Stokes Double Gives England 22-run win

Chittagong: England beat Bangladesh by 22 runs on the fifth day of the opening test at Chittagong on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Chasing 286 for victory, the hosts were all out for 263 on the final morning.

Debutant Sabbir Rahman remained unbeaten on 64 for Bangladesh while off-spinner Gareth Batty picked up three wickets for the touring side.

Resuming on 253 for 8, with 33 runs still required, Bangladesh had visions of securing only their eighth Test victory in 94 attempts, and their first against England in nine

Ben Stokes capped a supreme allround performance with two wickets in three balls - his fifth and sixth of the match, to go alongside his total of 103 runs

Brief scores
England - 293 (Moeen 68, Bairstow 52, Mehedi 6-80) and 240 (Stokes 85, Shakib 5-85)
Bangladesh - 248 (Tamim 78, Stokes 4-26, Ali 3-75) and 263 (Sabbir 64*)
Result - England won by 22 runs
MOM - Ben Stokes (England)

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