{"id":33979,"date":"2017-06-11T09:24:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T09:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33979"},"modified":"2017-06-11T09:24:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T09:24:23","slug":"bangladesh-into-semis-as-england-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=33979","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh into semis as England win"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"England-vs-Australia11\"Sports desk: Bangladesh made it to the semi-final stage of ICC Champions Trophy, for the first time ever, yesterday after England knocked Australia out of the tournament with a 40-run win over their arch-rivals at Edgbaston, reports AFP from Birmingham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh and England qualified for the semis from Group A with 3 and 6 points respectively. The teams for the semis from Group B are yet to be decided as all the teams have one more match to play.<\/p>\n

Ben Stokes hit a career-best 102 not out and captain Eoin Morgan 87 to take England to a winning position after the team openers collapsed to 35 for three chasing 278 for victory. Left-handers Morgan and Stokes changed the course of the game with a fourth-wicket partnership of 159.<\/p>\n

Stokes's third one-day international century was his highest score at this level after the all-rounder had twice made 101.<\/p>\n

When a second downpour ended the match with England 240 for four off 40.2 overs, the hosts were well ahead of the 205 they needed for a win under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method for rain-affected limited overs matches.<\/p>\n

World Cup champions Australia had to win this match to join already-qualified England in the semi-finals of a tournament featuring the world's leading eight ODI teams after no result washouts in their previous two Group A fixtures.<\/p>\n

But this defeat saw Bangladesh, who beat New Zealand by five wickets in Cardiff on Friday, into the last four instead.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Mark Wood and Adil Rashid took four wickets apiece as Australia were held to 277 for nine after losing the toss.<\/p>\n

Durham fast bowler Wood returned ODI best figures of four for 33 in his maximum 10 overs, while leg-spinner Rashid's return of four for 41 was his best against a Test nation at this level.<\/p>\n

Travis Head's unbeaten 71 kept Australia in the game after earlier fifties from opener Aaron Finch (68) and captain Steve Smith (56).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports desk: Bangladesh made it to the semi-final stage of ICC Champions Trophy, for the first time ever, yesterday after England knocked Australia out of the tournament with a 40-run win over their arch-rivals at Edgbaston, reports AFP from Birmingham. Bangladesh and England qualified for the semis from Group A with 3 and 6 points […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":33980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n