
In the 49th over of the game at the Adelaide Oval, England needed 16 to win from nine balls. On strike was England’s James Anderson, the last wicket for his side and he was facing an in-form Rubel Hossain, who was steaming in. England’s hopes for a World Cup quarterfinal qualification rested on Anderson’s shoulders, but the ace bowler was cleaned up by a Rubel yorker.
That was Rubel’s fourth wicket and Bangladesh had qualified to the World Cup knockout stage for the very first time. A history was made on March 9, 2015 — a day no Bangladesh cricket fan will ever forget.
Here’s Rubel’s inspiring spell that saw the wickets of Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Stuart Broad and James Anderson.
On Thursday, the official Twitter account of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) mentioned Anderson’s official account and tweeted the following.
Do you remember Rubel’s ruthless yorker to @jimmy9 in #cwc15? Read more HERE: http://t.co/I0JJZLG961 #RuthlessRubel #riseofthetigers
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) September 3, 2015
Anderson, who has torrid memories of that day, instantly replied:
@BCBtigers I’ve been trying to forget it!
— James Anderson (@jimmy9) September 3, 2015
BCB then let the England’s swing bowler know that how he is a part of their history and they will never “forget” him.
@jimmy9 you are part of history. Our history. We won’t forget you for sure 🙂
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) September 3, 2015