| 0.0 : PITCH REPORT - Michael Atherton says that the dimensions of the ground are interesting as the straight boundaries are very long. Says, batters will look to sweep more against spinners. Dale Steyn adds that there is some grass but it will not make much difference. Says, it is a good wicket and the average score will be around 140. |
| ....MATCH DAY.... |
| Hello folks! A very warm welcome to game number 20 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 where England will lock horns with Bangladesh. England are coming into this game with a thumping victory against West Indies in their opening game while Bangladesh are coming in with a defeat in their first game. The T20 World Cup is at a stage where no team can afford to lose a game as the matches are coming thick and fast. |
| England, regarded as favorites to win this competition, have started well by winning their first game against West Indies and their confidence coming into this game would be sky high. They have got all bases covered in terms of balance of the side and it was clearly visible in the first game. Their only concern, if at all any, could be the batting form of their skipper but all is well until other batters are stepping up. The English bowlers are in red-hot form and they have a lot of variety in t |
| Bangladesh, on the other hand, came back well in the qualifiers after losing against Scotland in the opening game but they lost their winning momentum in the first match of the Super 12 stage where Sri Lanka handed them a defeat. The Bangla Tigers did come out with intent having put into bat against Sri Lanka but their bowlers failed to defend a good score. Coming into this clash against England, Â Bangladeshi's have suffered a huge blow as their pacer, Mohammad Saifuddin has been ruled out of t |
| TOSS â Both the skippers, Eoin Morgan and Mahmudullah, stride out to the middle for an all-important toss. Morgan flips the coin in the air. Mahmudullah calls for âHeadsâ and it lands âHeadsâ. Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to BAT first. |
| England (Unchanged playing XI) - Jos Buttler (WK), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills. |
| Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says they will bat first. Adds that the wicket looks really good. Informs that they have made one change to their team. Tells that they are looking to restrict England by bowling well. |
| Eoin Morgan, the skipper of England, says that the wicket looks good and it is a new game, a different challenge and they need to adopt. Informs that there are no changes. Says that they have experience and will try and achieve the win. |
| Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam (In for Mohammad Saifuddin), Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman. |
| Moeen Ali is up for a chat. He says a lot of confidence comes in after a good performance. Also, the win coming against the defending champions makes it even better. Mentions, he would love to play his new role in the future as well. Playing with Chennai in the Indian T20 League has given him more confidence and would contribute the same for the country. Mentions, Bangladesh are a tough side, they have several spinners who can make it difficult in the middle. |
| The players walk out for their respective national anthems. It is Bangladesh's first followed by England's. Done with all the pre-match formalities. It is time for the action to begin. The players walk out along with the openers of Bangladesh, Liton Das and Mohammad Naim. The players take a knee for their support to Black Lives Matter. Moeen Ali to start with the ball. Here we go... |
| 0.5 : Moeen Ali to Liton Das, FOUR! Down the ground. Lovely shot. Das gets the first boundary of the innings. Floated, full and on off. Das skips down the track and lifts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 0.1 : Moeen Ali to Liton Das, Little bit of spin from the first ball for Ali. Loopy ball, around off. The ball spins in. Das goes back and pushes it out to cover. |
| 0.2 : Moeen Ali to Liton Das, Flatter and short, around off. Das hangs back and cuts it to point. |
| 0.3 : Moeen Ali to Liton Das, Das and Bangladesh are off the mark! Tossed up, on middle. Das comes inside the line and tucks it to mid-wicket. The batters cross for a single. |
| 0.4 : Moeen Ali to Mohammad Naim, Naim opens his account now. Floated, full and on leg. Naim clips it to mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 0.6 : Moeen Ali to Liton Das, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Das and Bangladesh are off to a great start. Full and around off. Das makes room and slashes it past extra cover. The ball races away to the boundary. Ali could not end his over well and ends up giving 10 runs. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? Chris Woakes it is. |
| 1.1 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Naim, Woakes starts with a good-length ball, on top of off. Naim stays inside the crease and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 1.2 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Naim, A length ball, around off, angling across the batter. Naim stays inside the crease and pushes it to cover. |
| 1.3 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Naim, JUST OVER MID-WICKET! Naim gets fortunate here. Slightly short, on the body. Naim hangs back and looks to pull it away. The ball goes over the mid-wicket fielder off the splice. Dawid Malan leaps with a hand stretched out but the ball loops over him. The batters take two in the end. |
| 1.4 : Chris Woakes to Mohammad Naim, Full and on off. Naim drives it towards cover and crosses for a single. |
| 1.5 : Chris Woakes to Liton Das, A full-length ball, outside off. Das comes inside the line and looks to flick it away but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Woakes puts in a muted appeal. But it is surely outside the line and the umpire is unmoved. |
| 1.6 : Chris Woakes to Liton Das, On a length, around middle and leg. Das looks to whip it across the line, but does not connect well. The ball takes the outside edge and ends up on the leg side. |
| 2.1 : Moeen Ali to Mohammad Naim, Full and on middle. Naim nudges it to mid-wicket and crosses for a single. |
| 2.2 : Shakib Al Hasan walks out at number 3. |
| 2.3 : Moeen Ali to Mohammad Naim, OUT! CAUGHT! Moeen Ali takes two wickets in two deliveries. He is enjoying his time with the new ball in this campaign. Naim gives away his wicket cheaply and Ali has gotten rid of the openers in a blink of an eye. Loopy ball, full and on off. Naim looks to clear the man at mid on, but he does not connect well. The ball goes straight to the man. Chris Woakes there takes a sitter. Moeen Ali is on a Hat-Trick. He went for 10 in his first over, but he has comebac |
| 2.4 : Moeen Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on off. Rahim defends it out watchfully and Ali misses out on his Hat-Trick. |
| 2.3 : Mushfiqur Rahim walks out now. |
| 2.5 : Moeen Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short and on off. Rahim cuts it to point. |
| 2.6 : Moeen Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on middle. Rahim comes across and flicks it to square leg. The batters take a single. |
| 3.1 : Chris Woakes to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, outside off. Rahim stays back and cuts it towards point, but cannot find the gap. |
| 3.3 : Chris Woakes to Shakib Al Hasan, Length and on middle. Shakib Al Hasan defends it back to the bowler. |
| 3.4 : Chris Woakes to Shakib Al Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan opens his account now. A length ball, on the pads. Shakib Al Hasan flicks it uppishly towards square leg, but the ball lands safely. They take a single. |
| 3.2 : Chris Woakes to Mushfiqur Rahim, Touch short, around off. Rahim hangs back, swivels and pulls it towards mid-wicket off the inner half. They take one. |
| 3.5 : Chris Woakes to Mushfiqur Rahim, Woakes gets some movement now. Back of a length, around off. The ball moves in and gets some extra bounce after hitting the deck. Rahim gets his gloves on it and the ball goes onto hit him on the body. |
| 3.6 : Chris Woakes to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short and on off. Rahim stays back and pulls it to deep square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to right and keeps it down to just a single. A good over by Woakes, just 3 runs coming off it. |
| 4.1 : Moeen Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Mushfiqur Rahim stays back and tucks it to deep square leg to collect a single. |
| 4.2 : Moeen Ali to Shakib Al Hasan, Nicely tossed up, around off. Shakib Al Hasan prods to defend but it takes the inside edge and the ball goes to the left of the bowler. |
| 4.3 : Moeen Ali to Shakib Al Hasan, Fuller in length, around off. Shakib Al Hasan hits it back to the bowler. |
| 4.4 : Moeen Ali to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated, around off. Shakib Al Hasan eases it to long off for a run. |
| 4.5 : Moeen Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, Just a tad short, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and cuts hard but finds the backward point fielder. |
| 4.6 : Moeen Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Mushfiqur Rahim finally gets hold of this one! Tossed up, around off. Rahim skips down a bit and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : Chris Woakes to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, down leg. Shakib Al Hasan hangs back and whips it over mid-wicket to collect a couple of runs. |
| 5.2 : Mahmudullah is the new man in. |
| 5.3 : Chris Woakes to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball, around off. Mushfiqur Rahim blocks it to the off side. |
| 5.4 : Chris Woakes to Mushfiqur Rahim, Length ball, angling in from middle. Mushfiqur Rahim tickles it to short fine leg and looks for a run but is rightly sent back by Mahmudullah. |
| 5.2 : Chris Woakes to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant piece of fielding from Adil Rashid and it is the dangerous Shakib Al Hasan who walks back to the hut! Bangladesh lose their third wicket and are in a spot of bother now! Woakes bangs it into the deck, around middle. Shakib Al Hasan looks to pull but it goes off the top edge behind square on the leg side. Adil Rashid at short fine leg runs behind and puts in a dive to take a very good catch. |
| Moeen Ali to Liton Das, OUT! CAUGHT! Das looking to be aggressive against the spin, but is perished for 9. Floated, full and on off. Das kneels down and looks to sweep it away, but ends up getting the top edge. The ball skies high and towards deep square leg. Liam Livingstone comes forward and takes a good catch. Ali has drawn the first blood. |
| 5.5 : Chris Woakes to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good-length ball, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim stands tall and taps it to backward point. |
| 5.6 : Chris Woakes to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim hangs back and runs it down to third man for one. Bangladesh are 27/3 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| Adil Rashid is into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Adil Rashid to Mushfiqur Rahim, Rashid tosses this one up, around middle and leg. Mushfiqur Rahim tucks it behind square on the leg side. |
| 6.2 : Adil Rashid to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tossed up, around off. Mushfiqur Rahim prods and blocks it off the front foot. |
| 6.3 : Adil Rashid to Mushfiqur Rahim, DROPPED! A fantastic effort from Tymal Mills at short third man and he almost took a blinder! Tossed up, on middle. Mushfiqur Rahim plays the reverse sweep. Tymal Mills at short third man jumps full stretch to his right but fails to grab it cleanly. A fantastic effort though! A single taken. |
| 6.4 : Adil Rashid to Mahmudullah, Tossed up, on off. Mahmudullah drills it to long off for one. |
| 6.5 : Adil Rashid to Mushfiqur Rahim, Floated, around off. Mushfiqur Rahim makes room on the off side and drives it to wide of long off for a single. |
| 6.6 : Adil Rashid to Mahmudullah, Just a tad short, outside off. Mahmudullah cuts hard but finds the backward point fielder. |
| Chris Jordan is into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : Chris Jordan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim stays back and cuts it past point to collect a couple of runs. |
| 7.2 : Chris Jordan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Wide! Good-length ball, angling in from leg. Mushfiqur Rahim misses his nudge. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Chris Jordan to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Edgy but Bangladesh and Mushfiqur Rahim will take that! Good-length ball, outside off. Rahim looks to cut but it takes the underedge and the ball flies past Jos Buttler behind the sticks to go into the fence. |
| 7.3 : Chris Jordan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short of a length, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim punches it off the back foot towards sweeper cover. The batters cross for a run. |
| 7.4 : Chris Jordan to Mahmudullah, Leg bye! Good-length ball, jagging back in from midlde. Mahmudullah misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away to the leg side for a leg bye! |
| 7.5 : Chris Jordan to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slower ball, on a length, around middle. Mushfiqur Rahim tucks it to deep square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 7.6 : Chris Jordan to Mahmudullah, Wide! Short ball, way outside off. Mahmudullah reaches out to play the cut shot but he misses. Wided! |
| Chris Jordan to Mahmudullah, Another short ball, well outside off. Mahmudullah cuts it hard but finds the fielder at deep point. A single to end the over! |
| 8.1 : Adil Rashid to Mahmudullah, Flatter and outside off, cut away to deep point for a single. |
| 8.2 : Adil Rashid to Mushfiqur Rahim, Quick single! Tossed up, full on middle. Rahim stays on the back foot and taps it to short third man for a single. |
| 8.3 : Adil Rashid to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Welcome boundary! Gives this one some air and bowls it around off. Mahmudullah skips down and smashes it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : Adil Rashid to Mahmudullah, Flatter, quicker and on off. Mahmudullah cuts it to backward point. |
| 8.5 : Adil Rashid to Mahmudullah, A loppy ball, on off. Mahmudullah prods and tucks it to square leg for a single. |
| 8.6 : Adil Rashid to Mushfiqur Rahim, 7 coming off it then! A flatter ball, on off. Rahim steers it down to short third and looks to take a single. Mahmudullah is not interested though. |
| 9.1 : Tymal Mills to Mahmudullah, Mills comes 'round the wicket and bowls it on a length and on off. Mahmudullah blocks it in front of the covers and takes a quick single. Morgan there grabs it and underarms it to the keeper's end. The run out is taken upstairs and it shows Rahim was well in. A single. |
| 9.2 : Tymal Mills to Mushfiqur Rahim, A length ball, on off, steered to third man for one. |
| 0.0 : Tymal Mills comes into the attack now. He replaces Chris Jordan. |
| 9.3 : Tymal Mills to Mahmudullah, Short in length, on middle. Mahmudullah sits back and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 9.4 : Tymal Mills to Mahmudullah, Length and on middle. Mahmudullah rocks back and nudges it to square leg for one more. |
| 0.0 : Is that a run out? The umpire takes it upstairs to check a run out. The replays show Mushfiqur Rahim was inside the crease when the bails were coming off. The batter is safe. The final decision is Not Out. |
| 9.5 : Tymal Mills to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Very nicely played! A short ball from Mills and Rahim stands tall to it. Rahim ramps it over the keeper's head and collects a boundary. |
| 9.6 : Tymal Mills to Mushfiqur Rahim, A length ball, outside off. Rahim beats the diving backward point and takes two runs before third man cuts it off. |
| 10.1 : Liam Livingstone to Mahmudullah, Flatter and outside off. Mahmudullah slaps it to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Liam Livingstone to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full and on off, pushed to covers. |
| 10.3 : Liam Livingstone to Mushfiqur Rahim, Nice shot but just for two runs! A flighted ball, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim lifts it over extra covers for a brace. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! England are well on top at the halfway mark. Moeen Ali got rid of the openers and Woakes chipped in to send back Shakib Al Hasan. Currently for Bangladesh the repair work is being done by Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah. Both the players started slowly but have found their rhythm now. The side would hope, the pair sticks around and takes them to safer shores. England, will be hunting for more wickets to put the pressure back on. |
| 10.4 : Liam Livingstone to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT! LBW! Excellent review from England and they get rid of the veteran Rahim now. A full ball, angling around middle and leg. Rahim steps across and tries to reverse hit it. England appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire. The ball though runs away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Livingstone convinces Morgan to take the review and he opts to take it. UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracker shows three reds and Rahim has to walk back. |
| 10.3 : Review time! Eoin Morgan decides to take a review for lbw. The on-field decision is not out. The UltraEdge shows the bat is absent. The Ball Tracker shows three reds and Mushfiqur Rahim has been sent back by Liam Livingstone. Great job by Eoin Morgan to opt for the review. The umpire has to overturn his decision and England retain their review as well. |
| 10.5 : Liam Livingstone to Afif Hossain, Full and on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 10.6 : Liam Livingstone to Afif Hossain, Another full ball, on middle. Afif Hossain hits it back to the bowler. |
| Afif Hossain is the new man in. |
| 11.1 : Chris Woakes to Mahmudullah, A length ball, on middle. Mahmudullah shuffles across and tucks it to deep square leg for a single. Mahmudullah has a big job in hand now to take his team to a respectable total. |
| 11.2 : Chris Woakes to Afif Hossain, Aggressive bowling! Serves a pacy short ball, on middle. Afif Hossain has nothing but to duck under it. |
| 11.3 : Chris Woakes to Afif Hossain, On middle. Afif Hossain charges down and slaps it to long off for a single. He is off the mark. |
| 11.4 : Chris Woakes to Mahmudullah, SWING AND A MISS! A length ball, outside off. Mahmudullah tries to pull but the ball does not bounce much, ends up missing it. |
| 11.5 : Chris Woakes to Mahmudullah, Touch fuller now, on off, hit back to Woakes. |
| 11.6 : Chris Woakes to Mahmudullah, They thought of a second but settles with a single. A length ball, on off. Mahmudullah guides it to short third man for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. The back up fumbles to carry it but the fielder from the deep does well to deny them a single. |
| 12.1 : Liam Livingstone to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball, on off. Mahmudullah punches it to long on for a single. |
| 12.2 : Liam Livingstone to Afif Hossain, FOUR! Excellent timing and placement from Afif Hossain! Just a tad short, outside off. Hossain rocks back and cuts it past point for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : Liam Livingstone to Afif Hossain, Bye! Tossed up, outside off. Afif Hossain looks to play the reverse sweep but he misses. Jos Buttler fails to collect the ball cleanly and the batters take a bye. |
| 12.4 : Nurul Hasan walks out at number 7. |
| Liam Livingstone to Mahmudullah, OUT! RUN OUT! Never run on the misfields they say, but Afif Hossain had some other plans! A big mix-up in the middle and Bangladesh slip further! Flatter ball, down leg. Mahmudullah tickles it to Tymal Mills at short fine leg. He fumbles and Afif Hossain looks for the second run. Mahmudullah is not interested and he sends him back. Mills throws it to the keeper's end and Jos Buttler does the rest. |
| 12.5 : Liam Livingstone to Nurul Hasan, NOT OUT! Bangladesh are feeling the pressure now! Tossed up, around middle. Nurul Hasan clips it to deep mid-wicket and scampers through for the second run. Throw comes in from the deep to the keeper's end. Jos Buttler whips the bails off but Nurul Hasan is well inside the crease. |
| Is that a run out? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The replays show Nurul Hasan was well inside the crease before the bails were knocked off. The batters get two runs in the end. |
| 12.6 : Liam Livingstone to Nurul Hasan, Flatter ball, outside off. Nurul Hasan taps it to backward point and takes off for a run. Had that been a direct hit at the bowler's end Nurul Hasan was a goner! |
| 13.1 : Chris Jordan to Nurul Hasan, Swing and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Nurul Hasan looks to slash hard at it but he fails to get any bat on it. |
| 0.0 : Chris Jordan is brought back into the attack now. His figures read (1-0-11-0) so far. |
| 13.2 : Chris Jordan to Nurul Hasan, Length ball, on middle. Nurul Hasan eases it to long on for a run. |
| 13.3 : Chris Jordan to Mahmudullah, Lovely change of pace from Jordan! He hurls a slower ball, into the pitch. Mahmudullah is early into his pull shot, it takes the splice of the bat towards square leg for a run. |
| 13.4 : Chris Jordan to Nurul Hasan, Wide! Jordan sprays this one down leg. Nurul Hasan misses his nudge and it is called a wide. |
| Chris Jordan to Nurul Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Nurul Hasan cuts it to deep cover for one. |
| 13.5 : Chris Jordan to Mahmudullah, Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah stays back and drives hard but staright to the mid off fielder. |
| 13.6 : Chris Jordan to Mahmudullah, A dot to end the over! Full ball, just outside off. Mahmudullah skips down to heave it away but he misses. |
| 14.1 : Liam Livingstone to Nurul Hasan, Flatter ball, down leg. Nurul Hasan tucks it to the leg side for an easy run. |
| 14.2 : Liam Livingstone to Mahmudullah, This is fuller in length, darted on the pads. Mahmudullah fails to dig it out and gets hit low on his pads. |
| 14.3 : Liam Livingstone to Mahmudullah, Quicker ball, on middle. Mahmudullah drills it to long on for a run. |
| 14.4 : Liam Livingstone to Nurul Hasan, Flatter ball, coming in with the angle, around leg. Nurul Hasan eases it to long on for one. |
| 14.5 : Liam Livingstone to Mahmudullah, OUT! TAKEN! Liam Livingstone strikes yet again! Huge wicket this for England as they get to see the back of Bangladesh's skipper! Loopy ball, outside off, turning away late. Mahmudullah shimmies down and looks to go downtown but he only manages a thick outside edge and the ball goes in the air towards short third man. Chris Woakes there settles under it and takes an easy catch. |
| Mahedi Hasan comes in at number 8 for Bangladesh. |
| 14.6 : Liam Livingstone to Mahedi Hasan, Flatter ball, around off. Mahedi Hasan blocks it out. |
| Tymal Mills (1-0-11-0) is back on now. |
| 15.1 : Tymal Mills to Nurul Hasan, Back of a length, outside off. Nurul Hasan steers it to third man for a single. |
| 15.2 : Tymal Mills to Mahedi Hasan, Well bowled! Good-length ball, shaping away from off. Mahedi Hasan looks to defend but the ball zips past his outside edge. |
| 15.3 : Tymal Mills to Mahedi Hasan, Good-length ball, around middle, hurrying onto the batter. Mahedi Hasan works it to the leg side and takes off for a run. |
| 15.4 : Tymal Mills to Nurul Hasan, Short of a length, outside off. Nurul Hasan cuts it to backward point. Jason Roy there half-stops it and the batters cross for a single. |
| 15.5 : Tymal Mills to Mahedi Hasan, Back of the hand slower ball, into the pitch, around off. Mahedi Hasan blocks it off the back foot. |
| 15.6 : Tymal Mills to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR! A welcome boundary for Bangladesh! Not where Mahedi Hasan intended but he will take that! Good-length ball, around off, shaping away late. Hasan looks to defend but it takes the outside edge and the ball races away past the keeper for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : Adil Rashid to Nurul Hasan, Flatter and on middle. Nurul Hasan tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Adil Rashid is back into the attack now. He has been wicketless today with his two overs. Can he take a scalp in this one? |
| 16.2 : Adil Rashid to Mahedi Hasan, Darted on the pads. Mahedi Hasan flicks it to square leg and the batters cross for a single. |
| 16.3 : Adil Rashid to Nurul Hasan, Full and on leg. Nurul Hasan nudges it to mid-wicket. They take one before Rashid cuts it out. |
| 16.4 : Adil Rashid to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Bangladesh. Full and around off. Mahedi Hasan comes down the track and lifts it over extra cover to bag a boundary. |
| 16.5 : Adil Rashid to Mahedi Hasan, Tossed up, on off. Mahedi Hasan prods and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 16.6 : Adil Rashid to Mahedi Hasan, On middle. Mahedi Hasan comes inside the line and flicks it to mid-wicket. They take a single. 8 runs coming off it. Bangladesh need such overs to end their innings on a high. Rashid's figures read (3-018-0) so far. He has found it difficult to get into the wicket's column. |
| 17.1 : Tymal Mills to Mahedi Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT! Mahedi Hasan has been sent back on 11. He tries to be innovative this time, but costs him his wicket instead. A slow and full-length ball, on off. Mahedi Hasan comes across the line and looks to scoop it over the short fine leg fielder, but he does not get the height on it. The ball chips straight to the man there. Chris Woakes takes another sitter in this game. Seventh wicket goes down for Bangladesh. |
| 0.0 : Nasum Ahmed is the new man in. |
| 17.2 : Tymal Mills to Nasum Ahmed, Ahmed gets off the mark straightaway. Length ball, on top of off. Ahmed hangs back and pushes it to point for a single. |
| 17.3 : Tymal Mills to Nurul Hasan, Back of the back, length ball, on off. Hasan hangs back and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. This also brings up 100 for Bangladesh, it was not an easy task for the Tigers to reach here. |
| 17.4 : Tymal Mills to Nasum Ahmed, In the air...SAFE! Full-length ball, on off. Ahmed throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball takes the outside edge and flies towards deep backward point. Chris Woakes comes running in but the ball lands short of him. The batters take two in the end. Not everyone wears a cape like Conway, who took a stunning catch against Pakistan on Tuesday. |
| 17.5 : Tymal Mills to Nasum Ahmed, Swing and a miss! Good-length ball, outside off. Ahmed hangs back and looks to chase it away but misses. |
| 17.6 : Tymal Mills to Nasum Ahmed, A length ball, outside off. Ahmed looks to defend it out but misses. Two dots to end the over and a wicket to start with. Brilliant over from Mills. |
| 18.1 : Adil Rashid to Nurul Hasan, Tossed up, on off. Hasan comes forward and whips it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.2 : Adil Rashid to Nasum Ahmed, SIX! BANG! Nasum Ahmed is on the attack against Rashid here. Full and on off. Ahmed gets low and slog-sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 18.3 : Adil Rashid to Nasum Ahmed, Flatter and outside off. Ahmed looks to chase it and go big again but misses it completely. |
| 18.4 : Adil Rashid to Nasum Ahmed, Outside off, the ball stays low. Ahmed looks to heave it across the line but misses. |
| 18.5 : Adil Rashid to Nasum Ahmed, SIX! Ahmed is doing it all here for his side. Second maximum of the over and Rashid is not happy. Flatter and outside off. Ahmed comes across and heaves it across the line. The ball clears the long on fence. The fans are back to life in the stadium. |
| 18.6 : Adil Rashid to Nasum Ahmed, FOUR! What a shot! Ahmed is on a roll. Flatter and short, around off. Ahmed stays back and cuts it past point. The ball races away to the fence. Rashid had a wicketless outing today. He also gave away 17 runs in this over. |
| 19.1 : Tymal Mills to Nurul Hasan, A length ball, on off. Hasan pushes it to cover and gets a single. |
| 19.2 : Tymal Mills to Nasum Ahmed, TWO WIDES! Slower bouncer, outside off. Ahmed leaves it alone. The batters decide to take a single as the keeper fumbles. Wide called by the umpire. |
| Tymal Mills to Nurul Hasan, Good-length ball, outside off, just inside the tramline. Hasan looks to chase it but misses. The umpire says it is not a wide. |
| 19.3 : Tymal Mills to Nurul Hasan, Back of a length and on off. Hasan cuts it to point but straight to the fielder. |
| 19.4 : Tymal Mills to Nurul Hasan, A length ball, on off. Hasan hits it towards long on. The batters take two. Good running. |
| 19.5 : Tymal Mills to Nurul Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Eoin Morgan has learned the mastery of DRS it seems. Two taken and both were on the money. Excellent bowling by Mills in the final over. Back of a length, around middle and off. Hasan looks to hook it away but misses. Mills and Buttler put in a silent appeal and the umpire is not interested. Although, Morgan decides to take the review. The UltraEdge show there is a spike as the ball passes the gloves. Brilliant decision by Morgan to take the |
| 19.6 : Tymal Mills to Mustafizur Rahman, OUT! TIMBER! Tymal Mills gets his third wicket and he continues to impress in the death overs. Mustafizur Rahman has been sent back on a golden duck. Mills fires in a yorker, on middle and leg. Rahman makes some room and looks to push it to the off side but misses. The ball goes through to rattle the furniture behind. England have been outstanding with the ball yet again. BANGLADESH END THEIR INNINGS AT 124/9. |
| 19.5 : Review time! Eoin Morgan has opted for review for a caught behind! The UltraEdge confirms that the ball has brushed the glove before hitting Nurul Hasan on his helmet. |
| 19.6 : The decision from Mahmudullah to win the toss and opt to bat has completely backfired on him. Both the openers failed to give a solid start and fell in quick succession. After them, the veterans, Al Hasan and Rahim walked out but the former went back cheaply. A partnership was required badly and Mahmudullah joined Rahim to handle the middle phase. But the partnership did not last long and both went while trying to convert their innings into a big one. Nurul Hasan and Nasum Ahmed did well to add |
| England completely dominated this innings. It was Moeen Ali who started the proceedings and then Livingstone continued in the middle phase. Woakes chipped in the middle phase while giving away just 12 runs in his 4-over spell and also took the big wicket of Al Hasan. Tymal Mills showed his class and ended the innings with three wickets to his name. In the end, England have outclassed Bangladesh to a below-par score and will be fancy chasing it out. |
| Chris Woakes is up for a quick chat. He says that they bowled nicely and wickets in the Powerplay are very crucial in this format. Adds that he feels better the more he bowls in T20 cricket. Tells that hitting the length hard is crucial on such wickets and he is glad that they were able to execute that. Credits Adil Rashid by saying that it was a terrific catch from him and it was an important one of the in-form Shakib Al Hasan. |
| Right then, 125 needed for England to secure back-to-back wins. On the back of good work, England will fancy to chase it down but Bangladesh are coming with three spinners and it will be interesting to see how they play them. Stay tuned as the chase is about to begin. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
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