Match Details
Earlier in the day it was an interesting call by the Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah to win the toss and bat. The Bangladeshi batters could never get going. After collecting a couple of boundaries of Moeen Ali’s first over, the off-spinner adjusted his lengths very next over which yielded rich dividend as Litton Das and Mohammad Naim was dismissed in back to back deliveries.
Shakib Al Hasan also fell early courtesy a sensational catch from Adil Rashid at short fine leg. There was a bit of a partnership between Mushfiqur Rahim and the skipper Mahmudullah. Both played some impressive shots but the dismissal of Rahim at a crucial juncture of the game pushed Bangladesh to the backfoot from which they could never really recover.
A few lusty blows in the penultimate over from the blade of Nasum Ahmed of the bowling of Adil Rashid got Bangladesh over the 120 mark in the end. For England, Tymal Mills was the pick of the bowlers who bowled a stunning final over bagging a couple of wickets.
The opening duo of Jason Roy and Jos Buttler started off in their own dynamic manner after settling for only 9 runs in the first couple of overs. The opening partnership yielded 39 runs in less than 5 overs before the dismissal of Jos Buttler at the hands of Nasum Ahmed.
Dawid Malan who was shielded in the previous game against the West Indies to get their Net run rate up was sent up the order in his usual position as he got some much-needed knock in the middle especially against some quality spinners. Roy on the other hand went from strength to strength and played some delightful shots in the process.