Twitter Reactions: Jos Buttler's fifty in vain as Bangladesh stun England

Bangladesh shocked England with a six-wicket win in the first T20I at Chattogram's Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on March 9. England managed to score only 156/6 while batting first despite a brilliant fifty from skipper Jos Buttler. Then Najmul Hossain Shanto's 51 off 30 helped the hosts record their first-ever T20I win over England to take a crucial 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match series at home.

Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bowl first with young batter Towhid Hridoy making his debut and Rony Talukdar returning to T20Is after seven years. Openers Phil Salt and Buttler pulled off an 80-run partnership for the opening wicket to keep the Three Lions on track for a big total. Nasum Ahmed gave Bangladesh a breakthrough with Salt's wicket in the 10th over and that halted England's momentum.

Shakib dismissed Dawid Malan at an individual score of four but Buttler smashed 67 off 42 to keep the runs flowing for England. Bangladesh bowlers balanced the game with Buttler and Ben Duckett's wickets on back-to-back deliveries. Hasan Mahmud took two wickets as England managed to score just 156/6 in 20 overs.

Litton Das and the returning Talukdar gave Bangladesh a quick start with a 33-run stand for the opening wicket off just 21 balls. Archer took Litton's wicket in the fifth over and in-form spinner Adil Rashid bowled out Talukdar in the fourth over to keep England in the driving seat.

But Najmul Shanto and debutant Hridoy pulled off a match-defining 65-run stand for the third wicket to change the momentum. Hridoy scored 24 off 17 before getting caught out on Moeen Ali's delivery in the 12th over. But Shanto managed to register his third T20I fifty before getting bowled out on Mark Wood's delivery in the 13th over.

Shakib smashed 34* off 24 and Afif Hossain contributed 15* as Bangladesh easily chased the target in 18 overs. Both teams will travel to Dhaka for the second T20I scheduled on March 12 in Mirpur's Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Bangladesh's triumph over England in the 1st T20I:

SN Cricket@Alvorny

Mark Wood getting smashed for 4 4s in one over by Shanto 😭😭 Unreal !!! #BANvENG

04:53 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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Bangladesh Cricket@BCBtigers

Stepping onto the world stage, Towhid Hridoy is ready to make his mark on the international scene. #BCB | #Cricket | #BANvENG

03:28 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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Varun Giri@Varungiri0

Rony Talukdar is making his international cricket return after 8 years. He made his T20i debut in 2015 and didn't get chance to play another match. He is opening the inning with Litton Das. Back in the team after a great #BPL. 425 runs in 13 innings (2nd most)

04:25 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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Syed Sami 🏏 @SamisDaily

Rony Talukdar's incredible comeback to international T20 cricket after 8 years of his debut is nothing short of awe-inspiring! Holding the record for the longest break between appearances with Bangladesh playing 106 T20 matches in the interim! #CricketTwitter #BanvEng

02:05 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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Paarl Royals@paarlroyals

Name: Jos Buttler Job: Scoring 50+ for fun

03:37 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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Saif Ahmed 🇧🇩@saifahmed75

30 runs in last 5 overs. What a quality death bowling by Bangladesh after a long time. Hasan Mahmud was exceptional at the death, then followed by Mustafizur and Taskin. Restricted this dangerous England batting for 156 in this flat wicket. #BANvENG

04:09 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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ICC@ICC

Bangladesh have kept England down to 156/6 in the first T20I. #BANvENG | bit.ly/BANvENG-1stT20I

04:11 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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Md Ifran Ali Bijoy 🇧🇩@IfranAliBijoy20

Bangladesh beat England for the first time in international T20 cricket. Well done, Shanto, Hasan Mahmud, Tawhid Hridoy. #BANvENG #Hridoy

05:43 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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Georgie Heath@GeorgieHeath27

Class from Shakib. He knew he owed it to his team after that performance in the field and he’s really showed up with the bat to stun England. Captain’s knock that 👏 #BANvsENG #crickettwitter #bbccricket

05:45 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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Shams Rahman@shamsrahman1805

Absolutely sublime performance from Bangladesh. Outplayed England in all 3 departments. Player of the match definitely Shanto but kudos to Hasan Mahmud, who turned the game on its head at the death. 1-0 up. With this intent, Bangladesh can finally hope in T20s. #BANvENG #BANvsENG

05:45 PM · Mar 09, 2023

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