bowled by Bangladesh bowler Ebadot Hossain for two. Reuters

James Vince top scored for England with 38. AFP

England opener Jason Roy after being bowled out by Shakib Al Hasan for 19. Reuters

Bangladesh bowler Taijul Islam celebrates with Shakib Al Hasan after taking the wicket of England's Sam Curran for 23. Reuters

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan top scored for his team with 75 off 71 balls. Reuters

England bowler Adil Rashid celebrates with Jos Buttler after taking the wicket of Bangladesh batter Mahmudullah for eight. Getty

England bowler Jofra Archer finished with figures of 3-35 off 8.5 overs. Getty

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot on his way to 70 off 93 balls. AFP

England's Rehan Ahmed runs out Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto for 53. AFP

England bowler Sam Curran celebrates taking the wicket of Bangladesh captain Tamin Iqbal for 11. Getty

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan smashed a quick-fire 75 and then took four wickets to help Bangladesh beat England by 50 runs and avoid an ODI series whitewash in Chattogram on Monday.

Shakib, Mushfiqur Rahim (70) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (53) all scored half centuries in the home side's 246 all out at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

England's batting line-up were then skittled out for 196 after Al Hasan returned with the ball to finish an impressive 4-35 and become the first Bangladesh player to take 300 ODI wickets.

Jos Buttler's side had already secured the series after winning the first two matches in Mirpur – by three wickets and 132 runs – but fell short of making it 3-0

“We have been very good in the last five or seven years at home and unfortunately we lost this series but we can take a lot from what we've shown in this series,” said man of the match Shakib. “I thought we showed a lot of character, we could have easily lost 3-0.

“We thought we were 20-30 runs short but our bowlers talked about stepping up and doing a job for the team and all of the bowlers contributed.”

England openers Jason Roy (19) and Phil Salt (35) had laid the foundation for the run-chase with a 54-run partnership before the tourists lost three quick wickets.

Vince (38), Sam Curran (23) and Jos Buttler (26) also got starts but wickets fell at regular intervals as Shakib dismissed three of the top four batsmen.

Shakib almost capped his performance with a five-wicket haul when he trapped Jofra Archer lbw with his final delivery but the England pacer successfully reviewed the decision before Chris Woakes (34) became the last wicket to fall in the next over.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat but all-rounder Curran gave England an ideal start after dismissing the two openers Tamim Iqbal (11) and Litton Das (nought) in his first spell.

But Shakib then smashed 75 off 71 deliveries while important knocks from Rahim and Shanto helped Bangladesh post a respectable total.

The hosts' last six batsmen failed to build on the middle order's partnerships, however, as England pacer Archer finished with 3-35 while Adil Rashid – who was named player of the series – picked up 2-21.

“We wanted desperately to win the game today but of course we're still delighted to win the series,” said Buttler. “We got off to a fantastic start but Bangladesh fought back really well.

“I think we got everything from the series that we wanted. It's great preparation for us and great to challenge ourselves in these conditions, which I've said, are the conditions we find the hardest.”

England will now face Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday in the first of three Twenty20 internationals.