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! Rashid out for 11! England 352-8
Rashid manages to score a four with a leg side flick, this one should have been stopped on the boundary but wasn’t.
He goes for a big heave the next ball and is caught on the boundary! One fielder catches and lobs it to a second fielder as he realised his momentum would carry him over the rope.
A good catch, and England lose another wicket.
England 346-7 (48) Rashid 5, Woakes 10, Shoriful 3-75 (10)
Another great bit of work from Bangladesh, the fielder comes for the catch, realises it will just drop short and still manages to cut off the boundary.
A four from the final ball of the over has taken England almost to 150, but they will not reach the 400 milestone which had looked possible before the tumble of wickets.
England 337-7 (47) Woakes 5, Rashid 1, Mahedi 3-59 (7)
Woakes adds another two, but it is the wickets that are becoming more problematic and the all-rounder will need to take a big role in seeing England through the last three overs.
Wicket! Curran out for 11! England 334-7
That was an excellent catch!
That was hit quick and hard and a stunning dive from Shanto to take the ball while running fast on the boundary and leave England without a recognised batter left.
Mahedi has his third wicket and all credit to Bangladesh for how they’ve pulled this back.
England 333-6 (46) Curran 11, Woakes 2, Shoriful 3-66 (9)
Shoriful has been the most prolific of the Bangladesh bowlers and he will return for his ninth over against the new partnership of Curran and Woakes.
A short ball is fended off by Woakes down to fine leg. But it is the variation and changes of pace that have done for the England batters, with cutters and knuckle balls proving difficult.
That was a good over from Bangladesh, just the four runs from it.
England 329-6 (45) Curran 8, Woakes 1, Mahedi 2-55 (6)
Bangladesh have pulled this one back, just as it looked like England could score around 400, they have taken three quick wickets.
Curran and Woakes are taking a more measured approach, six from the over, but only two after the wicket of Brook.
Wicket! Brook out for 20! England 327-6
Brook drives another boundary, and while in not quite the same explosive fashion as Buttler, he now has 20 runs from just 14 deliveries.
But the next ball he has been caught on the boundary, it was good bowling, but Brook went for it, and was undone by the significantly slower ball.
England 323-5 (44) Brook 16, Curran 7, Shoriful 3-62 (8)
Shoriful starts this over on a hat-trick after taking two wickets with the final two balls of his last over...but Curran is able to play the yorker off his legs for two.
After three dot balls, Curran has driven the ball for four, his first boundary of the innings.
England 317-5 (43) Brook 16, Curran 1, Mustafizur 0-70 (10)
Brook has not let the pressure fall, with his second boundary in that over, and having been there to support Root he now has to take a leading role in the remainder of this innings.
England 307-5 (42) Brook 7, Shoriful 3-56 (7)
That was just the breakthroughs Bangladesh would have wanted, and it might just put a dent to England’s aspirations concerning how many runs they can achieve in the remaining eight overs.
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