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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Your support makes all the difference.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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England 59-0 (9) Bairstow 28, Malan 31, Mahedi 0-10 (1)
Time for some spin from Mahedi, in the ninth over.
Malan drives down the ground but up to the fielder. Having gone with the extra seamer, England might be a bit concerned if there does seem to be a lot of spin on offer.
Malan dances down the track, and drives for four, this has been quite an expensive over.
England 49-0 (8) Bairstow 23, Malan 36, Shoriful 0-12 (2)
Shoriful will continue, Malan has looked more comfortable than Bairstow so far and unusually is also being the more aggressive of the pair.
But that one was too wide and Bairstow strokes that to the boundary for 4.
England 43-0 (7) Bairstow 17, Malan 26, Mustafizur 0-28 (4)
Mustafizur will continue, and that one had a bit of extra bounce but rushed Bairstow and the ball fortunately for England just missed the fielder on the edge of the ring.
Malan has pulled another one for six! Just picked it up perfectly to pull over the ropes.
The next one was too full and driven down the ground for four.
England 31-0 (6) Bairstow 16, Malan 15, Shoriful 0-6 (1)
There will be a change of bowling for Bangladesh with Shoriful brought into the attack, and the first ball causes problems, there’s a hint of swing on offer and Bairstow was trapped on his crease.
A big appeal, but it was not given out on field and Bangladesh choose not to review it, the replays show it was just impact outside the line.
Bairstow releases any pressure with a driven four down the ground last ball of the over.
England 25-0 (5), Bairstow 11, Malan 14, Mustafizur 0-16 (3)
Bangladesh have reviewed a caught behind from Dawid Malan, and he will stay at the crease after ultra-edge showed no spike as the ball passed the bat.
But Malan opens up with a four and the first six of the match!
England have really got going now inside the first powerplay.
England 15-0 (4), Bairstow 11, Malan 4, Taskin 0-9 (2)
Bairstow has his second boundary of the match with a square pull off Taskin, but too short and the Yorkshireman is not going to make any mistakes with that one!
England 11-0 (3), Bairstow 7, Malan 4, Mustafizur 0-5 (2)
Bangladesh have just been a bit indecisive in their field, moving them around too regularly to show they are comfortable.
But Bairstow managed to sneak a single, England are being a bit cautious here and taking their time.
England 10-0 (2), Bairstow 6, Malan 4, Taskin 0-5 (1)
Bairstow drives to score his first boundary the first ball of Taskin’s over. It was a wide half-volley and rightfully punished.
That was not the best, he chases a wide one next ball and inside edges it behind the stumps.
A miss-field brings another run.
England 5-0 (1), Bairstow 1, Malan 5, Mustafizur 0-5 (1)
And the match is underway! Bairstow got off the mark to the bowler who got him out in the pre-tournament warm-up game.
The next one to Malan had a bit more shape and kept low, it doesn’t look like it’s going to be completely straightforward for England.
But Malan found a four with the last ball of the over, and more interestingly the fielder running for it decided not to dive, the outfield has dominated pre-match discussions.
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