Mahmudullah has done it! Bangladesh have done it! What an a partnership! Brilliant victory is sealed by Mahmudullah punching a drive through the covers. The Bangladesh players come streaming onto the field, Mahmudullah stands arms aloft and the World Cup party is back on!
Bangladesh vs England, 28th Match, Group B at Chattogram, Mar 11 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Bangladesh win by two wickets Take your eyes off England at your peril. They've dished up another World Cup classic but it's Bangladesh who are celebrating. Incredible result under the most intense pressure, fantastic scenes in Chittagong! At one stage they were 169 for 8, all but out of their own tournament before Shafiul suddenly turned the game on its head by swatting boundaries off Swann in the 42nd over and the belief came flowing back. All of this after being steamrolled for 58 the game before. Shakib is in tears, that's how much was at stake.
Even the groundstaff are doing a lap of honour, might be quite the party in Chittagong tonight. Fair to say England were poor this evening, again. 23 wides tells its own story but in the end it was Shafiul's blazing belief alongside Mahmudullah's calmness that took Bangladesh over the line.
Andrew Miller, who lest we forget is the father of Bangladesh cricket (according to some), will have hastily rewritten bulletin ready soon and when he does it will be well worth reading. Elsewhere there is a gallery that has the best pictures of the day. Our YouTube channel will soon have interviews and what-not so keep your eye on that.
Imrul Kayes is named man of the match. Held the top order together with a half-century before almost losing the match with the run out. His catch to dismiss Eoin Morgan, though, might just have proved the difference.
Group B is all complex nest of calculations and this result has blown it open again. Fantastic game again, been a pleasure and from me, Sahil Dutta, and Andrews McGlashan and Miller, that will be all.
Mahmudullah skips up the track here and Bresnan responds by banging it in short. Glanced to short midwicket and plenty of nervous faces in the crowds
ooh, excellent delivery. Full and straight, heading for off stump until the wide blade of Mahmudullah eases into line
edged! Precious edge earns a single to third man. The stadium is absolutely heaving
excellent cricket all round. Bresnan holding his nerve with a yorker and Shafiul smart enough to try nothing silly and just carefully block it out
another hugely-cheered leg bye. Extras have played a blinder here. Back of a length, thuds off the thigh and Mahmudullah scoots through
Big meeting now between Strauss, Bresnan and Prior. Not sure what they can say now? Start leg, hit off?
late swing takes this towards the pads and Mahmudullah keeps the strike by flicking around the corner
Anderson tumbles as he delivers, England are very much on the mat now. Mahmudullah carefully defends
runs continue to flow, the crowd who stayed have been rewarded with a gem. Bobbles off the pads here but Bangladesh just one big strike away
Shafiul take a bow! What a stroke, what bottle! Gets one in his half, backs himself to do it and crashes back past the bowler for four to bring up the 50 stand
good delivery, Anderson lands it on a length and line and Shafiul treats it with the respect it deserved
Mahmudullah cool as you like, flips a full delivery around the corner to bring Shafiul back. Singles will do it, Bangladesh are nearly there, just need to hold their nerves. Anderson needs a moment of inspiration
Where do England go now. Just 12 needed from the last 18 balls. Only wickets can win this for England now. What an incredible partnership!
another expansive drive, the beans are going for Shafiul but he can't time this
full toss from Bresnan and Shafiul is playing a blinder! Oh England, losing their heads just at the finish line! Creamed wide of point and it raced to the boundary. Shafiul is pumped!
careful work from Mahmudullah, threading this through the infield to tick another run off
appeal from Bresnan but this was heading down leg, in fact, he's lucky a leg bye is all it was. 17 needed!
width is always dangerous and Shafiul has struck gold. Just flung his arms at the width on offer and sliced it down towards third man where Trott slid along the boundary but couldn't keep it in
Bresnan on the mark, as always. Shafiul tries to give himself room and squeeze a drive away but can't time it
ooh, the bowler is lucky to get away with this. Speared down leg again but Shafiul missed his clip and it thudded away off the pad
Anderson looks spent at the moment. Dragging himself back to his mark. Third man up...
the magic of clear thinking and soft hands gets Mahmudullah a single, dropped to cover