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21-Oct-2016 11:39:00 GMT
Bangladesh v England, 1st Test, Chittagong

England Strike but Bangladesh Edge

Chittagong: Bangladesh moved to within 72 runs of England at 221-5 after two days of a captivating first Test in Chittagong.

Resuming on 258-7, England lost Chris Woakes to the first ball of the day and were all out for 293, debutant spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz finishing with 6-80.

Moeen Ali claimed two wickets in the final over before lunch but Tamim Iqbal made an assured 78, with seven fours.

Gareth Batty struck in his first Test since 2005 but Mushfiqur Rahim made a stoic 48 before falling to Ben Stokes.

Bangladesh have lost all eight of their previous Test matches against England.

It is the first meeting between the teams at Test level since 2010 and Bangladesh's first match in the longest form of the game since August last year.

Brief scores
England
- 293 (Moeen 68, Bairstow 52, Mehedi 6-80) by 174 runs
Bangladesh - 221 for 5 (Tamim 78, Ali 2-66)
Status - Bangladesh trail by 72 runs


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