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England sweep series after Kieswetters maiden ton |
CHITTAGONG: Craig Kieswetter smashed a
maiden century as England posted a comfortable 45-run win over Bangladesh in the
third and final one-day international on Friday to clinch the series
3-0.
Scorecard
Man-of-the-match
Kieswetter hit a solid 107 in only his third match to help England post a
challenging 284-5 after being put in to bat on a slow track, with 107 runs
coming in the last 10 overs.
England paceman Tim Bresnan finished
with a career-best 4-28 as Bangladesh scored 239-9. Aftab Ahmed (46), Mushfiqur
Rahim (40), skipper Shakib Al Hasan (38) and Mohammad Mahmudullah (34) were the
main run-getters.
Debutant paceman Ajmal Shahzad struck with his
third delivery to remove Bangladeshi opener Tamim Iqbal, who slashed it to
Bresnan at third-man.
Rahim and Ahmed offered some resistance with a
56-run stand for the third wicket, but their dismissals in the space of 29 runs
put their team under pressure.
England virtually wrapped up the match
when Shakib fell to a dubious leg-before decision while trying to sweep
part-time spinner Kevin Pietersen. TV replays suggested the ball would have
missed the stumps.
Opener Kieswetter, 22, was earlier in the
limelight, hitting three sixes and nine fours in a 123-ball knock to bolster the
innings.
He added 74 for the third wicket with Paul Collingwood (36)
and 67 for the next with Eoin Morgan (36) after Bangladesh's spinners threatened
to restrict the tourists to a modest total with tight spells in middle
overs.
Kieswetter went for big shots after completing his
half-century off 80 balls, hitting spinners Mahmudullah and Shakib, and then
seamer Rubel Hossain for sixes. He needed just 41 more balls to reach his
hundred.
He was bowled while attempting to cut left-arm spinner Abdur
Razzak in the 47th over, but not before setting the stage for a late
onslaught.
Luke Wright made merry in the closing overs, hitting a
13-ball 32 not out with the help of two sixes and as many
fours.
Morgan also played a big role in stepping up the run-rate with
a 29-ball knock after being dropped twice.
England made an impressive
start, with skipper Alastair Cook (32) and Kieswetter putting on 59 for the
opening wicket.
Pietersen's poor run with the bat continued as he
contributed 22 before being trapped leg-before by Razzak for a second successive
time in the series. He finished the series with 41 runs in three
matches.
Morgan was named man of the series.
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