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England suffer first T20 whitewash since 2016 after defeat by Bangladesh

Bangladesh 158-2; England 142-6; Bangladesh won by 16 runsLoss of Malan and Buttler sees chase falter in Mirpur

Bangladesh inflicted upon England the world champions’ first T20 series whitewash since 2016 with victory by 16 runs in the final game, exacting fitting punishment for the tourists’ chaotic and error-strewn performance.

It was particularly memorable for Ben Duckett – guilty of two boundary-assisting misfields, one terrible drop and, finally, of running out Jos Buttler – and also for Litton Das, whose 67th and finest T20 innings, 73 off 57 balls, set up Bangladesh’s winning total of 158.

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