5 innings' of Mohammad Ashraful that changed the fortunes of Bangladesh cricket forever

#4 94 off 52 balls against England in Nottingham, 2005

Days after his match-winning ton, Ashraful smashed a quick 94 versus England

Ashraful's career is often described as a documentary of being consistently inconsistent, but he was unquestionably different during the Natwest Trophy 2005. Right after architecting Bangladesh's first ever win over Australia with a 100-ball-century, Ashraful showed his firepower again versus England, this time smashing 94 off 52 balls.

During the early 2000s, Bangladeshi batsmen used to play in ODI cricket with a mentality to last till the final over of the match. Going for big shots against a team like Australia was seen as a daring thing for them. But, Ashraful showed that he had the ability to hit Steve Harmison for a one-drop boundary through the covers.

England posted a mammoth target of 392 runs in that match on the back of Andrew Strauss' 152 and Paul Collingwood's unbeaten 112. Eventually, Bangladesh lost the match by 168 runs. But, what Mohammad Ashraful did, is still memorable for the Bangladeshi supporters.