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England won the series against Bangladesh

England registered a 132-run win over Bangladesh in the 2nd ODI of the series on Friday at Dhaka. Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal won the coin toss and elected to bowl first.

After losing the toss, England posts a huge total on the board. Jason Roy was the top scorer with 132 runs, and skipper Jos Buttler made 76 runs. Both Roy and Buttler made 109-run partnerships for the 4th wicket. At the back end of the inning, Moeen Ali contributed 42 runs while Sam Curran scored an unbeaten 33 runs. Eventually England made 326 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their 50 overs. For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed claimed 3 wickets.

In response, Bangladesh had a disastrous start and quickly lost their top order.However, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan made a 79-run partnership for the fourth wicket until Tamim was dismissed for 35 runs. Shakib Al Hasan was the top scorer for Bangladesh with 58 runs. Mahmudullah scored 32 runs. England kept things tight and took wickets at regular intervals. Eventually Bangladesh were bowled out for 194 runs in 44.4 overs. For England, Sam Curran and Adil Rashid claimed four wickets each.

With that win, England clinched the series with one match to spare. 

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