Third largest victory for England

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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