Javed Omar's unbeaten 60 was a rare highlight for Bangladesh as they tried to deny England a 2-0 series clinching win on the second day of the second and final Test at the Riverside here Saturday. At tea Bangladesh were 108 for three, still needing a further 235 to avoid an innings defeat. Omar was 60 not out - Bangladesh's first individual fifty of the series -- and captain Habibul Bashar unbeaten on six.
SCOREBOARD:
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Bangladesh (1st innings): 104
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(S Harmison 5-38, M Hoggard 3-24):
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England (1st innings - overnight: 269-3):
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M. Trescothick c Ashraful b Ahmed 151
A. Strauss lbw b Mortaza 8
M. Vaughan c Mashud b Mortaza 44
I. Bell not out 162
G. Thorpe not out 66
Extras: (b1, lb10, w2, nb3) 16
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Total: (for 3-wkts dec, 78 overs) 447
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Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-105, 3-260
Did not bat: A Flintoff, G Jones, G Batty, M Hoggard, S Harmison, S Jones
Bowling: Mortaza 22-4-91-2; Baisya 15-2-80-0 (2nb); Rafique 18-0-107-0; Hossain 15-1-102-0 (1nb, 1w); Ahmed 8-0-56-1 (1w);
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Bangladesh (2nd innings):
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Javed Omar not out 60
Nafees Iqbal c G Jones b Flintoff 15
Rajin Saleh c Strauss b Flintoff 7
Mohammad Ashraful c Hoggard b Batty 12
Habibul Bashar not out 6
Extras: (lb1, w1, nb6) 8
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Total: (for 3-wkts, 31 overs) 108
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