On Tuesday, Bangladesh registered a historic 3-0 clean sweep victory over England in the T20I series. The Shakib Al Hasan-led side stunned the world champions, registering a 16-run win in the final game of the series as England failed to chase down a 159-run target in Dhaka. This was England's first T20I clean-sweep series defeat in nine years after a George Bailey-led side had registered a 3-0 win over the English team in 2014. For Bangladesh, this was the first time when they registered a whitewash against a full-member nation in the shortest format of the game.
Following their thumping win, Bangladesh U19 side's batting consultant Wasim Jaffer posted a savage tweet targeting former England captain Michael Vaughan. Jaffer and Vaughan had been engaging in Twitter banter over the past few years, and continuing on the same, Jaffer posted a picture of him wearing a Bangladesh training jersey, writing, “Hello @MichaelVaughan, long time no see #BANvENG."
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Bangladesh have, thus, continued on their strong performances at home in the limited-overs formats. The side had defeated Australia (4-1) and New Zealand (3-2) in T20I series ahead of the T20 World Cup last year, and also beat India 2-1 in the ODI series in December last year.
{{/usCountry}}Bangladesh have, thus, continued on their strong performances at home in the limited-overs formats. The side had defeated Australia (4-1) and New Zealand (3-2) in T20I series ahead of the T20 World Cup last year, and also beat India 2-1 in the ODI series in December last year.
{{/usCountry}}“We talked about showing character ahead of the series and that's what we showed,” Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said after their win over England.
“We were put into a tough position but won the game. That's the thing that will give us the confidence as we are build a team for the 2024 T20 World Cup.”
Opener Liton Das hit a career-best 73 and Najmul Hossain Shanto's unbeaten 47 help Bangladesh put up 158-2 on a slow Mirpur pitch. Dawid Malan and skipper Jos Buttler had England on track to avoid being swept until their dismissals in consecutive deliveries triggered a batting collapse. England eventually slumped to 142-6 in 20 overs.
The English team did win the ODI series against Bangladesh last month (2-1) but the hosts secured a 50-run victory in the final match of the series. The Shakib-led side will return to action in the shortest format of the game on March 18 when it takes on Ireland at home.