Powered by Dawid Malan’s highest ODI score of 140, England cruised to victory after setting Bangladesh a record World Cup run chase of 365
Reece Topley, overlooked for the first game, then fully justified his recall with a haul of four for 43 with the ball to ensure a stress-free finish to a match against underrated but dangerous opponents.Powered by Dawid Malan’s highest ODI score of 140, England cruised to a 137-run victory after setting Bangladesh a record World Cup run chase of 365.
in their opener last week, another defeat here would have left England with a mountain to climb to reach the semi-finals.Much harder tests await. But having finally got their campaign up and running, there will be confidence in the camp that this can be the start of another memorable tournament for a group who have won both the ODI and Twenty20 World Cups over the past four years.
It may have been a minor – and mildly amusing – mistake yet before this match began it felt emblematic of a week that had seen England lose heavily in game one and lose the services of Ben Stokes, their injured talisman, for the start of this tournament.Along with fears over a treacherous outfield Buttler rated “poor” on the eve of this game, it felt like the fates were conspiring against England.
Yet while he may begin slowly, Malan soon glides his way through the gears and on a two-paced surface that proved difficult to start on, this innings that saw him reach his sixth ODI century in 91 balls was a masterclass of how to approach sub-continental conditions. Another positive was Joe Root, who had been out of form coming into this tournament but followed up his 77 last Thursday with an even better innings here, scoring 82 in 68 balls to help England to their highest total in an overseas World Cup. It would have been better, too, but for a late collapse.
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