Mushfiqur Rahim’s bat has not seen runs for a long time. Finally, the desired run came when the team needed it. Mushfiqur’s bat laughed in the third ODI of the series against England. Adil Rashid bowled after picking up a fifty in great batting. Mushfiq returned with 70 runs off 93 balls and 7 fours. Before understanding Adil Rashid’s googly ball, Mushfiqur prepared to play the sweep. And that’s the problem. The ball hits straight to the middle stump. Mushfiq returned to the dressing room after playing a confident inning when the team needed it. As of writing this report, Bangladesh has accumulated 153 runs in 33 overs with a loss of 4 wickets. Shakib is unbeaten with 17 runs off 23 balls. Mahmudullah Riyad will accompany him at the other end of the wicket.

After winning the toss and batting after two openers Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal were dismissed, Shanto and Mushfiq duo guided the team. Bangladesh was dominating with the bat of both. But in the third ball of the 25th over of the innings, Shanto had to leave the field after being run out due to a misunderstanding between the two batters. Shanto stopped the ball made by Rehan Ahmed and stood on strike. But Mushfiq came out of the non-strike position to take the run without looking at him. Shanto also came out of his position when he crossed more than half of the crease. By then it was too late. Fielder Jos Buttler hands the ball to Rehan. When he broke the wicket, Shanto had to leave the field with his head down. His innings of 53 runs stopped on 71 balls. Shanto was batting comfortably till he got out. He was in form in the remaining two matches except for the second match of the series. 58 runs came from his bat in the first match. Meanwhile, Mushfiqur got his fifty after two balls of Shanto running out. This is his 43rd fifty in ODIs. Having lost the series in the previous two ODIs, Bangladesh aims to avoid a whitewash by winning the third ODI.