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Bangladesh inflicted on England the world champions\u2019 first Twenty20<\/a> series whitewash since 2016 after concluding a hugely positive run of matches by exacting fitting punishment for the tourists\u2019 chaotic and error-strewn performance.<\/p>\n

The match will be memorable in contrasting ways for Ben Duckett \u2013 guilty of two boundary-assisting misfields, one terrible drop and running out Jos Buttler \u2013 and also for Litton Das, whose 73 off 57 balls, set up Bangladesh\u2019s total of 158.<\/p>\n

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It was enough to secure victory by 16 runs, approximately the number they were gifted by their opponents\u2019 various errors. \u201cOur first 15 overs in the field were nowhere near the level we\u2019d expect,\u201d said Matthew Mott, England\u2019s white-ball coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were on it today. The leadup was good, everyone was up and about, but for whatever reason we couldn\u2019t get clean hands on the ball, in the air or along the ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the benefit of hindsight, they were 15-20 runs over par on that wicket, so we paid heavily for those mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

As in the first game of this tour, a one-day international at the same venue a fortnight ago, England were so sloppy in the field it practically amounted to self-sabotage. Halfway through Bangladesh\u2019s innings they had already banked eight runs in extras, about the same in misfields and benefited from one drop. There was still more to come.<\/p>\n

That first drop represented Rehan Ahmed\u2019s first genuine howler since his promotion to the side and will mar memories of an encouraging bowling display. Rony Talukdar\u2019s top-edge gave him time to take his position, set himself and extend his hands, but he completely misjudged the flight of the ball, doing little more than wave it goodbye as it fell to earth. It was the last over of the Powerplay, Bangladesh were 43 without loss, and England in increasingly desperate need of encouragement.<\/p>\n

Though a breakthrough came two overs later, almost inevitably off the bowling of Adil Rashid, the momentum remained unchanged.<\/p>\n

Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto, who has been outstanding in both series, continued to punish England\u2019s generosity. In a single Ahmed over, Das reached his half-century off 41 balls and a mighty Shanto six over cow corner brought up the 50 partnership off 33. Das celebrated by lifting the next ball, bowled by Jofra Archer, to deep extra cover where Duckett was even further from executing a successful catch than Ahmed had been.<\/p>\n

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For all their failings England\u2019s bowling was largely good and sometimes excellent and in the final five overs the fielding started to match it for competence. They went for 27 and the reward was a target that was daunting, but not unachievable.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s run chase started terribly with Phil Salt ending a disappointing tour with his briefest innings of all, advancing, missing and being stumped \u2013 more good work from Das \u2013 to become the debutant Tanvir Islam\u2019s first international wicket in his and the innings\u2019 first over. Two balls into the second over, Taskin Ahmed arrowed the ball into Dawid Malan\u2019s legs and the umpire raised his finger.<\/p>\n

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