WATCH: Tamim Iqbal, Ben Stokes involved in on-pitch altercation during England vs Bangladesh match in CT2017

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New Delhi: Tamim Iqbal scored a brilliant 128 againse England as Bangladesh posted a challenging total of 305/6 in the opening Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval.

Iqbal, who scored his 9th career ton, had a little on-pitch altercation with England all-rounder Ben Stokes.

As Stokes seemed to have approached Iqbal to unsettle him, the Bangladeshi handles the situation well by asking his counterpart to continue bowling.

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Iqbal thrashed the England bowlers all around the park. He along with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (79) added 166 runs in 25.1 overs to hand a crucial advantage to the visitors.

Bangladesh did not waste a good start and their top and middle-order batsmen contributed well for the cause. But after four wickets, it seemed like Bangladesh had lost their momentum, but middle-order batsman Sabbir Rahman`s crucial 24 runs in 13 balls helped the visitors to get past the 300-run mark.

Put in to bat, both openers Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar (28) started the innings on a steady note as they forged a 56-run partner.