| 4.3 : 4.3: J Ball to S Sarkar, FOUR! Too full, too straight and it's punished. Angling in on leg, Sarkar picks it off his pads and flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary. First one of the tournament. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: J Ball to S Sarkar, FOUR! Two in two for Sarkar. He's getting a move on here now. Sees the full ball outside off and creams the drive through the covers to send it across the rope. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: M Wood to T Iqbal, FOUR! EDGED AND AWAY! Short and it's rising quickly on Tamim Iqbal. He looks to pull but gets a top edge. Luckily for him, it flies over Jos Buttler who leaps to try and take it. Boundary to end the over. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: M Wood to T Iqbal, FOUR! That's a beautiful shot, absolutely beautiful. Quite full on middle and off, Tamim stands his ground and drives it straight back. It's hit so perfectly nobody has a chance to stop that. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: J Ball to T Iqbal, FOUR! Angling down leg, Iqbal makes Ball pay for the poor line. He just whips it fine down the leg side and beats the diving fine leg fielder to get a boundary. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: M Wood to T Iqbal, FOUR! Another top edge but he's made better connection this time. Iqbal pulls it over square leg and sends it across the rope for a boundary. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: J Ball to S Sarkar, SIX! Length delivery outside off, Sarkar dances down the track and tonks it over long on for a maximum. Superb start to the over. Bangladesh getting a move on now! |
| 10.3 : 10.3: J Ball to S Sarkar, FOUR! Cut away! Back of a length delivery, wide outside off, Soumya latches onto the width on offer and cuts it in front of square on the off side for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: J Ball to S Sarkar, FOUR! Creamed! Over pitched delivery outside off, Sarkar shifts his weight onto the front foot and drives it through covers. There's a big gap there and the ball races to the fence. 16 runs off the over! |
| 11.6: Ben Stokes to S Sarkar, OUT! Stokes provides the breakthrough! Short and angling away, Sarkar hops a touch and looks to glide it over on the off side. Fails to get it fine and the ball goes square of the wicket on the off side. The substitute Bairstow at deep cover-point, gets underneath the ball and pouches it with cup. Superb over from Stokes, a wicket and just 4 from it. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Ben Stokes to I Kayes, FOUR! Edged and through! Why isn't there a slip for a new batsman? Stokes comes from around the wicket, bowls it slightly back of a length outside off, Kayes plays with an angled bat but gets an outside edge through the vacant slip cordon. Buttler dives full stretch to his left but fails to reach it and the ball races to the fence behind. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Ben Stokes to I Kayes, FOUR! Flicked away! Now, Stokes bowls it full on middle, Kayes just flicks it off his pads over square leg for a boundary. |
| 14.3: L Plunkett to T Iqbal, FOUR! Good shot! Fuller length delivery, angling in, Iqbal drives it through the line. Beats the man at mid on and the ball races to the fence. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: L Plunkett to T Iqbal, FOUR! Edged and away! Slower one full outside off, Iqbal goes for an expansive drive. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball runs quickly to the third man fence. Back-to-back boundaries for Tamim! |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Ben Stokes to I Kayes, FOUR! Good placement! Short and wide outside off, Kayes smartly plays an upper cut over the slip cordon for a boundary. The Bangladeshi batsmen are ticking along nicely. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: L Plunkett to I Kayes, OUT! Superb catch from Wood! Change of bowling does the trick for England! Plunkett bowls it slightly fuller around middle, Kayes clears his front leg and looks to loft it over mid on but fails to connect it cleanly. The ball travels to the widish mid on region. Wood at mid on, runs a couple of steps to his left, dives ahead and completes a wonderful catch. England are delighted! |
| 21.1 : 21.1: L Plunkett to M Rahim, FOUR! That's a top, top shot. Pure timing, everything about that was mesmerizing. Fuller in length around off, Rahim leans into the shit and drives it past the cover fielder. It races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 21.5 : 21.5: L Plunkett to T Iqbal, FOUR! Fifty for Tamim! He's taken his time to settle in, but has dug in well to stroke a good half century. He cuts this away well past point for a boundary. |
| 24.3 : 24.3: M Ali to T Iqbal, SIX! Floats it up on leg, Tamim makes good use of his feet and goes inside out. Smokes it over extra cover and sends it sailing into the stands for a maximum. That's a great hit. |
| 25.2 : 25.2: L Plunkett to T Iqbal, FOUR! Too straight in line and it's put away. Iqbal glances this through backward square leg and beats the man out in the deep who tries to cut it off. |
| 25.3 : 25.3: L Plunkett to T Iqbal, FOUR! Shot. Overpitched and it's put away. Full on the stumps, Iqbal drives it straight back. The ball goes over the rope and Ball goes over the fence with the momentum while chasing it down. |
| 27.2 : 27.2: Ben Stokes to M Rahim, FOUR! What a shot! Completely in control as he dispatched that. Back of a length around off, Mushfiqur Rahim picks up the length and gets into position to pull. It's cleared the infield over mid-wicket and raced away to the rope. |
| 28.4 : 28.4: M Wood to T Iqbal, FOUR! Anything slightly short and it's punished. On the hips, Tamim Iqbal rises on his toes and pulls it away in front of square for a boundary. Good placement, good timing. This is good cricket from this batting pair. |
| 31.3 : 31.3: Ben Stokes to T Iqbal, FOUR! Deft from the southpaw. He waits for this length ball and opens the face at the last second. Dabs it through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary. Stokes has a piece of advice for Tamim, the two exchange words. |
| 35.3: J Ball to M Rahim, FOUR! Clever shot! Short and angling away, Rahim gets underneath the ball and places it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 36.5 : 36.5: Joe Root to M Rahim, FOUR! This time Rahim gets it through! Served fullish around off, Rahim dances down the track and drives it hard past bowler. Beats mid off as well and the ball races to the fence. That's century for Rahim. His 25th in the ODIs. Also this brings up the 100-run stand between the duo! |
| 37.1 : 37.1: J Ball to M Rahim, FOUR! This is superb stuff from Rahim! Short outside off, Rahim gets on his toes and cuts it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 37.3 : 37.3: J Ball to M Rahim, FOUR! Fine this time! Cutter on the shorter side, Rahim waits for the ball and looks to upper cut it. Gets it off the outside edge but the ball still travels fine over the vacant slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 39.3: L Plunkett to T Iqbal, FOUR! Back of a length delivery, pulled hard in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: M Ali to T Iqbal, SIX! Some shot, that! Tamim Iqbal dances down the track and smokes it over wide long on for a maximum. |
| 41.3 : 41.3: M Wood to T Iqbal, SIX! Glorious! Length delivery around leg, Iqbal gets across and scoops it over fine leg. For a moment, the fielder in the deep looks to be in contention but the ball clears the fence for a maximum. |
| 43.3: J Ball to M Rahim, FOUR! Oh, that's a brilliant shot. They sure play 'em well these days, don't they? Full on middle, Rahim makes room and scoops it over the keeper's head, a bit to his right. It races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 43.4 : 43.4: J Ball to M Rahim, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Short and wide outside off, Rahim cuts it fiercely aerially through point. Beats Ben Stokes out in the deep and gets another boundary. |
| 44.3 : 44.3: L Plunkett to T Iqbal, OUT! Plunkett strikes again! Tamim Iqbal fabulous knock has finally come to an end. He dug in there and did his job. Sensational stuff. Much-needed breakthrough for England, although it might have come a little late. Short and angling in, Iqbal looks to pull but gets a top edge behind. Buttler runs to his right and takes a simple catch. |
| 44.4 : 44.4: L Plunkett to M Rahim, OUT! Plunkett is on a hat-trick now! Now the hosting nation will feel they've somewhat gotten back in this game. Full and on the stumps, from over the wicket, Rahim slogs this looking to clear the fence. Doesn't middle it well enough and it's straight down the throat of Alex Hales who takes a good catch. Both the set batsman are back in the pavilion, England can make further inroads from here. |
| 45.2 : 45.2: M Wood to Al Hasan, FOUR! Crunched! Back of a length delivery, angling away. Shakib makes full use of the room on offer. Makes room and slaps it through covers for a boundary. That was hit very hard. |
| 45.6 : 45.6: M Wood to Al Hasan, FOUR! Banged in short, angling in, Shakib goes for the pull but gets a top edge. The ball flies over the keeper and to the fine leg fence. 10 runs off the over! |
| 46.1 : 46.1: J Ball to S Rahman, FOUR! Put away! Cutter outside off, Rahman gets down on one knee and creams it just past extra cover for a boundary. |
| 46.4 : 46.4: J Ball to Al Hasan, OUT! Shakib holes out! Cross-seam delivery, following Shakib, who has given himself some room. The southpaw looks to loft it with the angle but fails to get power behind it. The ball travels to Stokes at long on, who pouches it with ease. Another crucial blow for Bangladesh. England are making their way back into the match. |
| 47.3 : 47.3: M Wood to S Rahman, FOUR! Creamed it! Full outside off, Sabbir makes slight room, kneels down and drives it over cover-point for a boundary. |
| 48.2 : 48.2: J Ball to S Rahman, FOUR! Clever! Full outside off, Rahman gets a long way across and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary. He is a very smart and handy batsman at the death. |
| 49.1 : 49.1: L Plunkett to S Rahman, OUT! Plunkett strikes again! Length delivery, angling in, Rahman clears his front leg and looks to tonk it over long on but fails to get it off the meat. Jason Roy in the deep, catches it comfortably. The dangerous Sabbir Rahman departs! |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Al Hasan to A Hales, FOUR! Sliced away! Full outside off, Hales looks to go after the bowler. Tries to go inside out but ends up carving it over covers. Mortaza tries chasing it down but as the ball lands, it travels quickly to the fence. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: M Mortaza to J Roy, OUT! Beauty in the field by the Fizz! Bangladesh strike through their skipper! Roy the victim. Mortaza bowls a cutter around off, Roy kneels down and across and looks to scoop it over short fine leg. Mustafizur there, jumps full stretch to his right, gets both his hands to it and completes a sensational catch. Roy's poor run continues. Just the start, Bangladesh would have wanted. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Al Hasan to Joe Root, FOUR! Creamed! Full outside off, Root takes a good stride forward and gently drives it through the gap in covers for a boundary. That's Root for you! |
| 4.1 : 4.1: M Mortaza to A Hales, FOUR! Easy pickings! Overpitched delivery on middle and off, Hales flicks it past mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: M Mortaza to A Hales, FOUR! Another boundary! Slower delivery outside off, Hales cuts it through point for a boundary. Hales is slowly growing into confidence now. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Al Hasan to A Hales, FOUR! Full on middle and off, Hales clears his front leg and slogs it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 8 runs off the over! |
| 8.6: M Mortaza to A Hales, FOUR! Misfield! Full on off, Hales hits it past the bowler. Fails to connect it cleanly but beats mid off. Tamim from long on, hares to his left, puts in a dive but fails to sweep the ball in. The ball crosses the ropes and a boundary is signaled. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: M Rahman to A Hales, FOUR! Slanting away from Hales, punched on the up through cover-point for a boundary. That's a confident shot. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: S Sarkar to Joe Root, FOUR! Too straight line, on middle stump and Root plays it away really well. Just times it extremely well as he punches it through the mid-wicket area for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: S Sarkar to Joe Root, FOUR! Bowl him there and he will punish you all day long. On the pads, angling down further, Root just tickles it fine down the leg side. Beats short fine leg and sends it across the rope for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: R Hossain to A Hales, FOUR! Oh, wow... He's really got a hold of that, hasn't he? Cracking shot. Back of a length and Hales picks up the length early. He heaves it over mid-wicket and sends it across the rope. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: R Hossain to Joe Root, FOUR! Magnificent! If Joe Root wasn't a cricketer, pretty sure he'd be a killer race car driver as he picks the gaps so well. Fuller delivery angling in, Root flicks it between mid on and mid-wicket. The timing was so good it left the chasing fielder with no chance of stopping it. Super shot. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: R Hossain to A Hales, FOUR! That's an even better shot considering he had very little room to play. Waits for it, uses the pace and places the cut past the diving point fielder for a boundary. |
| 21.3 : 21.3: Al Hasan to A Hales, FOUR! Swept away! Full in the line of the stumps, Hales kneels down and sweeps it powerfully though backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 21.4 : 21.4: Al Hasan to A Hales, SIX! Into the stands! Served outside off, Hales dances down the track and tonks it over long off for a maximum. He is on the move now! |
| 25.6 : 25.6: R Hossain to A Hales, FOUR! This time over the infield! Full outside off, Hales dances down and lofts it over wide mid off for a boundary. Good option, this! |
| 27.4 : 27.4: S Rahman to A Hales, FOUR! Half-tracker which Hales sees it well early. Rocks back and pulls it past wide long on for a boundary. |
| 27.5 : 27.5: S Rahman to A Hales, SIX! BANG! That's outta here! Alex Hales, you beauty! Walks down the track and heaves it across the line to clear the wide long on boundary for a maximum. |
| 27.6 : 27.6: S Rahman to A Hales, OUT! He's gone! Oh, dear... He's missed out on his century here. What a rash shot to play, fallen just 5 short of the milestone. He goes for the big slog sweep and doesn't middle it. Finds Sunzamul out at deep mid-wicket who runs to his right and takes a good, tumbling catch. Partnership of 159 is broken. Bangladesh desperately needed this wicket. Could this be their chance to inflict further damage? |
| 28.2 : 28.2: M Mortaza to E Morgan, FOUR! Streaky! Fuller length around off, angling away. Morgan looks to drive but gets an outside edge and the ball races to the third man fence. He is off the mark! |
| 29.1 : 29.1: M Hossain to Joe Root, FOUR! Easy! Straighter, flatter delivery outside off, Root goes back and punches it through cover-point for a boundary. He played that so smoothly. |
| 32.3 : 32.3: R Hossain to E Morgan, FOUR! Shortish delivery, angling away, Morgan mistimes his pull slightly. The ball bounce in front of mid on, who dives across, gets fingertips on it but can't prevent it from reaching the fence. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: M Hossain to E Morgan, FOUR! From around the wicket, flat and short around off, Eoin Morgan rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket. It falls just inside the rope and goes across on one bounce. |
| 37.3 : 37.3: M Mortaza to E Morgan, FOUR! Slower length ball on middle, Eoin Morgan shuffles across a bit and plays the pick up shot over backward square leg for a boundary. Such a fine shot, he's a lovely player to watch. |
| 39.1 : 39.1: M Mortaza to Joe Root, FOUR! Exquisite timing. Didn't try to overhit it. With excellent balance and a beautiful swing of his bat, Joe Root drives it through the covers for a boundary. No chance of stopping that one. |
| 40.2 : 40.2: Al Hasan to E Morgan, SIX! That's huge! Shakib bowls it quicker through the air around off, Morgan dances down the track and clobbers it over long on for a maximum. That is some hit! |
| 40.3 : 40.3: Al Hasan to E Morgan, FOUR! Morgan seems to be in a hurry! Flatter and slightly shorter, Morgan cuts it firmly through point for a boundary. 65 needed off 58 now! |
| 42.1 : 42.1: M Mortaza to E Morgan, FOUR! Boundary off the first ball! Full outside off, Morgan takes a stride forward and carves it past point for a boundary. Gets to his fifty with that. Another captain's knock from him! |
| 42.2 : 42.2: M Mortaza to E Morgan, FOUR! Streaky runs! Length delivery, angling away, Morgan looks to glide it away on the off side but gets an outside edge past short third man for a boundary. |
| 44.1 : 44.1: R Hossain to Joe Root, SIX! Root with his first maximum! A touch ahead on length around off, Root waits for it and clubs it over mid-wicket for a biggie. He is on the move as well now. |
| 44.3 : 44.3: R Hossain to Joe Root, FOUR! Full toss on middle, Root whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. It's a glorious shot! |
| 45.3: M Rahman to E Morgan, SIX! In the arc of Morgan and he clobbers it over mid-wicket. It's the shorter part of the ground and the ball sails into the stands for a maximum. |
| 45.4 : 45.4: M Rahman to E Morgan, FOUR! Full toss outside off, Morgan creams his drive through covers for a boundary. He moves to 70 off just 57 deliveries! |
| 45.6 : 45.6: M Rahman to Joe Root, FOUR! Good end to the over for England! Full outside off, slanting away from Root. He shifts his weight onto the front foot and drives it crisply through covers. The man in the deep there, dives to his right to cut it off but fails. 16 runs off the over! 16 needed off 24 now! |
| 46.2 : 46.2: R Hossain to Joe Root, FOUR! In the air... but in the gap! Full outside off, Root slices it over covers. There's a huge gap there and the ball races to the fence. They are in a hurry to chase this total down quickly. |
| 47.1 : 47.1: M Hossain to Joe Root, FOUR! Full on the stumps, Root dances down and whips it over mid-wicket. The ball lands just before the fence before crossing it. This is Root's highest ever ODI score. Just 2 needed now! |
| 47.2 : 47.2: M Hossain to Joe Root, FOUR! Root wins it in style! Fuller delivery around off, Root kneels down and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary. England create history as they become the first team to chase a total in excess of 300 in the Champions Trophy. THEY WIN BY 8 WICKETS! |
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