Bangladesh v England: Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah put tourists on behind foot

840AM GMT twenty March 2010

Key scalp Steve Finn took the wicket of Mahmudullah who had picked up his half century with ease Photo REUTERS

Tamim Iqbal strike a extreme 85 and Mahmudullah weighed in with a half-century as Bangladesh worked England difficult on day one of the second Test.

Having won the toss and selected to bat on an additional prosaic track, Tamim got the Tigers off to a resounding begin with thirteen fours and a 6 in his 71-ball stay.

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Debutant James Tredwell in the future finished his stay, but nonetheless England chipped afar for wickets, Mahmudullah played a totalled hit of 59 to assistance Bangladesh to 250 for five at tea.

Tamim squandered no time stealing started, steering the initial round of the day for 4 by third man.

Three some-more bounds followed in the initial 4 overs, though his assign could have been finished on eleven when Paul Collingwood got a finger to a thick corner off Tim Bresnan.

Such was the mad inlet of Tamim"s begin that he had reached twenty-five prior to Imrul Kayes had uneasy the scorers.

Graeme Swann was sent on in only the eighth over and Tamim shortly milked dual fours off him to move the 50 partnership up off 48 balls.

Tamim one after an additional to live dangerously and was forsaken by captain Alastair Cook at mid-on perplexing to allegation Stuart Broad over the top.

Imrul (12) was not so propitious and was well held by the diving Steve Finn dual balls after to give Broad the initial wicket of the day.

Tamim one after an additional his conflict unperturbed, outstanding nineteen off Swann"s third over, together with 3 unbroken fours followed by a soaring six, to move past his half-century.

Finn did not shun punishment, shipping twenty-two runs in a chastening two-over spell.

England put the brakes on Tamim by posting five range fielders, a conspicuous steer after small some-more than an hour.

Tredwell eased any entrance nerves with a lass to Junaid Siddique and afterwards struck gold, stealing Tamim fifteen short of his century.

Tredwell"s celebrations for his lass Test wicket were expected, but those of catcher Matt Prior and Cook hinted at only how most of a shock Tamim had since them.

Jahurul Islam afterwards constructed an unused initial Test innings, snared lbw on the behind feet by Swann for a six-ball duck.

Mahmudullah might have been subsequent but Cook unsuccessful to take the round clean at stupid point, provident the referee a difficult bat-pad decision.

Junaid, Bangladesh"s initial Test centurion, played tentatively until lunch but was some-more expanded after the restart, anticipating the wire 3 times in the space of 4 Broad deliveries.

He became Swann"s second plant in the 38th over, wrapped on the desk pad in front of center branch for 39.

Shakib Al Hasan came to the double at 167 for 4 and was reprieved by the TV referee after 3 deliveries when the round ricocheted to Prior off a multiple of Cook"s foot and the ground.

Mahmudullah was personification the England spinners quietly now, with twenty-eight of his initial 38 runs entrance in boundaries.

Cook was not enjoying the most appropriate army close to the bat and unsuccessful to get a palm on an additional organisation possibility off Tredwell.

Mahmudullah brought up his half-century with an exquisite cover expostulate but finished his innings on a soft note as he dabbed Finn tentatively to Collingwood at point.

The wicket came from the Middlesex seamer"s initial round behind in the conflict after his unsatisfactory initial stint.

Shakib (45no) shortly took a fondness to the 20-year-old, though, pushing completely by cover to collect up 3 fours in five balls as Bangladesh reached tea on 250.