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England 326-7; Bangladesh 194 – England won by 132 runsRoy hits 132 from 124 balls; Curran claims 4-29For nearly seven years Bangladesh had not lost a home series in a format they appeared, albeit in very specific and familiar conditions, close to mastering. It has taken only two games for England to end that run, with the Tigers’ chances of chasing a target of 327 – Jason Roy this time the tourists’ key figure with the bat – in effect destroyed when Sam Curran ripped through their top order with three wickets in his first seven balls, and they eventually fell short by 132 runs – precisely Roy’s personal contribution.Adil Rashid ripped through the middle order before, having started their innings by losing two wickets in as many balls of a Curran over, Bangladesh ended it the same way – albeit the first was a run-out, Moeen Ali’s 20-yard direct hit from mid-off doing for Taskin Ahmed. Continue reading...