England vs Bangladesh Highlights, World Cup: Defending champions bounce back with 137-run win against Tigers

England vs Bangladesh LIVE, Cricket World Cup: Defending champions England started their World Cup campaign with a nine-wicket loss to New Zealand. It might have given skipper Jos Butter the jitters and an early cause for concern before taking on Bangladesh.

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The loss against New Zealand was an early wake-up call for Buttler and England cricket team. The 282 run score was by no means small but was scaled easily by Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra while decimating the England bowling. Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Sam Curran were simply ineffective in breaking the mammoth 272-run partnership between Conway and Ravindra.

Bangladesh would like to exploit those chinks in England’s armour when they clash in Dharamsala, that has drawn flak for the reported quality of the outfield.

Bangladesh, meanwhile, started their campaign with a win. In a low-scoring affair, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto struck half-centuries as they overhauled the 156-run total with more than 15 overs to spare.

Squads:

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hasan Mahmud, Litton Das, Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Towhid Hridoy.

England: Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.