England hold nerve to take lead

CHITTAGONG: Ben Stokes took the last two Bangladesh wickets in three balls as England won a thrilling first Test by 22 runs in Chittagong on Monday, narrowly depriving their hosts of a historic victory.

Bangladesh, needing 33 runs for what would have been their first win over England in nine attempts, added just 10 runs to their overnight total and were all out for 263 after 20 minutes of play on the fifth and final day at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium. Sabbir Rahman, the overnight half-centurion, was left stranded on 64 as the allrounder Stokes dismissed the other two batsmen in his second over. BRIEF SCORES England 293 & 240 beat Bangladesh 248 & 263 (S Rahman 64*, G Batty 3/65)