The defending champions England led by Jos Buttler will take on a spirited Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh in their second encounter of the ODI World Cup 2023. England were shell-shocked by New Zealand in the opening encounter as Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway stole the show whereas Bangladesh started off with a comprehensive win over Afghanistan.
While England have always looked more dominant on paper against Bangladesh in the format, the latter has managed to beat them twice in ODI World Cup history. The two sides have a fifty-fifty record against each other going into the clash at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala on October 10.
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The low-scoring first meeting
Bangladesh went up against England in the World Cup for the first time in 2007. After knocking out Rahul Dravid's India, they were high on confidence. In the Super Eights clash, their top four batters departed for single-digit scores. Apart from, Shakib's 57, there were no notable performances with the bat. Sajid Mahmood and Monty Panesar picked three wickets each as Bangladesh were bowled out for 143 in 37.2 overs.
In the run chase, no England batter could go on to get a big score. Bangladesh bowlers were economical and made life very tough for Michael Vaughan's side. But Paul Collingwood and Paul Nixon held their nerves to lead England to a four-wicket win with 31 balls to spare.
The home win
Playing on home turf against England, Bangladesh bowlers bowled out Andrew Strauss' England for 225. Jonathan Trott and Eoin Morgan scored half-centuries while other bowlers struggled against spinners. England bowlers were in no mood to let Bangladesh win the game easily. After a good opening partnership, Imrul Kayes played the anchor role with a 60-run knock. In the middle overs, they lost too many wickets and were reduced to 169/8. But Mahmudullah and tailender Shafiul Islam took the game deep and took their side over the line with one over to spare and two wickets in hand.
Failed run chase in Adelaide
In the next World Cup, they played against each other in Adelaide. In seaming conditions, James Anderson removed the openers early. But Mahmudullah's 103 and Mushfiqur Rahim's 77-ball 89 helped Bangladesh post 275/7. The run chase started off well with Ian Bell scoring 63 runs. But in the middle overs, they lost too many wickets. Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes revived the run chase but the wicketkeeper-batter's wicket derailed the run chase. Despite his 52-ball 65, England were bowled out for 260. Chris Woakes remained stranded on one end for 40-ball 42 as England lost the match by 15 runs.
Roy runs rampant in Cardiff
On home turf, England batters toyed with Bangladesh bowlers. Jason Roy went on an absolute rampage scoring 153 runs. Half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler and useful contributions from other batters helped them post a gigantic total of 386/6 on the board in Cardiff. In the run chase, Shakib fought the lone battle with his 121-run knock but barely any of his teammates were up for the task. They got bowled out for 280 and lost the match by a big margin of 106 runs.
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