Eoin Morgan rescues England in Bangladesh

Bangladesh made 260 for six — a record score in one-dayers against England — before seeming to bowl themselves into a winning position as they sought a full set of scalps among the Test-playing nations

However, Morgan, who made a masterful 110 not out, smashed 16 off the penultimate over to guide England over the line by two wickets.

The Dublin-born batsman did not even celebrate his hundred, only betraying emotion after sealing victory with a mighty six off Shafiul Islam.

A raucous home crowd were stunned into silence by Morgan's heroics after it seemed the excellent Shakib Al Hasan had bowled them to the point of triumph.

England captain Alastair Cook said: "It got a bit close for our liking but Eoin came in with a fantastic knock and deserved to win the game.

"He was calm under pressure and then dominated in the power play, it was a fantastic knock."

Cook's side paid heavily for some sloppy fielding against their hosts. Tim Bresnan took three wickets but set the low standard for fielding when his half-hearted attempt to pick up the ball gifted a boundary to Tamin Iqbal.

Stuart Broad, the unfortunate bowler, produced a blunder of his own when dropping a simple catch at fine-leg. Rahmin was on 24 at the time and the 21-year-old went on to top score with 76 off 88 deliveries.

Opening batsman Kayes also scored a half-century but his 63 took 113 balls and included only four boundaries.

But with Broad going for treatment on a sore back and England's two spinners, Graeme Swann and James Tredwell, conceding 102 runs between them, it was an off day all round in the field.

Set a challenging total, England were immediately on the back foot in their reply when Craig Kieswetter fell to the third ball of their innings.

The South African-born wicketkeeper-batsman edged his first delivery from Shafiul Islam for a streaky four and then managed to find Imrul Kayes, the sole Bangladesh slip fielder, with his second ball.

The tourists brought up 50 without further loss but then Kevin Pietersen's poor run of form continued, dismissed for 18 when trapped lbw off Abdur Razzaq.

Spinner Razzaq struck again to remove hero of the first one-dayer Paul Collingwood lbw for seven when he also played and missed.

Though skipper Cook passed 50, incredibly including his first six in limited-overs international cricket, his knock came to an end at 60 when he knicked Shakib Al Hasan to keeper Mushfiqur Rahim to leave England stumbling on 108 for four.

But Morgan and Matt Prior brought the visitors back in it with a 90-run partnership before the latter fell, once again by lbw, to Razzaq for 42.

A flurry of quick wickets in the tail gave England a scare but Morgan held firm to lead the tourists home.

Cook said: "There are always areas to improve but when you chase down 260 on a turning wicket you have to be pleased with yourselves.

"We came here to win and have won the series but we can't let our foot off the gas, we have to try to win the series 3-0."