Jake Ball inspires England to dramatic win in Dhaka

Jake Ball took five wickets on debut and Ben Stokes struck a maiden ODI hundred as England completed a stunning victory in the first ODI.

Jake Ball took five wickets on debut as England completed a remarkable turnaround to win the first match of the ODI series by 21 runs in Dhaka.

After setting the hosts 310 to win, England were seemingly fighting a losing cause when Imrul Kayes and Shakib Al Hasan put on 118 to take Bangladesh to 271 for four.

But Ball, who had earlier taken two wickets in his first three overs, overcame exhaustion in sapping conditions to instigate a stunning collapse with two wickets in as many balls as the hosts lost six wickets for 17 runs in 6.2 overs.

Adil Rashid, with two wickets earlier in the innings, then backed up the Nottinghamshire seamer with another brace in three balls including the crucial wicket of Kayes for 112, brilliantly stumped by Jos Buttler who gathered a flat, wide delivery to whip off the bails.

Rashid, who finished with career-best figures of 4-49, then ran out Shafiul Islam with a direct hit in the next over and the unlikely victory was complete when Ball induced Taskin Ahmed to edge behind to Buttler who tumbled forward to complete the catch.

Earlier in the day, Ben Stokes’ maiden one-day hundred helped England recover from 63 for three to post 309 for eight.

Combining brute force with a deft touch, Stokes – who received two lives in quick succession – looked to have set a platform for something mammoth after reaching three figures in 98 balls.

The Durham star found a more than useful ally in fellow left-hander and debutant Ben Duckett who confirmed his promise in making a vital 60.

Displaying admirable stickability early on, the Northamptonshire tyro soon settled and opened his box of tricks – both the ramp and reverse sweep brought boundaries – during a 153-run stand with Stokes.

Both departed in quick succession – Duckett was bowled leg stump after making acres of room while Stokes picked out the boundary fielder attempting to hook a fifth maximum.

A well-crafted platform of 216 for three suddenly became 245 for six when Moeen Ali departed and England still needed some brilliance from Buttler to go beyond 300.

After creeping along to 25 from 26 balls, the stand-in captain cranked into fifth gear to make 38 from the next 11 deliveries - a passage of play which would prove vital.