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Bangladesh vs England: Hosts collapse as Moeen Ali leads the charge but late wickets claim English top order

Banglaesh 220 England 50-3: Bangladesh lose nine wickets for 49 runs as Moeen and Ben Stokes tear through middle order

David Charlesworth
in Chittagong
Friday 28 October 2016 10:59 BST
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Moeen Ali takes the plaudits from his England teammates as they leave the field
Moeen Ali takes the plaudits from his England teammates as they leave the field (Getty)

Moeen Ali took five for 57 as Bangladesh spectacularly imploded shortly after Tamim Iqbal's century on the opening day of the second Test against England on a day where 13 wickets fell in Dhaka.

Tamim brought up his eighth Test ton off 139 balls and his 104 in a 170-run stand with Mominul Haque (66) put the Tigers in command, only for Moeen to account for both batsmen and begin a slide which saw them lose their last nine wickets for 49 runs.

After reducing Bangladesh to 220 all out, England's top order were undone by spin on a heavily cracked pitch that offered sharp turn as the tourists ended a rain-shortened day on 50 for three.

Ben Duckett gloved Shakib Al Hasan behind down the leg side while teenage spinner Mehedi Hasan accounted for England captain Alastair Cook and Gary Ballance, who recorded his third single figure score of the series.

Alastair Cook was trapped LBW by Mehedi Hassan (Getty)

The thought of England batting midway through the day seemed fanciful after Tamim and Mominul had put England's bowlers to the sword with an accomplished display.

But Moeen bowled excellently and his spell either side of tea of five for 34 - only his second five-for in Tests - changed the complexion of the game.

Ben Stokes once again came to the fore after his star turn in the 22-run win in Chittagong with two for 13 from 11 overs, while Chris Woakes chipped in with three wickets.

It was Woakes who made the breakthrough after England were put into the field on an overcast morning, with Imrul Kayes slapping a short and wide delivery straight to point.

Gary Ballance once again failed with the bat with his third straight single-figure score (Getty)

But after waiting 20 balls to get off the mark, Tamim found his feet when he came down the pitch and planted Moeen wide of mid-off for four.

Mominul's first three scoring shots went to the boundary but while he was content to keep things ticking along, Tamim upped the ante as England's bowlers were rocked.

Woakes was punished for bowling too short as Tamim thumped him for three fours in an over while debutant Zafar Ansari's introduction to Test cricket was a painful one as he went for a run-a-ball in his first six-over spell.

Tamim reached his half-century off 60 balls - the eighth time in 11 innings he has passed 50 against England - and although Stokes managed to dry up the run-rate, which was near six an over at one point, he could not break the second wicket stand.

Tamim gave a half chance after lunch on 72 when a slider from Adil Rashid caught the outside edge and failed to stick in Jonny Bairstow's gloves while Mominul brought up his half-century with a thrashed straight drive in the same over.

Stokes celebrates taking the wicket of Mahmudullah (Getty)

Tamim continued in his free-flowing way and twice danced down the track to plant Moeen over cover for back-to-back fours to bring up his third century against England before Bangladesh wilted.

Moeen made the breakthrough when Tamim offered no stroke to one that hit him outside the line but would have gone on to clip off-stump, vindicating the out decision.

Mominul then went back to a straighter one and was bowled and when England dried the run rate up, Mahmudullah hung his bat out and was caught at first slip off Stokes.

Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim took a heavy blow to the helmet off Stokes and needed lengthy treatment. He lasted only another two deliveries after steering Moeen to leg slip while Sabbir Rahman nibbled at one off Stokes to give Bairstow a routine catch.

The carnage continued after tea when Shuvagata Hom, included instead of Shafiul Islam, aimed a booming drive but only edged behind off Woakes, whose full and wide delivery saw Shakib Al Hasan depart in the same manner as Bangladesh crumpled.

Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali helped dismiss Bangladesh for just 220 in their first innings (Getty)

Duckett got England off to a superb start with a straight six off Shakib, who had his revenge in the same over, and although Cook bludgeoned three fours off Mehedi in an over, he fell lbw in the next.

Kumar Dharmasena, who endured a torrid time in Chittagong with eight of his decisions overturned, saw three on Friday overruled after he had given Cook not out.

Mehedi then dismissed Ballance, who feathered behind, shortly before the heavens opened to end another engrossing day's play.

PA

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