Journalism of Courage
England took on Bangladesh in Adelaide. They needed to win it to keep the quarters hopes alive but Mahmudullah had other plans. He scored Bangladesh's first World Cup hundred and then bowlers stepped-up and defended 275 to send England home. (Source: Reuters)
The Bangladesh fans were ready to cheer their team for a place in the quarter-finals. (Source: AP)
England started brightly picking up the wickets of Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes at just 2 runs each. (Source: Reuters)
England bowlers struck early but Sarkar made a steady 40. England struck again and reduced Bangladesh to 99/4 (Source: Reuters)
Mahmudullah converted his start into maiden World Cup century for himself and the nation. With the help of Mushfiqur Rahim, he steadied the ship and helped them post 275/6. (Source: Reuters)
Despite a steady start, England batsmen never looked comfortable in the middle with the exceptions of Ian Bell and Jos Buttler. (Source: Reuters)
Rubel Hossin delivered in the 27th over and finally took down Ian Bell, allowing Bangladesh to wrestle back control from the English side. source: Reuters)
The wickets continued to tumble as captain Eoin Morgan was sent back to the pavilion for a duck by Rubel Hossain. (Source: Reuters)
The resistance looked over when Mashrafe Mortaza picked up the wicket of Jos Buttler. (Source: Reuters)
At the end England fell 15 runs short and Bangladesh sent England packing from the World Cup. (Source: AP)
