England and Bangladesh met for the 7th Match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first and the English cricket team set a huge target as they collectively scored 364 runs after losing nine wickets. Dawid Malan scored a quick century against Bangladesh.
Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan scored 52 and 140 runs off 59 and 107 balls respectively. Dawid Malan hit 16 fours and five sixes and later got bowled by Mehedi Hasan. At number 3 Joe Root scored 82 runs off 68 balls with a strike rate of 120.59.
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Bangladesh failed to chase a target of 365 runs in 50 overs and England won the game by 137 runs as they dismissed Bangladesh for 227 runs in 48.2 overs.
Jos Butter on England’s win against Bangladesh
“Really good performance, stuck to our guns. Really important for us after a bad performance earlier. The back end I think we should have scored a few more, we could do well with some partnerships at the back end. It was fantastic to see Dawid Malan stand up and get a big hundred after what happened first game. We are always looking for the perfect performance, can’t remember the number of times it actually works out. One of the challenges is going to be reading the conditions and pitch well, we have a fantastic, balanced squad – a good combination of swing and spin. Today was fantastic to see Reece Topley come in and perform that way”, said Jos Buttler in the post match ceremony.
