DHARAMSALA – Defending champions England on Tuesday secured a big win of 137 runs over Bangladesh in a group stage match of ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 in Dharamsala, India.
England bagged their first win of the mega cricket event as they bowled out the opponents for 227 as they were chasing a target of 364 runs.
Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim made 76 and 51, respectively, while no other Bengali player could show impressive performance.
In the morning, England put their foot on the pedal and put up an aggressive showing at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala.
Dawid Malan led the charge with an exceptional ton, while he got good support from Joe Root (82 from 68) and Jonny Bairstow (52 from 59).
England had a worrying start to their tournament with a rather unexpected loss against New Zealand in the opening game of the ICC World Cup 2023 on October 5.
Bangladesh, on the contrary, started with an emphatic win against Afghanistan on October 7. The Shakib al Hasan-led side defeated their Asian rivals by 6 wickets with an all-round performance by Mehidy Hasan and an unbeaten winning contribution from the bat by Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Teams
England playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/k), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
Bangladesh playing XI: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim(w/k), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
