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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

Sonia Twigg
Tuesday 10 October 2023 12:01 EDT
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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.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today’s match in the live blog below and get the latest match odds and tips here:

Wicket! Tanzid out for 1. b Topley, ct Bairstow Bangladesh 14-1

That was just what England wanted after that first over, Tanzid just fended the ball from Topley straight to Bairstow at second slip and Buttler’s side have the breakthrough.

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 10:37

Bangladesh 12-0 (1) Das 12, Tanzid 0, Woakes 0-12 (1) need 353 runs to win

Chris Woakes will bowl the first over of Bangladesh’s innings... and the first ball is just defended by Das.

It has not been a good start, two dot balls and then three consecutive boundaries for Das, Woakes struggled in the first match as well, when his first over went for 10 but this has been more expensive.

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 10:33

England set Bangladesh 365 runs to win

Bangladesh are striding out to the middle to start their reply

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 10:27

England set Bangladesh 365 to win

England will be looking to get their bowling innings off to a solid start, they took an early wicket against New Zealand in the opening match - but it proved to be the only one as the Kiwis stormed to a nine-wicket victory.

It is still early in the tournament to say this is a must-win, but with India, Australia and Pakistan still to play, England cannot afford to slip up for a second time.

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 10:23

England set Bangladesh 365 to win

Here are some photos from the first innings:

Root and Malan celebrated the latter’s stunning century
Root and Malan celebrated the latter’s stunning century (AFP via Getty Images)
Harry Brook scored 20
Harry Brook scored 20 (Getty Images)
Sam Curran was among the England batter to lose wickets in the collapse in the final overs
Sam Curran was among the England batter to lose wickets in the collapse in the final overs (AP)
Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 10:12

England set Bangladesh 365 to win

Dawid Malan: “It was really nice wicket, got a little bit slower as it went on. thankfully me and Jonny got us off to a good start.

“I think when it swings any wicket was a challenge, but I felt like it was skidding on a little bit more and as the game on it went a little bit slower, so hopefully an hour or two more in the sun and it will slow down a little bit more.

“I found hard length, I felt I had to make a move and go across the line so I think if we can keep the stumps in play we will be able to bowl them out.”

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 10:03

England set Bangladesh 365 to win

England might be feeling a little bit disappointed with that after the platform that was set at the start of the innings by Joe Root, Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow.

Malan scored a stunning 140 runs, Root 82 and Bairstow 52, but after that the batting tailed off significantly, and yet again (similar to the New Zealand game) a number of batters managed to get themselves in and make starts without really putting the pressure back on the bowlers.

Bangladesh bowled well to drag it back and take six wickets for just 66 runs in the final 10 overs of the innings, but England will have wanted more given the start.

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 10:01

End of innings: England 364-9 (50) Wood 6, Topley 1, Taskin 1-39 (6)

Reece Topley comes out bat and first ball chases a wide yorker while backing away and gets nowhere near it.

The next one is heaved into the leg side and he will get a single, so one more to the England total.

They scamper through for a single the final ball of the innings

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 09:59

Wicket! Woakes out for 14! England 362-9

Final over of the innings, a pace-off delivery has been struck well by Woakes down the ground, and it only just bounces within the boundary rope.

The next one is slower and wider and chased by Woakes who top-edges it to the fielder on the edge of the ring.

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 09:56

England 358-8 (49) Woakes 10, Wood 6, Mahedi 4-71 (8)

Mark Wood can be an entertaining figure at the crease and scored runs quickly against Australia during the Ashes Test at Headingley.

He goes textbook for the first delivery with a push into the off side, but the next one is driven to the cover boundary for four.

Sonia Twigg10 October 2023 09:54

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