5 worst defeats for England in ODIs

#1. 15 runs loss to Bangladesh in World Cup league game at Adelaide, 2015

A dejected Eoin Morgan walks back

This was England’s lowest point in their recent history in limited overs cricket and led to far-reaching changes that eventually led to the team becoming the limited overs powerhouse they became over the past three years.

It was a game that England had to win to make it to the quarter-finals and after they elected to field first, they reduced Bangladesh to 8 for 2.

However, middle-order batsman Mahmadullah made a steady century (103 off 128) and Mushfiqur Rahim slammed a whirlwind 89 (77 balls, 8 fours, 1 sixes) to help the Tigers reach 275.

In such a crunch game, it was a formidable score but England started well and looked on course for the win when opener Alex Hales departed with the score at 97 for 2.

However, the 27th over to the 30th over, they lost 3 wickets to be reduced from 121 for 2 to 132 for 5. Despite that, the asking rate was manageable and Jos Buttler’s innings (65 off 52) kept them in the hunt.

However, except Chris Woakes, none of the lower order players could stick around and the English innings folded for 260 under dramatic circumstances with 9 balls to spare.

It was the biggest shock of the World Cup as England were knocked out and Bangladesh went through. It remains one of the most traumatic losses in English ODI cricket history.