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Third largest victory for England
Rajneesh Gupta |
May 29, 2005
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 |
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- England crush Bangladesh
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