England vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket World Cup 2023 result and reaction as Jos Buttler’s side bounce back
England look to bounce back from opening day defeat against Bangladesh
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England put their opening-day defeat against New Zealand firmly behind them when they beat Bangladesh by 137 runs in the Cricket World Cup in Dharamshala.
The defending champions were utterly humbled by the Kiwis in a nine-wicket defeat that left viewers stunned, and even more problematically, dealt a significant blow to the side’s net run rate.
The Himalayan foothills provided a stunning backdrop to the occasion, and despite pre-match discussions being dominated by concerns around the nature of the pitch, it did not have any significant effect on the performance. Speaking to reporters on the eve of the clash, Jos Buttler described the pitch as “poor”, claiming it was different to the one used when he played at the same ground during the IPL, but England emerged victorious and having boosted their net run rate.
The pitch was also a cause for concern when Afghanistan played against Bangladesh there, as Mujeeb Ur Rahman jarred his knee in the sandy turf diving for a ball, and head coach and former England batter Jonathan Trott said players were “unsure” over their footing.
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Wicket! Miraz out for 8! ct Buttler b Woakes - Bangladesh 49-4
Woakes will have another despite being expensive, and the first ball is cut off on the boundary but pierced the gaps in the ring.
He has struggled to find the right line today.
Woakes strikes, Miraz has gone for eight from seven, he has repaid the faith shown in him by Jos Buttler with a wicket.
Bangladesh 46-3 (8) Das 34, Miraz 8, Topley 3-10 (4) need 319 runs to win
Neither Das nor Miraz look comfortable against Topley. The left-hander’s extra height and pace seems to be causing problems, and he already has three wickets to his name this match.
Bangladesh 41-3 (7) Das 31, Miraz 7, Woakes 0-34 (4) need 324 runs to win
Miraz off the mark with a boundary off Woakes, he went hard at it through the covers, it was uppish but far from the fielders.
Woakes has continued to leak boundaries here, two from that over and a three from the final ball.
Bangladesh 26-3 (6) Das 22, Miraz 0, Topley 3-5 (3) need 339 runs to win
Another great over from Topley, a wicket maiden into the books, he now has three wickets for just five runs.
Wicket! Shakib Al Hasan out for 1! bowled Topley, Bangladesh 26-3
Topley will have his third, he’s been much less expensive than Woakes at the other end and has found a reasonable amount of swing so far this innings.
That was a stunner! Best of the lot! It drifted in and then straightened. No chance to play at that, absolute beauty from Topley.
Bangladesh 26-2 (5), Fas 22, Shakib 1, Woakes 0-19 (3) need 339 runs to win
Woakes has gone for another boundary, Das is looking comfortable and drives the English bowler again for a four.
Bangladesh 22-2 (4) Das 19, Shakib 1, Topley 2-6 (2) need 343 runs to win
A wide one has gone for four, the first boundary conceded by Topley after taking two wickets in two balls in his first.
The first one was just too leg-side and Das was able to flick the ball fine for four.
England review when Shakib Al Hasan was struck on the pads but the review showed the ball hitting outside leg.
Bangladesh 17-2 (3) Das 14, Shakib 1, Woakes 0-15 (2) need 348 runs to win
Woakes back into the attack after going for 12 in the first over.
Two from the fist two balls here so a bit tighter from the England all-rounder who is usually so reliable when it comes to line and length.
England have gone attacking and want to get this wrapped up early, an inside edge is almost played back onto the stumps and just three off the over.
Bangladesh 14-2 (2) Das 13, Al Hasan 0, Topley 2-2 (1) need 351 to win
This is an important partnership for Bangladesh, but Topley is on a hat-trick against Shakib Al Hasan, he bowls it down leg and it strikes the batter on the pad.
Wicket! Shanto ct Livingstone b Topley - Bangladesh 14-2
Shanto goes first ball! Topley has two in two!
Shanto played the ball straight to Livingstone at backwards point
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