Mahmudullah, historic Bangladesh win and england out
England crashed out of World Cup 2015 in spectacular fashion while a Rubel Hossain-inspired Bangladesh created history by entering the knockout stages of a World Cup for the first time. In a see-saw chase England made a mess of chasing down the target of 275 and eventually fell 15 runs short. Rubel Hossain with figures of 4/53 was Bangladesh's star performer with the ball while Mahmudullah's 103 set the game up for Bangladesh early in the day.
However, things went downhill rather rapidly soon after. Rubel Hossain bagged Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan in the same over to trigger a dramatic turnaround in the 27th over. England lost 5 wickets for 66 runs in the middle overs but were still in the game as Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes fashioned a fightback. Buttler's 52-ball 65 took England closer to the target but his dismissal in the 46th over with England still needing 38 runs brought Bangladesh back into the game. The loss against Bangladesh was England's fourth in five games and also meant that they had lost against all the other Test playing nations in Pool A. Chasing a stiff target in a must-win game, England started well thanks to their top three playing quite fluently. Ian Bell guided the chase with a well composed 63 and at 97/1 in the 20th over, England were firm favourites to win the game and stay alive in the competition.
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