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Bangladesh faces a challenging situation at 191/7 after 40 overs. Hridoy's dismissal was a blow to their innings, and with just a few overs remaining, things are becoming very difficult for the tigers in this match.
- Bangladesh grapples at 174/6 after 35 overs. Despite Rahim's half-century, wickets have fallen at regular intervals. They need a late surge to set a challenging target for England.
- Bangladesh at 155/5 after 29 overs. Rahim's fifty underpins their innings, steering with singles.
- Inching towards the business end, Bangladesh posts 134/5 after 25 overs. Hridoy and Rahim are cautiously treading, aiming to stabilize and steer the innings.
- Bangladesh faces an uphill battle at 116/4 after 20 overs. Litton Das provided some fireworks earlier with a six, but the team lost crucial wickets. Can they accelerate the run rate in the next phase and set a challenging target for the opposition?
- Litton Das sparkles with a resilient half-century, but Bangladesh's batting falters; Reece Topley claims 3 wickets for New Zealand as Bangladesh struggles at 65/4 in 11 overs chasing 364 against England.
- New Zealand pacer Reece Topley strikes early. Tanzid Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto depart as Bangladesh score reach 15 for 2 after 2 overs.
Dawid Malan's superb 140 along with half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow (55) and Joe Root (82) second consecutive half-century powered England to a formidable 364/9 against Bangladesh in their World Cup league stage match here on Tuesday.
Malan cracked 16 fours and five sixes to make 140 off only 107 balls while Root, who looked set for his first ton this World Cup, was dismissed for after hitting eight fours and a six.
The pair added 151 for the second wicket after Malan and Bairstow (52 off 59 balls, 8x4s) put on 115 runs for the opening stand.
England looked set for a total around 400, but to their credit, Bangladesh fought back with a flurry of wickets in the last 10 overs.
Mahedi Hasan was the pick among bowlers with 8-0-71-4 while left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam claimed three wickets.
Brief scores: England 364/9 in 50 overs (Jonny Bairstow 52, Dawid Malan 140, Joe Root 82; Shoriful Islam 3/75, Mahedi Hasan 4/71) vs Bangladesh.