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Third largest victory for England

By Rajneesh Gupta
May 29, 2005 00:27 IST
The win by an innings and 261 runs in the Lord's Test is the third largest win for England in their entire Test history (by an innings margin).
Margin Loser Venue Series
I & 579 runs Australia The Oval 1938
I & 285 runs India Lord's 1974
I & 261 runs Bangladesh Lord's 2005
I & 237 runs West Indies The Oval 1957
I & 230 runs Australia Adelaide 1891-92

At the other end of the scale, it is also Bangladesh's third biggest defeat. Interestingly Bangladesh have now lost 32 out of the 37 Tests they have played – 21

of them by innings margin!

Here-under is the list of Bangladesh's biggest defeats by innings margins.

Margin Winner Venue Series
I & 310 runs West Indies Dhaka 2002-03
I & 264 runs Pakistan Multan 2001-02
I & 261 runs England Lord's 2005
I & 196 runs Sri Lanka Colombo PSS 2002-03
I & 178 runs Pakistan Dhaka 2001-02

Also read:
- England crush Bangladesh
- Batting became such a yawn for me: Trescothick

Rajneesh Gupta

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