England out of World Cup
England slumped out of contention at the CricketWorldCupwith a a 15-run loss Monday to Bangladesh, which advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time.
Rubel Hossain claimed four wickets for Bangladesh after Mahmudullah posted the team's firstWorldCupcentury in a competitive, but achievable, 275-7 total.
Mahmudullah scored 103 in a defiant 141-run stand with half century-maker Mushfiqur Rahim to lead Bangladesh back from a disastrous start when it slumped to 8-2 after losing the toss and being sent in to bat at the Adelaide Oval.
England was all out for 260 in the 49th over, sparking jubilant celebrations among the Bangladesh players.
England needed to beat Bangladesh and then Afghanistan in its last two pool matches to have any chance of reaching the quarterfinals.
The England openers appeared in good touch to start the chase and easily blunted the new ball until the introduction of spin from both ends upped the pressure.
Moeen Ali (19) was run out Soumya Sarkar attempting a single. Ian Bell and Alex Hales built a solid 53-run partnership for the second wicket until Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza (2-48) had Hale caught behind by Mushfiqur Rahim.
The Bangladesh pace attack maintained the pressure and was rewarded when Bell was finally dismissed for 63, caught behind off Rubel Hossain (4-53 ) to leave England at 121-3 after 26 overs.
Hossain struck again three balls later as Eoin Morgan's horrendousWorldCuptook another turn for the worse with another duck, brilliantly caught by Shakib Al Hasan on the boundary. It was Morgan's second duck of the tournament, in which he has failed to score more than 46 in five innings.
James Taylor (1) edged Taskin Ahmed (2-59) to Imrul Kayes at slip and England's innings was had another significant setback when Joe Root (29) was caught behind off Mortaza with 14 overs remaining.
Jos Buttler (65) appeared to be in control of the chase in a 75-run seventh-wicket partnership with Chris Woakes (42 not out), but the game was as good as lost when he was caught behind.
Chris Jordan was out first ball in a bizarre run out when his bat was clearly inside his crease, but not grounded, leaving the tailend to try and find 33 runs off 22 balls.
Stuart Broad (9) hit a six to give England hope before he was bowled by Hossain, who ended the match with nine deliveries to spare when he bowled Jimmy Anderson (0).
Morgan's decision to bowl first and field three slips after winning the toss brought immediate dividends when Anderson had Kayes caught off the fourth ball, then dismissed Tamim Iqbal two overs later. He returned 2-45.
Sarkar (40) and Mahmudullah then settled in to resurrect the Bangladesh innings, sharing an 86-run third-wicket stand until Jordan (2-59) claimed his firstWorldCupwicket by having Sarkar.
Mahmudullah reached his historic hundred with a single before removing his helmet and blowing a kiss to a vocal section of Bangladeshis in the crowd, and accepting a hug from Rahim. Mahmudullah timed seven boundaries and two sixes in his 138-ball innings.
Rahim was closing in a hundred before being caught by Jordan at cover off Broad for 89. The diminutive right-hander smashed eight fours and a six off his 77 balls.
AP
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