England v Bangladesh, 1st npower Test, Lord's, 4th day

Tamim Iqbal inspires impressive Bangladesh

The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

May 30, 2010

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Close Bangladesh 328 for 5 (Siddique 66*, Shakib 2*) and 282 (Siddique 58, Anderson 4-78, Finn 4-100) lead England 505 by 105 runs
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Tamim Iqbal reached a memorable hundred on the fourth day at Lord's, giving his team the spark of inspiration they needed after being asked to follow on as they battled impressively to 328 for 5, a lead of 105, while England were made to toil in the sunshine. Tamim was well-supported by Imrul Kayes, who reached a milestone of his own with his maiden Test half-century as the pair put on 185 - a record opening stand for Bangladesh - as the visitors recovered well after being bowled out for 282. Late wickets dented their hopes of securing a draw, but Bangladesh continue to show that they are no pushovers.

Tamim's hundred was the first by a Bangladesh batsman in England, and his will be the second Bangladeshi name etched onto the honours board at Lord's after Shahadat Hossain made his mark with 5 for 98 in England's first innings. Tamim suggested as much as he motioned enthusiastically to his team-mates to get his name on the board as soon as he reached three figures with a dismissive drive over mid on.