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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Simon Burnton in Mirpur

England endure first T20 whitewash since 2016 after defeat by Bangladesh

Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed celebrates the dismissal of England's Ben Duckett
Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed celebrates the dismissal of England's Ben Duckett. Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP

Bangladesh inflicted on England the world champions’ first Twenty20 series whitewash since 2016 after concluding a hugely positive run of matches by exacting fitting punishment for the tourists’ chaotic and error-strewn performance.

The match will be memorable in contrasting ways for Ben Duckett – guilty of two boundary-assisting misfields, one terrible drop and running out Jos Buttler – and also for Litton Das, whose 73 off 57 balls, set up Bangladesh’s total of 158.

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