OTD| Bangladesh handed England an embarrassing exit from the ODI World Cup 2015

In this article, we will discuss On This Day Bangladesh handed England an embarrassing exit from the ODI World Cup 2015. Today marks one of the most tragic days in the history of English cricket. On this day in 2015, England lost to Bangladesh in the group stage of the 2015 ODI World Cup which resulted in a shameful elimination from the tournament. It was a defeat that rang the alarm bells in English cricket. 

First Innings 

Eoin Morgan won the toss for England and was elected to field first. The initial success is displayed why the English captain invited the opposition to field first. In the first three overs, England sent openers Imrul Kayes and Tamim Iqbal back to the pavilion. Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah rescued the team by stitching a vital partnership. 

The middle order expert Mahmudullah continued to hold one end and steered the innings along with other batters. Mushfiqur Rahim also contributed with his vital 89 runs off 77 deliveries. This knock along with Mahmudullah’s century carried Bangladesh to a comprehensive total of 275 runs in the first innings. This total gave Bangladesh a chance to fight as it was a tricky target for England to chase. 

Second Innings

The second innings commenced with a good start for England as the opening pair of Moeen Ali and Ian Bell added 43 runs for the first wicket. However, Moeen missed a chance to extend his impressive start into a big innings. After his dismissal, Bell built another small partnership with Alex Hales. But these two were cleaned up by Bangladesh in quick succession. 

The miseries piled up with Eoin Morgan and James Taylor getting dismissed for a duck and 1 run, respectively. Bangladesh reduced England to 5-132 putting the chasing side in a spot of bother. A lower-order partnership between Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes gave hope to English fans but Buttler’s dismissal initiated another rapid fall of wickets. Eventually, England got bowled out for 260 runs, losing a must-win match by 15 runs.