Ben Duckett and Jos Buttler were playing well with the bat in the first T20 match of the series in Chittagong. Then these two batters returned to the dressing room with two consecutive balls. As of writing this report, England have scored 135 runs for 4 wickets.
Now Moeen Ali is unbeaten on zero runs and Sam Curren on zero runs.
At the beginning of the match, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan invited England to bat after winning the toss. Two openers Jos Buttler and Phil Salt gave the team a great start after losing the toss. The opening pair scored 80 runs in 10 overs. Salt got out with 38 runs in 35 balls.
Left-handed batsman David Malan could not take advantage of the next wicket. Malan was dismissed for 4 runs off 7 balls by Shakib Al Hasan. But opener Buttler got a worthy partner in the third wicket. Ben Duckett continued to bat brilliantly. The two have an average of 47 runs. Duckett got out after scoring 20 runs off 13 balls. Meanwhile, after making fifty, Butler returned to 67 runs off 42 balls.
(09 March/MM)