Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons said he hoped his players realised "they can beat anyone" after their sensational five-run one-day international victory over England here on Saturday.

The Tigers first win of 2010, and first ever against England, saw them end a run of 24 straight defeats in all formats dating back to a one-wicket ODI victory over Zimbabwe in Chittagong on November 5.

It also broke a sequence of 20 losses on the trot to England (eight Tests and 12 ODIs) and came just two days after Bangladesh had suffered a convincing six-wicket defeat by Andrew Strauss's men in the first of this three-match series at Trent Bridge.

Siddons, in charge of the Asian minnows since 2007, has spent much of his time as Bangladesh coach trying to instil self-belief into the side despite heavy defeat following heavy defeat, be it in Tests, one-dayers or Twenty20s.

The Australian, an outstanding batsman at first-class level but never a Test player, has also had to plead repeatedly Bangladesh's case for a place among cricket's elite nations.

But against an England side who came into this series on the back of a 3-2 one-day campaign win at home to world champions Australia, the Tigers were able to defend a modest score of 236 for seven and bowl the hosts out for 231 with three balls to spare.

"It's hard to keep getting beaten and keep getting them up," Siddons told reporters after a win that saw Bangladesh level this three-match series at 1-1 ahead of Monday's climax at Edgbaston.

"Now I think they realise they can beat anyone."

He added: "It's unbelievable. I would have thought England were on top of the world and capable of beating everyone."

This rare victory for Bangladesh, who've failed to win some 75 percent of all the 226 ODIs they've ever played, was made all the more creditable for several reasons.

For a start their total did not feature a major score from star batsman Tamim Iqbal, who was out for a breezy 18.

Instead it was his fellow left-handed opener Imrul Kayes who anchored the innings with a solid 76.

Kayes may lack Tamim's flamboyance - although most batsmen in world cricket would like stodgy in comparison - but his 111-ball knock, with only four boundaries, turned out to be vital in ensuring Bangladesh's bowlers had enough runs to defend.

And this win was achieved without two first-choice players in Raqibul Hasan, who top-scored for Bangladesh with 76 at Trent Bridge but had his toe broken by a James Anderson yorker in the process and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim, sidelined after being hit in the face during the same match.

"We lost two players who were in very good form, Raqibul and Mushfiqur, but Jahurul Islam and Mohammad Ashraful came into the side and gave 100 percent so I'm very happy," said jubilant Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, the man-of-the-match.

Mortaza, who struck 22 and took two wickets for 42 runs, added: "In the last 250 days we haven't won any games but we have worked very hard in the nets with the coach.

"Today (Saturday) we worked hard in the field and that's why this win has come."

Jonathan Trott, with an ODI best 94, almost snatched victory from Bangladesh's grasp before he was last man out, caught behind by stand-in keeper Jahurul off seamer Shafiul Islam, who took an impressive two for 38.

"Shafiul did beautifully well with his slower delivery because Trott was trying to play through mid-on and mid-off but he changed his pace," said an admiring Mortaza.