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Bangladesh hand England knockout punch

James Anderson vindicated England's decision to bowl by sending the openers back by the third over  Getty Images
Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah manned the recovery and put up 86 for the third wicket  Getty Images
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Sarkar looked good for his 40 before edging Chris Jordan to the wicketkeeper leaving Bangladesh at 94 for 3  Getty Images
Moeen Ali struck nine balls later in the 22nd over and had Shakib Al Hasan caught for 2  AFP
Mahmudullah stablised the innings again with a 141-run stand for the fifth wicket with Mushfiqur Rahim  Getty Images
Mahmudullah's century came off 131 balls and was the first for Bangladesh in World Cups  Getty Images
Mushfiqur scored 89 off 77 helping Bangladesh to 275 for 7 in their 50 overs  Getty Images
Things didn't go to plan for Bangladesh with the new ball, until a mix up saw Moeen Ali run out with the score on 43  Getty Images
Rubel Hossain picked up Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan in the same over, leaving England at 121 for 4  Getty Images
James Taylor fell 18 balls later, chasing a wide delivery, to put England in deeper trouble  Associated Press
Mashrafe Mortaza got rid of Joe Root in the 36th over with England 113 runs away from their target  Getty Images
Jos Buttler struck a measured half-century to keep England in the hunt, but his wicket took Bangladesh a step closer  Associated Press
With 38 needed off 25 balls, Chris Jordan was adjudged run out by the third umpire in controversial circumstances  Associated Press
The equation reduced to 16 needed off the last two overs when Rubel Hossain bowled Stuart Broad and James Anderson to seal Bangladesh's historic win  BCB
It was the first time Bangladesh progressed to the quarter-final stage of a World Cup  Associated Press
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