England complete 3-0 series win
England cruised to victory over Bangladesh in the third ODI at Chittagong to complete a 3-0 whitewash over the hosts.
England got off to a solid start after being put into bat. Alastair Cook and Craig Kieswetter added 50 runs in the Quick start period, ensuring all wickets were still intact. They lost a couple of wickets in the middle overs but Kieswetter looked in sublime touch. He shared a crucial partnership in the middle of the innings, adding 74 runs with Paul Collingwood for the third wicket. This put the hosts in a very strong position at the start of the Extreme Performance overs with Eoin Morgan joining Kieswetter in the middle. The visitors dominated in the Batting Power Play, scoring 55 runs off the allotted five overs. The hard hitting continued right till the end as they finished with a total of 284, with a total of 102 runs being scored in the final ten overs. Kieswetter was the pick of the batsmen with his 107 off 123 balls.
Bangladesh got off to a disastrous start in their run chase, losing Tamim Iqbal in the very first over. They were reduced to 40 for the loss of two wickets at the end of the first Power Play with both their openers back in the hut. Aftab Ahmed tried to help them rebuild but he was run out in a horrible mix-up at a crucial stage. Things kept slipping away from that point as the hosts lost wickets at regular intervals. Most of their batsmen got off to starts but none of them could go on to play a big knock. The hosts had lost half their side as they entered the Extreme Performance and with too much to do. The English bowlers stuck to their task and picked up four wickets in the last period of play, restricting Bangladesh to a just 239 for nine at the end of their 50 overs. Tim Bresnan was the leading bowler with four for 28 off his nine overs and a Bowling Efficiency of 386.
Craig Kieswetter was adjudged Man of the Match for his efforts with the bat.
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