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England vs Bangladesh Live Cricket Score, Match 12, ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019, June 8, 2019

ENG 386/6 (50)
England beat Bangladesh by 106 runs
BAN 280/10 (48.5)
Match over
Commentary :
0.0 : A warm welcome to Match 12 of the World Cup 2019 between England and Bangladesh in Cardiff. The hosts would look to improve their bowling as their bowlers were smashed all around the park by Pakistan. They have to stick to their line and lengths properly today. Jos Buttler, Joe Root and Jofra Archer will be their key players. On the other hand, Bangladesh would look to put a strong performance against the hosts. Coming to their batting, they would want their openers to play a major role today. T
TOSS - Eoin Morgan has the coin in hand. Up it goes and lands in the favour of Bangladesh. BANGLADESH OPT TO FIELD FIRST.
Bangladesh skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza says that the pitch was undercover for a few days and he hopes there should be some movement early on. Informs they are sticking with the same team. Further adds that it was a close game in the previous one and they are looking to get over the line this time. On record against England he says that it can play as a factor but he also insists that they will have to play well today.
England skipper, Eoin Morgan does not feel it is an issue to bat first as the surface is devoid of grass and he hopes the Sun stays out so that they do not have problems while batting. Informs that Liam Plunkett has been picked as the extra pacer as the straighter boundaries are shorter here and the spinner could find it difficult. The English skipper feels that it was a bad day against Pakistan but they did play well against South Africa and hopes they can play well today. Eoin says that it is
PITCH REPORT - Michael Holding is the pitch analyst for today. He says the ground here is a mirage and this wicket is always green here in Cardiff but it's not as green as usual. Informs that they like to leave a bit of grass in the pitch here. He further adds that the fast bowlers will think there will be lateral movement but he reckons there won't be any such movement. Holding thinks there will be a lot of runs on the board today unless something magical happens.
Bangladesh Playing XI (UNCHANGED) - Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehedi Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Mustafizur Rahman.
England Playing XI - Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett (IN FOR MOEEN ALI), Mark Wood.
Both the teams are out in the middle for the National Anthems. First it will be Bangladesh's National Anthem and then it will be followed by England's National Anthem.
Done and dusted with the national anthems. We are all set to begin. The players and umpires are out in the middle. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow will open the batting for England. Bangladesh start with spin. Shakib Al Hasan will start the proceedings for Bangladesh. There is a slight delay in start as there is some issue with the sightscreen. Finally, we are ready to go.
0.1 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Shakib starts with a flighted delivery on off, Roy defends it off the front foot to start the innings.
0.2 : Al Hasan to J Roy, First run of the match. Shakib bowls it short around leg, Roy strokes it to long on and gets England's scoreboard underway.
0.3 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Floated on off, Bairstow blocks it.
0.4 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Flighted around middle and leg, Jonny calmly defends it off the front foot.
0.5 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Flatter on the stumps, Jonny is having a watchful start here as he defends this one as well.
0.6 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Tight and tidy start from Shakib. Just 1 run off the first over. Floated on off, Bairstow defends it to see off the over.
Mashrafe Mortaza to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Slight swing on offer first up for the Bangladesh skipper. He bowls it outside off, the ball shapes away from Roy who leaves it alone.
1.2 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Good length ball on off stump this time. No swing on this one, Roy defends it with a straight bat.
1.3 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Once again the length is the same. It is on middle and off, Roy taps it towards mid on.
1.4 : M Mortaza to J Roy, FOUR! First one of the day and what a glorious shot this is. Mortaza bowls it full for the first time today, it is on middle. Roy gets on the front foot and plays a beautiful on drive wide of mid on for a boundary.
1.5 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Now smartly follows it up with a single. Mortaza pulls his length back and bowls it on the body, Roy just turns it away to fine leg and gets a run.
1.6 : M Mortaza to J Bairstow, Good length ball on off, Bairstow looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
2.1 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Oh! Bangladesh almost had the first. Floated on off, Roy looks to smack it over cover-point but gets an inside edge. Luckily for him he does not chop it on and it goes towards backward square leg.
2.2 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Floated on off, Roy taps it to the fielder at mid off.
2.3 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Flighted on off, Roy pushes it to cover.
2.4 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Shorter on off, Roy stands tall and punches it wide of cover for a single.
2.5 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Floated on the stumps, Bairstow defends it calmly.
2.6 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Dot to finish the over. Tossed up on the stumps, Bairstow blocks once again. Nervy start for Bairstow, he is yet to get off the mark.
3.1 : M Mortaza to J Roy, On a good length and outside off, Roy comes forward and lets it go.
3.2 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Length delivery on middle, Roy pushes it towards mid on for a single.
3.3 : M Mortaza to J Bairstow, Good length delivery on off, Bairstow looks to defend but gets a leading edge. It goes towards covers.
3.4 : M Mortaza to J Bairstow, Bairstow is off the mark. It has taken him 9 deliveries but he has got off the mark with a solid shot though and this will give him confidence. Shorter on off, Bairstow pulls it hard but there is a man at deep square leg and they get one.
3.5 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy defends it off the front foot.
3.6 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Mortaza darts it on the pads. Roy looks to flick it but gets hit on the thigh pad.
4.1 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Fired in on off, Bairstow pushes it back to the bowler.
4.2 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Bairstow is not looking very comfortable playing Shakib here.
4.3 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, This time punches it wide of cover and gets a run.
4.4 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Short again, Roy punches it towards point and gets a run.
4.5 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Smart batting this. Shakib goes across after bowling so Bairstow just pushes this tossed up ball wide of him and gets a single.
4.6 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Beautiful shot this. Floated on off, Roy comes down and nonchalantly drives it through covers. The fielder gets there as the ball does not have the legs to reach the fence. The batmen get three.
5.1 : M Mortaza to J Roy, FOUR! Mortaza bowls it on a good length on leg, Roy looks to come forward and attack but gets an inside edge. It goes towards fine leg for a boundary.
5.2 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Full on middle, Roy drives it to mid on.
5.3 : M Mortaza to J Roy, FOUR! In the air... but away for a boundary. Roy would have had his heart in his mouth there for a moment. Good length ball on off, Roy hits it uppishly to the right of short mid-wicket fielder who was a tad straight and it goes past him for a boundary.
5.4 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Length ball on the stumps, Roy follows the boundary with a solid defense.
5.5 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Fuller on middle, Roy pushes it wide of mid on and gets a single.
5.6 : M Mortaza to J Bairstow, Good length ball on the pads, Bairstow flicks it through mid-wicket and gets a couple as the fielder mops it up with a dive.
6.1 : Al Hasan to J Roy, FOUR! That's the shot of the game so far. Shakib flights it on off, Roy gets his front leg forward and plays a gorgeous cover drive for a boundary. He looks in the mood today.
6.2 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Shakib now pulls his length back and bowls it short, Roy hits it towards mid-wicket and gets a run.
6.3 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Floated on off, Bairstow punches it towards mid on and gets a single.
6.4 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Floated on the stumps, Jason taps it back to the bowler.
6.5 : Al Hasan to J Roy, FOUR! The previous boundary was class this one was more about aggression. Short on middle and leg, Roy gets on his back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
6.6 : Al Hasan to J Roy, On the pads, Roy flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.
Mohammad Saifuddin is into the attack.
7.1 : M Saifuddin to J Bairstow, FOUR! Excellent shot. Full on off, Bairstow drives it through mid off for a boundary.
7.2 : M Saifuddin to J Bairstow, Length delivery on off, Bairstow drives it to mid off.
7.3 : M Saifuddin to J Bairstow, Short delivery on middle, Bairstow pulls it through square leg. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it and saves one run for the team. The batsmen get three runs.
7.4 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, WIDE! Bowls it wide outside off, Roy offers no shot to this one.
M Saifuddin to J Roy, In the air but in the gap. Good length ball on off, Roy comes down a bit and looks to hit it through mid off. The ball though sticks on the pitch and takes the outside edge of the Roy's bat. The ball goes through backward point, and the batsmen get three.
7.5 : M Saifuddin to J Bairstow, FOUR! Another brilliant shot. This is turning out to be an excellent over for England. Overpitched ball on off, Bairstow drives it through mid off right from the meat of the bat. 50 comes up with that boundary for England. They are off to a good start here. First 50 stand between the two in this World Cup.
7.6 : M Saifuddin to J Bairstow, Short on off and middle, Bairstow pulls it towards deep square leg and gets a single.
8.1 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Flighted delivery on middle, Bairstow defends it off the front foot.
8.2 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Tossed up on middle, Bairstow flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep does well to stop it but he puts a wayward throw. The batsmen run four because the boundary is big on that side.
8.3 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
8.4 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
8.5 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
8.6 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, FOUR! Nice shot. Easy pickings for Bairstow. Short delivery on middle, Jonny pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 8 runs have come from the over.
9.1 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Good length ball outside off, Roy hits it straight to the man at cover.
9.2 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Shorter on off, Roy pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.
9.3 : M Saifuddin to J Bairstow, Full on middle and leg, Bairstow flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets a run.
9.4 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Full on off, Bairstow smokes it over mid off and the ball bounces before the ropes and goes away.
9.5 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Follows it up with a solid front foot defense.
9.6 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Poor ball this. Saifuddin is lucky to get away from that. Full on the pads, Roy looks to flick but misses. It clips his pad and goes behind past Mushfiqur. They cross ends and the umpire signals it as leg bye.
Powerplay 2 is signaled. Four fielders will be outside the circle till the 40th over.
Mustafizur Rahman is into the attack for the first time today.
10.1 : M Rahman to J Roy, Starts with a slightly shorter ball on off, Roy pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.
10.2 : M Rahman to J Bairstow, FOUR! Bairstow is getting into his groove here. Good length ball on the pads, Bairstow flicks it through mid-wicket, it is the longer part of the boundary but he times it so well that it beats the fielder and goes to the fence.
10.3 : M Rahman to J Bairstow, Mustafizur corrects his line and bowls it on off, Bairstow defends it with a straight bat.
10.4 : M Rahman to J Bairstow, Another good looking shot from Bairstow. Length ball outside off, Jonny slaps it towards backward point and gets a couple as the fielder from third man collects it.
10.5 : M Rahman to J Bairstow, On the pads, Bairstow flicks it to deep square leg and gets a single.
10.6 : M Rahman to J Roy, Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Roy pulls it to the man at deep square and keeps the strike. 9 runs off Mustafizur's first. Not an ideal start for him or Bangladesh here.
11.1 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Fuller on off, Roy pushes it to the man at mid off.
11.2 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, SIX! First one of the day! Roy has hit that effortlessly. Full on off, Roy just eases his loft over the long off fence for a biggie.
11.3 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, FOUR! Fifty comes up for Jason Roy! His 16th in ODIs and 2nd in this World Cup. Good length ball outside off, Roy follows that six with a very well played late cut through third man and gets a boundary.
11.4 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Back of a length ball on off, Roy punches it towards long on and gets a single.
11.5 : M Saifuddin to J Bairstow, Good length ball on off, Bairstow pushes it back to the bowler.
11.6 : M Saifuddin to J Bairstow, Back of a length ball on off, Jonny punches it to the man at cover to get through the over. Another expensive over for Saifuddin. He has gone for 33 in his first 3 overs.
Shakib Al Hasan is back into the attack.
12.1 : Al Hasan to J Roy, WIDE! Shakib misses his line and fires one down the leg side. Wide signalled.
Al Hasan to J Roy, Floated on off, Roy punches it to cover.
12.2 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Tossed up on middle, Roy looks to defend but gets an inside edge.
12.3 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Flighted on the stumps, Roy taps it down to the ground.
12.4 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Flatter on middle and off, Roy looks to push it on the off side but it goes to the on side of the inside edge and they take a single.
12.5 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Floated on off, Bairstow calmly blocks it. They are not going after Shakib here.
12.6 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Tossed up on off, Bairstow looks to work it on the leg side but gets a leading edge which goes towards point.
Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack.
13.1 : M Rahman to J Roy, On a good length on off, Roy plays it to point.
13.2 : M Rahman to J Roy, Good length ball outside off, Roy punches it but finds the man at cover.
13.3 : M Rahman to J Roy, Yorker! It is outside off, Roy guides it to the man at backward point.
13.4 : M Rahman to J Roy, A very good looking shot but straight to the fielder. Full outside off, Roy drives it beautifully but straight to the man at cover.
13.5 : M Rahman to J Roy, FOUR! This time uses his power and beats the man at cover. Overpitched ball outside off, Roy likes the width on offer and he frees his arm to hit it over covers for a boundary.
13.6 : M Rahman to J Roy, Outside off on a length, Roy guides it towards third man and gets a couple.
14.1 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Floated on off, JB blocks it towards mid on.
14.2 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Short around off, Bairstow punches it to sweeper cover and gets a single.
14.3 : Al Hasan to J Roy, Short on the body, Roy turns it behind square but to the man at short fine leg.
14.4 : Al Hasan to J Roy, In the air...but safe. Tossed up on off, Roy chips it over mid off and gets a single.
14.5 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, Floated on off, Bairstow taps it back to the bowler.
14.6 : Al Hasan to J Bairstow, FOUR! 100 comes up for England. First century run opening stand for England. Poor ball this from Shakib, he is guilty of bowling this on the pads, Bairstow just helps it fine down the fine leg region for a boundary. The fielder gave it a chase but was always going to come second.
15.1 : M Rahman to J Roy, Bowls it on a good length and outside off, Roy looks to drive but misses it.
15.2 : M Rahman to J Roy, Back of a length ball outside off, Roy runs it down to third man and gets a single.
15.3 : M Rahman to J Bairstow, Good length ball around off, Bairstow taps it wide of backward point. The fielder there fumbles allowing them to complete the run with ease.
15.4 : M Rahman to J Roy, FOUR! Wow! That is another excellent stroke from Roy. Full on off, it is in Roy's slot. He smokes it over extra cover for a boundary.
15.5 : M Rahman to J Roy, Drama! Drama! Slower ball on off, Roy hits over point, it goes wide of sweeper cover. They run the first one hard and look for two. The fielder gets to the ball, Bairstow was hesitant for the second but Roy was adamant so Jonny goes for it. The fielder in the meanwhile throws it at the keeper's end but Roy was in. Throw at the bowler's end and it would have been it for Bairstow.
15.6 : M Rahman to J Roy, Short on off, Roy pulls it towards deep mid-wicket and gets a single.
Mehedi Hasan is into the attack.
16.1 : M Hasan to J Roy, Short on middle, Roy makes room and slaps it to covers.
16.2 : M Hasan to J Roy, Flighted delivery on middle, Roy plays it towards wide mid on for a single.
16.3 : M Hasan to J Bairstow, Tossed up on middle, Bairstow defends it off the front foot.
16.4 : M Hasan to J Bairstow, Flighted delivery on middle, Jonny flicks it to mid-wicket.
16.5 : M Hasan to J Bairstow, Tossed up on middle, Jonny flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
16.6 : M Hasan to J Roy, APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! Flighted delivery outside leg, Roy looks to tuck but gets hit low on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head.
Mashrafe Mortaza is back!
17.1 : M Mortaza to J Bairstow, On the pads, Bairstow flicks it to fine leg and gets a single.
17.2 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Comes around the wicket and bowls it on the pads, Roy looks to flick but misses and the ball hits him on his thigh pad and goes towards point.
17.3 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy defends it off the front foot.
17.4 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Fuller on off, Roy strokes it to long off for a single.
17.5 : M Mortaza to J Bairstow, FOUR! Right off the meat! Back of a length ball on off, with Mortaza's pace it is an easy picking for Bairstow and he played very well controlled pull through square leg for a boundary.
17.6 : M Mortaza to J Bairstow, Overthrows! Bangladesh are looking a bit rusty in the field today. Good length ball on off, Bairstow nudges it to long off and gets a single. The fielder there has an unnecessary shy at the bowler's end and there is no one backing up allowing them to get an extra run.
DRINKS! England are going all guns blazing and have done well to not lose a wicket. The openers have been solid and are pouncing on the Bangladesh bowlers. On the other hand, Bangladesh have been very poor in the field and have not executed their line and lengths. They need to break this opening stand very quickly.
18.1 : M Hasan to J Roy, Short on middle, Roy milks it to long on and gets a single.
18.2 : M Hasan to J Bairstow, On middle and leg, Bairstow tucks it to mid-wicket.
18.3 : M Hasan to J Bairstow, Fifty for Bairstow. He has finally arrived at this World Cup. He gets to the landmark by flicking this tossed up ball towards square leg and running two. His 10th in ODIs, he now will look to convert it into a big one.
18.4 : M Hasan to J Bairstow, Shorter on off, JB punches it to sweeper cover and gets a single.
18.5 : M Hasan to J Roy, Fired in on the pads, Roy looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad.
18.6 : M Hasan to J Roy, FOUR! Very well played this from Roy. Short on off, Roy waits for it and cuts it from right under his eyes and wide of point for a boundary.
19.1 : M Mortaza to J Bairstow, OUT! Finally Bangladesh have broken this opening stand. The skipper has done the trick here. Mortaza comes around the wicket and bowls it on middle and leg, Bairstow looks to flick but gets a leading edge. The ball flies towards cover and Mehedi Hasan there dives to his left and takes a good catch. The fielding from Bangladesh so far has been poor but maybe this will inspire them. Bairstow does not wait long after getting to his half-ton and he will be disappointed
0.0 : Joe Root is the new batsman in.
19.2 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Welcomes Root with a bouncer. Root though was waiting for it and eases his pull towards deep square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
19.3 : M Mortaza to J Roy, On middle and leg and on a length, Jason tucks it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
A slight pause here! Root pulls out of the ball he was facing as the boundary skirting behind the bowler had to be adjusted. Oh, and then he notices something on the surface and goes to remove it too.
19.4 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Full on middle and off, Root drives it to the man at mid on.
19.5 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Back of a length ball on off, Root gets on his toes and taps it down to backward point.
19.6 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Another piece of good fielding. Saifuddin it is this time. It is a length ball on the pads, Root flicks it to the right of mid-wicket. Saifuddin there dives on that side and saves runs for his side.
20.1 : M Hasan to J Roy, Tossed up delivery on middle, Roy punches it to long on where Tamim misfields but still the batsmen take a single.
20.2 : M Hasan to Joe Root, Floated on off, Root milks it down to long on and gets a single.
20.3 : M Hasan to J Roy, Flatter on middle, Roy strokes it to the man at mid off.
20.4 : M Hasan to J Roy, Sharp single taken there. Shorter on off, Roy punches it towards mid off and takes a quick single. Soumya Sarkar there gets to the ball but does not throw it allowing them to complete the run with ease.
20.5 : M Hasan to Joe Root, On the pads, Root flicks it to the on side and gets a run.
20.6 : M Hasan to J Roy, Flatter around off, Roy strokes it to sweeper cover and keeps the strike.
21.1 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy punches it to the man at cover.
21.2 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy punches it wide of cover THIS time and gets a single.
21.3 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, On a length around off, Root pushes it to the man at mid off.
21.4 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, On the pads, Root turns it down wide of fine leg. Root was looking for two but Roy sends him back.
21.5 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Back of a length ball on middle, Roy taps it to the man at backward point.
21.6 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Good over from Mortaza, just 3 singles off it. The last ball is on a length, Roy strokes it to long off for a single.
22.1 : M Hasan to J Roy, Floated on leg, Roy comes down the track and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
22.2 : M Hasan to Joe Root, On the pads, Root turns it away behind square and gets a single.
22.3 : M Hasan to J Roy, Once again darts it on the pads, Roy flicks it to the man at short mid-wicket.
22.4 : M Hasan to J Roy, Lbw appeal turned down by the umpire. Mehedi bowls a flatter ball on off, Roy looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. The ball hits him on his pad, Mushfiqur and Mehedi put in an appeal but it is turned down by the umpire. As Mehedi is bowling from around the wicket it was always going to be tough for him to get an LBW.
22.5 : M Hasan to J Roy, FOUR! Pulled and pulled hard. Shorter on middle, Roy pulls it hard over mid-wicket and gets a boundary.
22.6 : M Hasan to J Roy, Now smartly follows the boundary with a single down to long on.
23.1 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Full on middle, Roy plays it to mid on.
23.2 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Length delivery on middle, Roy flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
23.3 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Length delivery on middle, Root flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
23.4 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Full on middle, Roy drives it to long on for a single.
23.5 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Length delivery on middle, Joe flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
23.6 : M Mortaza to J Roy, 150 up for England. On a length on middle, Roy tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. Just 5 runs have come from the over.
Mustafizur Rahman is back!
24.1 : M Rahman to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy runs it down to third man and gets a single.
24.2 : M Rahman to Joe Root, Once again length ball outside off, Root taps it down to third man and gets a single.
24.3 : M Rahman to J Roy, On the pads, Roy flicks it to square leg and rotates the strike.
24.4 : M Rahman to Joe Root, Good length ball on the stumps, Root defends it back to the bowler.
24.5 : M Rahman to Joe Root, Outside off and fuller this time, Root pushes it to the man at point.
24.6 : M Rahman to Joe Root, On the pads, Root flicks it to square leg and gets a single.
25.1 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Good length ball around off, Root tucks it to the on side and gives the strike to Roy.
25.2 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Comes around the wicket and bowls a back of a length ball on off, Roy pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.
25.3 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Comes over the wicket for Root and bowls it on off, Root tucks it to mid-wicket and rotates the strike.
25.4 : M Mortaza to J Roy, This is sloppy from Bangladesh. Good length ball on off, Roy milks it to long off and takes a run. Sabbir there gets to the ball and has a unnecessary throw at the keeper end. There is no one backing up and an easy single is converted into two.
25.5 : M Mortaza to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy punches it towards cover and takes one.
25.6 : M Mortaza to Joe Root, Good length ball pitching on leg and it comes in with the angle. Root looks defend but gets beaten and the ball hits him on his pad. Bangladesh player put in a stifled appeal but the umpire is not interested.
26.1 : M Rahman to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy strokes it to the man at mid off.
26.2 : M Rahman to J Roy, Good length ball on top of off, Roy taps it back to the bowler.
26.3 : M Rahman to J Roy, WIDE! Misses his line and bowls it down the leg side, Roy looks to pull but misses. Rahim is unhappy behind the stumps as he lets out a huge grunt.
M Rahman to J Roy, Corrects his line and bowls it on off, Roy pushes it to sweeper cover and takes a single. Moves to 96 with that.
26.4 : M Rahman to Joe Root, Full around off, Root nudges it to sweeper cover and rotates the strike.
26.5 : M Rahman to J Roy, FOUR! 100 for Jason Roy! Back of a length ball on off, Roy pulls it towards deep square leg. The fielder at deep square leg misfields and the ball races away to the fence. But hold on, he cannot start celebrating just yet as Roy was ball watching and he takes down the umpire. The umpire is on the floor and Roy is having a funny chat with him. The umpire is fine and the Roy then has a handshake with Root followed by a hug. He then removes his helmet and raises his helmet
26.6 : M Rahman to J Roy, On the pads, Roy flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.
Mohammad Saifuddin is back into the attack. He has been expensive so far.
27.1 : M Saifuddin to Joe Root, FOUR! Pulled away! Short on middle, Root eases this pull away behind square leg. The fielder cannot get around in time to stop that ball.
27.2 : M Saifuddin to Joe Root, Run down to third man for a single with a safe cut shot.
27.3 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, The batsman has punched that ball through mid off. Single is taken by Roy as he gets to the other end.
27.4 : M Saifuddin to Joe Root, Ooh! Could have been close. Root drives this full ball back down the ground but the bowler dives down to his right and gets a hand to the ball. The ball does not go to the stumps but to the non-striker who was diving back inside to keep himself in the crease.
27.5 : M Saifuddin to Joe Root, Root cuts this ball down to third man for a single.
27.6 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Ooh! Roy was lining up the big one there. A back of a length ball on middle, Jason though gets an inside edge onto his pads!
28.1 : M Rahman to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root defends it off the upper half of his bat.
28.2 : M Rahman to Joe Root, Once again the length is same and this time it is on middle, Root taps it down to third man for a single.
28.3 : M Rahman to J Roy, Play and a miss. Good length ball on middle and off, Roy looks to play the paddle but misses.
28.4 : M Rahman to J Roy, Good running this from these two. Length ball on middle, Roy whips it wide of fine leg and runs the first one hard. He turns for two and gets it with ease.
28.5 : M Rahman to J Roy, 50 partnership comes up now. England are going about their business with relative ease here. Good length ball on off, Roy guides it down to third man and gets a couple.
28.6 : M Rahman to J Roy, Short ball on off, Roy pulls it over mid-wicket and gets another brace as the man from deep square leg mops it up.
29.1 : M Saifuddin to Joe Root, Length delivery on middle and off, Root nudges it to long on and gets a single.
29.2 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Length ball on off, Roy comes down the track and looks to pull it but he gets an inside edge which goes to the left of Mushfiqur. He gets to the ball quickly and hits the stumps at the striker's end but Roy was back in easily.
29.3 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, On middle and leg, Roy flicks it wide of deep square and gets a couple.
29.4 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Good length ball on middle, Roy flicks it to the man at short mid-wicket.
29.5 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Slower ball outside off, Roy reaches out for it and flat-bats it to long on for a single.
29.6 : M Saifuddin to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root taps it to the right of the bowler. Saifuddin gets to the ball and ends the over with a dot. First over for Saifuddin where he has gone below 6 today.
Shakib Al Hasan is back into the attack.
30.1 : Al Hasan to J Roy, FOUR! Welcomes Shakib back into the attack with a glorious boundary. Tossed up on middle, Roy smacks it through covers for a boundary.
30.2 : Al Hasan to J Roy, FOUR! Back to back boundaries here for Roy. Floated on off, Roy smashes it through covers for a boundary.
30.3 : Al Hasan to J Roy, SIX! Now a six, he is going after Shakib here and the pressure is on Shakib. Flighted ball on middle, Roy comes down the track and demolishes it over long on. The fielder in the deep can just watch it sail over his head.
30.4 : Al Hasan to J Roy, 200 comes up for England. Floated on off, Roy after hitting 14 off the first three balls gets an easy single down to long off.
30.5 : Al Hasan to Joe Root, Tossed up on off, Root strokes it to long off for a single.
30.6 : Al Hasan to J Roy, On middle, Roy sweeps it to square leg for a single.
31.1 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Full toss on middle, Roy flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs.
31.2 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Full on middle, Roy drives it towards mid on for a single.
31.3 : M Saifuddin to Joe Root, OUT! Chopped on! Slower delivery has done the trick here. It is outside off, Root looks to flat-bat it over mid off but he gets a big inside edge and it goes on to hit the leg pole. Big, big wicket here for Bangladesh as Root is a very dangerous man and he is in excellent form. Some respite for Saifuddin as he has been expensive so far today but he has a wicket to his name now.
Jos Buttler is the new batsman in.
Review time! Buttler could be gone first ball here if the original not out decision is overturned. He has been rapped on the pads but to the naked eye it felt the ball was going down leg. Bangladesh though decide to review, will they get what they want?
31.4 : M Saifuddin to Jos Buttler, SAFE! It is indeed going down leg. Good length ball on off, Buttler comes down the track straightaway and looks to flick. He misses and the ball goes behind square . Bangladesh players put in an appeal which is turned down. The Bangladesh players have a chat and Mortaza after a brief discussion takes it upstairs. Replays roll in and it shows that it is clearly missing the bat, Hawk Eye later on plays and shows it is missing leg pole by some distance.
31.5 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Fuller on middle and leg, Roy strokes it to long on and gets a single.
31.6 : M Saifuddin to Jos Buttler, On the pads, Buttler flicks it to short fine leg and gets off the mark with a quick single. He will keep the strike.
Mehedi Hasan is back into the attack.
32.1 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Tossed up on middle, Buttler flicks it towards square leg for a single.
32.2 : M Hasan to J Roy, Flighted delivery on middle, Roy punches it towards wide mid on for a run.
32.3 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Buttler plays it back towards the bowler.
32.4 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Tossed up on off, Jos defends it out.
32.5 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Flighted delivery on middle, Buttler flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
32.6 : M Hasan to J Roy, Tossed up on middle, Roy punches it towards covers for a single.
Drinks Break! England are going at a steady rate here, Roy is still out there in the middle and is looking absolutely lethal. Bangladesh have got rid of Root but the English batting line up is so deep that they just cannot rest. Buttler who has been promoted today has joined Roy out in the middle indicating England are now looking to up the ante. Bangladesh need wickets here to stop the run flow.
33.1 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy punches it to long on and gets a single.
33.2 : M Saifuddin to Jos Buttler, Length ball on off, Buttler drives it to sweeper cover for a single.
33.3 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Full on middle, Roy flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.
33.4 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Good length ball on off, Roy taps it to point and gets a single.
33.5 : M Saifuddin to Jos Buttler, Full on middle and off, Buttler milks it down to long on and rotates the strike.
33.6 : M Saifuddin to J Roy, Another sign of aggression here. Fuller ball on middle and leg, Roy comes down the track and hits it hard but there is a man at long on so just a run. Roy will keep the strike.
34.1 : M Hasan to J Roy, SIX! Don't bother looking that has disappeared way into the stands. Floated on middle and leg, Roy comes down the track and demolishes it over the mid-wicket fence for a massive six.
34.2 : M Hasan to J Roy, SIX! Two in two! Roy is putting Bangladesh through the sword here. Tossed up on middle, Roy comes down the track and smashes it over the long off fence for a huge six.
34.3 : M Hasan to J Roy, SIX! Hat-trick of sixes! Mehedi under the pump now. He gets to his 150 in some style.
34.4 : M Hasan to J Roy, OUT! Mehedi has the last laugh. But what a knock this has been from Roy! After getting three sixes in a row, one would feel this shot was not needed but that is how this English side and Roy plays. Mehedi fires it outside off, Roy was coming down the track and wanted to hit it over covers but he gets a top edge on that one. The ball goes high but straight to cover. Skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza standing there makes no mistake and takes an easy catch. A top class knock from Ro
Eoin Morgan is the new batsman in.
34.5 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Flighted on off, Buttler pushes it towards cover and gets a single.
34.6 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Tidy end to the over. After the first three balls went for 18, Mehedi will be happy that in the end he has conceded just 19 runs. The last ball is flighted on off, Morgan blocks it to see off the over.
Mosaddek Hossain is into the attack.
35.1 : M Hossain to Jos Buttler, Tossed up on middle, Buttler flicks it towards square leg for a single.
35.2 : M Hossain to E Morgan, Short on off, Morgan makes room and cuts it towards point for a single.
35.3 : M Hossain to Jos Buttler, Short delivery on middle, Buttler pulls it over mid-wicket for a run.
35.4 : M Hossain to E Morgan, Flighted delivery on middle, Morgan punches it back towards the bowler.
35.5 : M Hossain to E Morgan, Tossed up on middle, Eoin flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
35.6 : M Hossain to Jos Buttler, Floated delivery on middle, Jos flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
36.1 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Flatter outside off, Buttler guides it to the man at short third man.
36.2 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Lbw appeal turned down. Mehedi darts it on leg, Buttler looks to flick it but looks to miss it and the ball hits him on the pads. The Bangladesh players put in an appeal but the umpire turns it down. They take a run as the ball goes towards backward square leg. Leg bye signalled.
36.3 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Flighted on off, Morgan blocks it.
36.4 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Shorter on off, Morgan punches it wide of cover and takes one.
36.5 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, On the stumps, Buttler defends it off the front foot.
36.6 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, On the pads, Buttler flicks it to the on side and keeps the strike.
37.1 : M Hossain to Jos Buttler, SIX! Buttler finding his rhythm here. Floated on middle and leg, Buttler comes down the track and tonks it over the cow corner region for a maximum.
37.2 : M Hossain to Jos Buttler, FOUR! 10 off the first two balls. Flatter outside off, Buttler smashes it through covers for a boundary.
37.3 : M Hossain to Jos Buttler, On the pads, Buttler flicks it to deep square leg and gets a single.
37.4 : M Hossain to E Morgan, Shorter on off, Morgan punches it to long on for a single.
37.5 : M Hossain to Jos Buttler, SIX! Buttler has demolished that. Shorter on middle and off, Jos gets on his back foot and demolishes it over long on. Jeez! You hardly see sixes being hit off the back foot to a spinner.
The ball has been lost. The umpires have called for the new ball.
37.6 : M Hossain to Jos Buttler, Floated on leg, Buttler flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. He will keep the strike. Brilliant over for England. 19 runs off the over.
38.1 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Fuller on middle, Buttler milks it to long on for a single.
38.2 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Flighted on off, Morgan pushes it to the man at cover.
38.3 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Another sloppy effort in the field from Bangladesh. Flatter around off, Morgan cuts it to point. Saifuddin there misfields and what should have been a dot ball has gone for 2 runs. Fielding is such a critical part of the game, especially nowadays and Bangladesh have conceded a lot of free runs today.
38.4 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Floated on middle and leg, Eoin defends it towards mid on.
38.5 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Flighted on the stumps, Morgan defends it astutely.
38.6 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Tossed up on off, Morgan strokes it to long on and keeps the strike.
Mashrafe Mortaza is back into the attack.
39.1 : M Mortaza to E Morgan, Good length delivery on off, Morgan defends it off the back foot.
39.2 : M Mortaza to E Morgan, Full and outside off, Eoin drives it to wide mid off.
39.3 : M Mortaza to E Morgan, SIX! Morgan is slowly joining the party here! Just a fraction full outside off, Morgan swings his bat at it and deposits it over the long off fence for a maximum.
39.4 : M Mortaza to E Morgan, Good length ball on off, Morgan punches it to the man at cover.
39.5 : M Mortaza to E Morgan, Good length ball on off, Morgan punches it to long on and gets a single.
39.6 : M Mortaza to Jos Buttler, On the pads, Buttler flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.
Powerplay 3 is signaled. Maximum of five fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
40.1 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Sprays it down the leg side, Buttler looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled.
M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Floated on leg, Buttler flicks it to square leg and takes a quick single.
40.2 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Tossed up on off, Morgan defends it with authority.
40.3 : M Hasan to E Morgan, Shorter on off, Morgan strokes it to long off for a single.
40.4 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! He is nursing some injury here but boy that is not stopping him. Floated on middle and leg, Buttler hits it towards mid-wicket with a short arm jab and the ball races away to the fence.
40.5 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, Good effort in the deep. Tossed up on middle and leg, Buttler hits it hard through mid-wicket, Tamim Iqbal runs to his right and puts in a dive to stop the ball from going to the fence. The batsmen take two.
40.6 : M Hasan to Jos Buttler, On the pads, Jos flicks it to mid-wicket and gets a single. With that 50-run stand comes up between the two.
Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack.
41.1 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, Full toss on off, Buttler plays it towards mid off for a single.
41.2 : M Rahman to E Morgan, WIDE! Bowls it down the leg side, Morgan looks to flick but misses it.
M Rahman to E Morgan, Full on middle, Morgan drives it to long on for a run.
41.3 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, Length delivery on off, Buttler drives it through point. The batsmen get two runs.
41.4 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, SIX! New ball please this one is out of here. Full on off, it is in Buttler's zone and he demolishes it over the long on fence and the ball goes out of the park.
41.5 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, Good comeback from Mustafizur. Bowls it short on off, Buttler defends it.
Another ball is now being called for. Buttler is really costing ICC a lot here.
41.6 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, Once again Mustafizur bends his back and bowls it short, Buttler pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket and gets a couple.
Shakib Al Hasan is back on now! He has two overs to go and he needs to take at least two wickets in those two overs.
42.1 : Al Hasan to E Morgan, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Morgan loves the width on offer there and cuts it through point for a boundary.
42.2 : Al Hasan to E Morgan, Now follows it up with a quick single. Flatter on middle, Morgan punches it to mid off and takes a quick single.
42.3 : Al Hasan to Jos Buttler, Fifty for Jos Buttler. He has continued from where he left off against Pakistan. On the pads, Buttler flicks it towards deep square leg and gets a couple to bring up his 19th ODI fifty.
A direct hit! Is Buttler short? He seems quite relaxed and the Bangladesh players are also not excited.
42.4 : Al Hasan to Jos Buttler, SAFE! No, Buttler is well in. Shakib bowls it short on leg, Buttler plays it towards the left of the bowler and takes a run. Shakib gets to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end. He hits the stumps and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replay rolls in and shows Buttler was comfortably in.
42.5 : Al Hasan to E Morgan, Tossed up on middle, Morgan smacks it towards long on and gets a single.
42.6 : Al Hasan to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Shakib misses his line and sprays it down the leg side.
Al Hasan to Jos Buttler, Floated on off, Buttler punches it to sweeper cover and takes a single.
43.1 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, Crunched but straight to the fielder! Short and outside off, Buttler pulls it hard towards deep mid-wicket for one.
43.2 : M Rahman to E Morgan, Shortish again and on the body, Morgan awkwardly pulls it towards deep square leg for one.
FREE HIT TIME!
43.3 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, Top class delivery but all that effort has been spoilt as the Fizz has overstepped! He bowls a yorker on middle, Buttler jams it through covers for one. Free Hit coming up.
M Rahman to E Morgan, Out off a Free Hit! A good slower short ball and on middle, Morgan looks to pull but gets a top edge. Rahim runs to his right and takes it. Just a single from the freebie.
43.4 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, A dot! Gold dust at this stage! Another slower bumper, the line is key, it is outside off. The batter looks to drag it on the leg side but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler.
43.5 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, Two dots un a row! Another yorker outside off, not a lot a batter can do with that as he jams it out to point.
43.6 : M Rahman to Jos Buttler, Just a single! So despite there being a Free Hit in this over, it only goes for 6. Follows the yorker with a short one which Buttler pulls through mid-wicket for one.
44.1 : Al Hasan to Jos Buttler, On the pads, Buttler turns it behind square and gets a single.
44.2 : Al Hasan to E Morgan, SIX! Straight as an arrow! Tossed up on off, Morgan comes down the track and just lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum.
44.3 : Al Hasan to E Morgan, Fires it in full on middle, Morgan looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his boot.
44.4 : Al Hasan to E Morgan, Flatter outside off, Morgan looks to cut and he does so off the toe end of the bat and they get a run.
44.5 : Al Hasan to Jos Buttler, Tossed up on off, Buttler creams it to long off and gets a single.
44.6 : Al Hasan to E Morgan, Bowls it way outside off, Morgan leaves it assuming it to be called as wide but it has not been wided by the umpire. Morgan is not happy. Not a good day in the office for Shakib.
Mohammad Saifuddin is back on!
45.1 : M Saifuddin to Jos Buttler, SIX! How effortlessly has Buttler hit that? Back of a length ball on off, Buttler flat-bats it easily over long off fence for a biggie. Ideal start to the new over.
45.2 : M Saifuddin to Jos Buttler, OUT! Buttler holes out! Even if you get Buttler at this stage, it will save you some runs. It is not the best of deliveries. Full on the pads, Buttler flicks it uppishly to the right of deep square leg. Soumya Sarkar runs on that side and takes a good catch. End of a very good innings from Buttler. He was having some injury issue maybe that played a part too but nonetheless it was a good move to send him up the order.
Ben Stokes walks out to the middle.
45.3 : M Saifuddin to E Morgan, WIDE! Slower one gone wrong. Saifuddin bowls it way down the leg side, Morgan lets it be and it has been wided.
M Saifuddin to E Morgan, Slower ball this time on a length and on the body of Morgan. He pulls it to deep square leg and gets a single.
45.4 : M Saifuddin to Ben Stokes, Good length ball on middle and leg, Stokes taps it back to the bowler.
45.5 : M Saifuddin to Ben Stokes, Stokes is off the mark. Good length ball on middle, Stokes tucks it wide of deep mid-wicket and Stokes straightaway calls for two and he gets it with relative ease.
45.6 : M Saifuddin to Ben Stokes, Length ball on off, Ben nudges it to sweeper cover and takes a single to keep the strike.
Mehedi Hasan is brought back on! With two left-handers out in the middle, an off-spinner is the way to go thinks Mortaza.
46.1 : M Hasan to Ben Stokes, He fires it on the pads, Stokes works it through mid-wicket for one.
46.2 : M Hasan to E Morgan, This time bowls it wide outside off, Morgan reaches for it and slaps it through covers for one.
46.3 : M Hasan to Ben Stokes, Good three balls to begin! Full and on off, Stokes hits it down to long off for one.
46.4 : M Hasan to E Morgan, In the air... and just out of Tamim's reach! Very good effort by the opener. Morgan looks to go downtown, he miscues it and only manages more height than distance. Tamim runs to his left, dives but only gets fingertips to it. The ball almost trickles over the fence but long off does the mopping up job. Two taken.
46.5 : M Hasan to E Morgan, OUT! This time it is taken! Not by Tamim but by Sarkar. Good catch! Morgan once again looks to go big but does not time it again. It goes up in the air towards long on. For a second it seemed it would fall short but Sarkar runs in and takes a good diving catch. Both the set batsman back in the hut. Bangladesh can now look to stop England under 370.
Chris Woakes walks out to bat next.
46.6 : M Hasan to Ben Stokes, A single to end a good last over for Hasan. Stokes gets to the other end by stroking it to long off. A decent spell by Hasan. His figures reads 10-0-67-2.
Mustafizur Rahman is back.
47.1 : M Rahman to Ben Stokes, OUT! Stokes departs! Short ball on off, Stokes looks to hit it on the off side but gets a top edge on it. The ball goes high in the air towards point. Mashrafe Mortaza gets there, he keeps his eyes on the ball but it lobs out of his hand. It slips out his hand in the second attempt as well but finally manages to take it in the third attempt. Bangladesh are pulling things back here right at the depth.
0.0 : Liam Plunkett walks out at number 8.
47.2 : M Rahman to C Woakes, Dot ball. Very important at this stage. Slower delivery outside off, Woakes looks to hit it but misses.
47.3 : M Rahman to C Woakes, SIX! Woakes is off the mark in style. Mustafizur over cooks the short ball, Woakes picks it up early and smacks his pull over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
47.4 : M Rahman to C Woakes, Good ball from Mustafizr. Bowls it full on the fourth stump line, Woakes looks to hit it but misses.
47.5 : M Rahman to C Woakes, Poor fielding. Length ball outside off, Woakes lofts it wide of sweeper cover. Mosaddek stationed there does not charge towards the ball allowing them to take two.
47.6 : M Rahman to C Woakes, SIX! Slapped and slapped away for six. Good length ball on off, Woakes smashes it over the long off fence for a biggie.
Mashrafe Mortaza is back!
48.1 : M Mortaza to L Plunkett, FOUR! Plunkett has joined the party here too. Good length ball on off, Plunkett pulls it and dissects the man at deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.
48.2 : M Mortaza to L Plunkett, FOUR! Two in two! Good length ball on middle, Plunkett pulls it away over fine leg for another boundary.
48.3 : M Mortaza to L Plunkett, Now a single. Full outside off, Plunkett slams it to long off and gets a single.
48.4 : M Mortaza to C Woakes, Smartly played. Back of a length ball on off, Woakes sees that the fielder at cover and point are inside the circle. So he just lofts it over them and gets a couple.
48.5 : M Mortaza to C Woakes, Good length ball on off, Chris plays it with soft hands towards cover and takes a single.
48.6 : M Mortaza to L Plunkett, SIX! Long on just watches it sail over his head. Full on middle and leg, Plunkett smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. 18 runs off the over.
Mustafizur has one over left but strangely Mashrafe has not opted to bowl him. Mohammad Saifuddin to bowl the final over of the innings!
49.1 : M Saifuddin to C Woakes, Good length ball on off, Woakes plays it to sweeper cover and takes a single.
49.2 : M Saifuddin to L Plunkett, Dot ball! Plunkett initially moves away and then comes back in. He tries to unsettle the bowler but Saifuddin keeps his cool and bowls it full on the fourth stump line. Plunkett swings his bat at it but misses.
49.3 : M Saifuddin to L Plunkett, Good running this. Full on off, Plunkett hist it wide of long on and gets a couple.
49.4 : M Saifuddin to L Plunkett, FOUR! Creamed away! Fuller on off, Plunkett creams it through covers for a boundary.
49.5 : M Saifuddin to L Plunkett, FOUR! Plunkett is enjoying his comeback into the side here. He has made an impact with the bat straightaway. Full on middle and leg, Plunkett hits it through mid on and wide of long on for a boundary. The fielder at long on had no chance.
49.6 : M Saifuddin to L Plunkett, Good length ball outside off, Plunkett hits it over covers but the fielder cleans it up allowing them to take two. ENGLAND FINISH WITH 386/6 OFF THEIR 50 OVERS.
What a power-packed batting performance this has been from England. They have just gone on rampage and put on a massive, massive total here. It even looked at one stage that they may scale 400 but they will not worry about that too much. 386 is huge and after being put into bat, Eoin Morgan could have asked nothing more from his men.
It started pretty sedately for England though. They played out Shakib Al Hasan in his initial spell and went after the other bowlers. Jason Roy was terrific and timed almost all the balls he attacked from the middle of the bat enroute to his ton. He first added a century stand with Bairstow and then a half-century stand with Root. He went past 150 but fell when one felt that he would easily scale a double ton. That though did not mean there would be relief for Bangladesh as Jos Buttler carried t
The bowling of Bangladesh bore a sorry look to it. There was no great performance and they were made to look pedestrian by the English batsmen. Every one who bowled went for over 6.5 RPO! Not a good day at the office. Time for an interview.
Jason Roy, the star of the innings for his 153 not out is down on the sidelines giving an interview. Roy says it was good fun and he just wanted to redeem himself for the last game. On being asked if there was a change in game plan when spinners were bowled early to him, Roy tells that there was a change in game plan as they did not allow them to take early wickets as teams have been looking to get early wickets against them. On the pitch, he says there is something on the pitch especially in th
Thus, one could say that England is in firm control of this game. 387 is not going to be easy for the Asian Tigers to chase down. They will need a special knock or two from their batsmen. We will return for the chase in a while.