Tags: World Cup 2023, England vs Bangladesh, seventh match in Dharamsala, October 10, 2023, England, Bangladesh
Printed on: October 11, 2023
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Opener Dawid Malan hit 140 off 107 balls whereas left-arm pacer Reece Topley claimed 4/43 as England defeated Bangladesh by 137 runs in match quantity seven of the 2023 World Cup on the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday, October 10. With the victory, the defending champions gained their first factors on the board.
Bangladesh received the toss and selected to bowl first within the recreation. Nonetheless, they may not cease England from posting a giant rating. Malan and fellow opener Jonny Bairstow (52 off 59) added 115 for the primary wicket. The tie was damaged when Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan cleared Bairstow for 52 off 59 balls.
Malan and Joe Root (82 off 68) then added 151 runs for the second wicket as there was no reprieve for Bangladesh bowlers and fielders. Malan accomplished a well-deserved century and continued to assault even after that. He hit 16 fours and 5 sixes in an distinctive innings earlier than being bowled by Mahedi Hasan. Root missed three figures as a result of he was behind Shoriful Islam.
Earlier than Root, Shoriful had cleared England captain Jos Buttler for 20. Root’s wicket was adopted by that of Liam Livingstone (0), who was overthrown by a brute. Bangladesh continued to path England’s decrease order. Mahedi Hasan completed with 4/71 and Shoriful with 3/75. Nonetheless, England nonetheless completed on an especially wholesome 364/9.
Chasing 360, Bangladesh misplaced 4 wickets earlier than they may attain the 50-run mark. Topley despatched again Tanzid Hasan (1) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (0) after successive deliveries. He then took out a jaffa to scrub up Shakib. Mehidy Hasan Miraz died earlier than 8, behind Chris Woakes.
Litton Das top-scored for Bangladesh with 76 off 66 balls earlier than he too fell behind to Woakes. Veteran keeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim contributed 51 off 64, whereas Towhid Hridoy scored 39 off 61, however Bangladesh had been by no means within the chase. They had been finally bowled out for 227 in 48.2 overs.
After the vital win, England captain Buttler stated: “Actually good efficiency, we caught to our weapons. Actually vital for us after a poor efficiency earlier. On the again I feel we should always have scored just a few extra. It was incredible to see Dawid Malan step up and get a giant hundred after what occurred within the first recreation. We’re all the time searching for the right efficiency.”
–By a cricket correspondent