Highlights ICC Champions Trophy 2017, England vs Bangladesh, cricket score and updates: Hosts win by 8 wickets

England captain, Eoin Morgan: (The chase went quite comfortably, no?) When the boys bat that way, it certainly looks easy. (When asked about Root) He  really has scored a lot of runs and he continues to do that. He has been working a lot on his power hitting and tonight it showed. The guys are hungry to do well. Probably we would have liked to take more wicket. To continue to take wickets is going to be very important. (Whether he would have played Adil Rashid in hindsight) Absolutely not, considering one side of the boundary was so small. (on the injury issues) At the moment it does not feel right. We will assess everything in the morning.

Bangladesh captain, Mashrafe Mortaza: I think 305 was a little bit short. We could not get wickets in the middle overs. Joe Root batted pretty well and took the game away from us. Initially the wicket can swing and the batsmen can take time but with 7 wickets in hands we could have got some runs in the end. (On team selection) We will have to think about it. We have to think about extra bowlers as well. The third umpire knows better than us (when asked about the controversial Morgan’s catch).

Joe Root gets the Player of the Match award for scoring an outstanding century.

England have won the Champions Trophy 2017 opener against Bangladesh by eight wickets. Joe Root, the man who anchored the innings in this chase, finishes the game by slamming two boundaries off Mosaddek Hossain’s first two balls. He remains unbeaten on 133 with skipper Eoin Morgan who too walks happily back into the pavilion on 75.

Highest targets successfully chased in ICC Champions Trophy:

306 – ENGLAND v BANGLADESH,2017*

294 – Sri Lanka v England , The Oval, 2013

282 – South Africa v England , Dhaka, 1998

Most wins for England captains in ODIs:

36 – Alastair Cook 
33 – EOIN MORGAN*
32 – Michael Vaughan

Bangladesh certainly didn’t make things easy for England but ultimately they will probably rue not making more of their last 10 overs with the bat. The hosts meanwhile are off to a winning start in the Champions Trophy. They had to battle hard at times but thanks to some great batting from Hales, Root – who notched his highest ODI score – and Morgan they ultimately cruised to victory. However they haven’t emerged from this completely unscathed and it remains to be seen how serious the injuries to Woakes and Root turn out to be. 

After 47 overs,England 300/2 ( Joe Root 125 , Eoin Morgan (C) 75)

The English batsmen have decided to finish it early now. 10 runs come off the over.

Most century stands for England in ODIs:

6 – JOE ROOT/EOIN MORGAN*
5 – Nick Knight/Nasser Hussain
5 – Nick Knight/Marcus Trescothick
5 – Ian Bell/Joanthan Trott
5 – Alex Hales/Joe Root

After 46 overs,England 290/2 ( Joe Root 119 , Eoin Morgan (C) 71)

The Fizz to bowl his 9th over. Root drives through mid off for a single SIX! Rahman bowls a fullish delivery around leg, Morgan clobbers it over mid-wicket for half a dozen. FOUR! The pressure clearly now on the bowler and bowls a full toss, Morgan sends it over the extra cover fence. The English captain takes a single to covers. FOUR! Root finishes the over with a boundary to covers. 16 runs off the over.

Bangladesh should drag this game as far as they can. They would not like to fall too far behind in the net run rate. England on the other hand are trying to finish it quickly for the same reason.

After 45 overs,England 274/2 ( Joe Root 114 , Eoin Morgan (C) 60)

SIX! Rubel bowls it full and Root swings his bat at it. The ball sails over long on for half a dozen. On the third ball, Rubel attempts a yorker but it ends up being a full toss and Root flicks it away for a boundary towards the mid-wicket fence. He seems to be in a hurry to finish the game. Takes a single off the fourth ball. And Rubel ends the over with two quality yorkers. England require 32 runs off 30 balls.

After 44 overs,England 263/2 ( Joe Root 103 , Eoin Morgan (C) 60)

England require 48 runs off 42 balls. Mustafizur is back. The English batsmen are surely not going to take any risks against him. They are happy with five runs.

Least innings to 10 ODI tons:

55 – Quinton de Kock
57 – Hashim Amla
80 – Virat Kohli
84 – JOE ROOT*
85 – David Warner

It’s an over of milestones for England, first Morgan brings up his fifty, but then Root has his 100, that’s his 10th ODI century and it’s brought up with yet another two! He might have injured his ankle but that doesn’t seem to have held him back. England looking fairly untroubled at the moment.

This is Joe Root’s sixth century in ODIs batting at No.3 which is the most by any England player batting at No.3. Graeme Hick scored five centuries batting at No.3 for England in ODIs.

After 43 overs,England 258/2 ( Joe Root 101 , Eoin Morgan (C) 57)

Has this over from Mortaza ended Bangladesh’s slightest of hopes? Morgan hit consecutive fours off it and then England scored three runs off the last four deliveries. 12 runs off it.

CENTURY! Joe Root whips it through fine leg and reaches the milestone with a brace. This has been an excellent innings from Root.

FIFTY! Eoin Morgan’s rich vein of form continues, slams his 33rd fifty with a four to point.

After 42 overs,England 246/2 ( Joe Root 98 , Eoin Morgan (C) 48)

Rubel comes back and bowls an top, top over. He first beat Root on the inside edge and then cramped Morgan for room. Only 2 runs came off it.

England entered the last 10 overs needing 75 from 60 balls, but Eoin Morgan has instantly done very well to take away any pressure that Bangladesh might have been able to apply, he absolutely leathered that six and then followed it up with four more the next ball.

After 41 overs,England 244/2 ( Joe Root 97 , Eoin Morgan (C) 47)

Shakib comes back. After a run off the first ball, Morgan goes bonkers. He first slams a monster six off Shakib’s second delivery and then cuts on through backward point for a boundary. The last three balls went like this: 1, 1, 0. England need 62 runs off 54 balls.

After 40 overs,England 231/2 ( Joe Root 95 , Eoin Morgan (C) 36)

FOUR! Root creams Mortaza through covers on his first ball for a boundary. Root has entered the 90s. He plays two dots before taking a single on the fourth ball. Mortaza finishes his 9th over with two dots.

After 39 overs,England 226/2 ( Joe Root 90 , Eoin Morgan (C) 36)

Mustafizur Rahman comes back into the attack in the 39th over. And an overthrow allows England to take an extra run. Mustafizur gives only 5 runs off it but England won’t mind that.

The asking rate is under comfortable range for England as we are heading towards the final 10 overs of the game. Fizz has four overs left and Shakib has three. These seven overs will be key for the Tigers. Mushfiqur’s decision of keeping up to Mortaza is good ploy. It will keep Morgan in his crease. Still England are way ahead in the game.

After 38 overs,England 221/2 ( Joe Root 88 , Eoin Morgan (C) 33)

Mortaza to bowl his 8th over. A single is taken off his first ball followed by a dot. FOUR! Well executed shot. Mortaza angles in a full ball, Morgan clears his front leg and flicks it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. Morgan drives the fourth ball to covers for another easy run. Root blocks the fifth delivery, which is slower. The last ball is bunted past the bowler for a single. England require 85 runs off 72 balls.

Tamim Iqbal seems to be in the umpires bad books today, he’s pretty angry after they didn’t take his word about catching Morgan. No surprise that the England skipper stood his ground though, he waited for confirmation that he was out after being bowled at this year’s Pakistan Super League. When it comes to walking, Adam Gilchrist he is not. 

After 37 overs,England 214/2 ( Joe Root 86 , Eoin Morgan (C) 28)

Shakib quickly bowls his 7th over and allows seven runs off it.

তামিম এখনো হাফাইনি। এতক্ষন ব্যাটিং করার পরেও। প্রায় সাংঘাতিক ক্যাচ ধরলো গত ওভারে।  

After 36 overs,England 207/2 ( Joe Root 84 , Eoin Morgan (C) 24)

Mortaza brings himself back and decides to bowl from around the wicket. Starts off with three dots. What has happend here? Morgan chipped the fourth ball in the air, Tamim Iqbal ran ahead from long on and held onto a catch. He was claiming it but the umpires decide to take it upstairs. The soft signal is not out. And just after a couple of replays, the third umpire decides to stay with the onfield decision. He didn’t even go through it properly. Tamim is certainly not happy. A run is taken and the batsmen end the over with two runs; both singles.

After 35 overs,England 204/2 ( Joe Root 83 , Eoin Morgan (C) 22)

Shakib comes back to concede five runs off his 6th over. The 200-run mark came up for England in this over. They require 102 runs off 90 balls now.

After 34 overs,England 199/2 ( Joe Root 80 , Eoin Morgan (C) 20)

Mosaddek continues and on his frst ball, Morgan pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The last four balls are taken for four runs. Three singles and a couple.

After 33 overs,England 190/2 ( Joe Root 77 , Eoin Morgan (C) 14)

This game is heading nowhere for Bangladesh unless they take a wicket. Barring two singles, a four comes off the over. Morgan pulled it wide of mid on for a boundary. Drinks have been called for.

টাইগার্স এখনো খ্যালয়ে অনেক পেছনে।  মর্গান এবং ৰূট যতক্ষণ ক্রিসে ততক্ষন বাংলাদেশের মাথায় চাপ। 

After 32 overs,England 184/2 ( Joe Root 76 , Eoin Morgan (C) 9)

Mosaddek Hossain’s 6th over: 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1.

That’s reawakened the Bangladesh supporting sections of the crowd. Alex Hales was just starting to really cut loose, picking up 10 runs in two shots down the ground, but just one big shot away from a hundred, he succumbed to temptation and managed to pick out the deep midwicket fielder. Disappointing end for Hales, but that shouldn’t detract from what a good knock it was for England. 

After 31 overs,England 179/2 ( Joe Root 73 , Eoin Morgan (C) 7)

Rubel comes back. Mortaza is making lots of bowling changes to scalp a wicket. On the first ball, Morgan drills it through covers for a single. Root fails to get off the strike off the next three balls. On the fifth ball, Root strides forward and drives it to covers for a sharp single. Rubel angles in a full delivery around leg, Morgan checks his drive to mid on to end the over. Rubel fell on the ground after that delivery and seems to be in pain. Hopefully, nothing serious.

After 30 overs,England 177/2 ( Joe Root 72 , Eoin Morgan (C) 6)

After an over from Sabbir Rahman, Mortaza decides to bring Mosaddek back into the attack. Root welcomes him with a boundary to covers first up. But Mosaddek bowls tight lines to ensure that the next five balls go for only two runs.

After 29 overs,England 171/2 ( Joe Root 67 , Eoin Morgan (C) 5)

Mortaza comes back into the attack and Morgan gets off the mark with a boundary off his second ball. Only 2 runs are scored in the rest of the over.

After 28 overs,England 165/2 ( Joe Root 66 , )

Mortaza gives the ball to Sabbir Rahman, a wrist spinner. Can he break this frustrating partnership for Bangladesh? Three singles come off the first three balls and then BOOM! Rahman bowls it short on the fourth ball, Hales rocks back and pulls it to the cow corner fence. SIX! Hales has decided to attack the part timer. He comes down the ground and slams him over long on. OUT! The move has worked, Sabbir provides the breakthrough.

OUT! Sabbir Rahman breaks the frustrating partnership to provide Bangladesh an opening. Hales was being aggressive against the wrist spinner but played a shot too extra. He holes out to mid-wicket. He falls 5 runs short of a century.

150-run stand comes up between Alex Hales and Joe Root.

After 27 overs,England 152/1 ( Alex Hales 84 , Joe Root 64)

Okay, I was wrong. Mustafizur to bowl his fourth consecutive over. Even though only 4 runs came off it, it will be considered as unsuccessful. Wickets, wickets! Bangladesh need wickets to come back into this game.

Time for Mortaza to change things up. Though he is already trying a lot of tricks like changing ends of bowlers and having a tight field setting inside the circle to keep a check on the run flow. But nothing is working as Hales and Root are just batting with immense confidence. Sabbir’s part-time leg spin is one last option left for Mortaza. 

After 26 overs,England 147/1 ( Alex Hales 81 , Joe Root 62)

Root cuts the first delivery from Rubel to third man for a run. Rubel bowls a length ball outside off and Hales drives it towards covers. One run added to the total. The third ball is pulled away for a brace by Root, but he twists his ankle in the process. Warner reckons he will be fine in a few minutes. The next two balls go for a run and a dot respectively. FOUR! Hales spoils Rubel’s tidy over. Kneels and slams the bowler over covers for a boundary.

After 25 overs,England 138/1 ( Alex Hales 76 , Joe Root 58)

The Fizz to bowl his fifth over. England have to negotiate this one over as it will be unlikely to see Mustafizur bowl four overs on the trot. The first ball goes for a single followed by three dots. Hales clips the fifth ball through mid-wicket for a single. England batsmen have done their job, not gifted a wicket to Mustafizur Rahman! A single off the last ball.

This is the fifth century stand between Alex Hales and Joe Root in ODIs which is the joint most by any England pair. There are other four different pairs who have also had five century stands for England in ODIs.

After 24 overs,England 135/1 ( Alex Hales 75 , Joe Root 56)

Rubel reintroduced into the attack. On the first ball, he bowls it full and around off, Hales drives it to mid off and steals a single. The second ball is short and head height, Root pulls it in front of square for another run. The third ball is tapped to point. Hales fails to score any run on the fourth ball too. Rahim applauds Rubel after the latter bangs it short to bowl his third consecutive dot. Hales looks to heave the last ball but mistimes it to mid on. Good over for Bangladesh, 2 off it.

Joe Root has 50 now as this excellent partnership continues for England. That’s his 31st score of 50 or more in ODI cricket. He also has now run the most twos in ODI cricket since the last World Cup, going past David Warner.

After 23 overs,England 133/1 ( Alex Hales 74 , Joe Root 55)

Mustafizur again manages to induce a leading edge off Hales but it falls in no man’s land. Single taken. Root gets forward and drives the second ball through covers for a couple. Root steers the third ball to third man for another run. A single is taken off the fourth ball too. On the fifth ball, the Fizz angles in a back of a length delivery, Root nudges it fine and runs two. Root taps the last ball straight to point.

After 22 overs,England 126/1 ( Alex Hales 72 , Joe Root 50)

A brilliant over for England. Hales starting to open up a bit. After two singles off two balls, Hales sweeps one powerfully wide of fine leg for four and then hammers the next ball over long off for six. A single and a couple off the final two balls made it 15 runs off the over.

FIFTY! Joe Root hits his 22nd half century off 59 balls.

Shakib back into the attack now.

After 21 overs,England 111/1 ( Alex Hales 60 , Joe Root 47)

Mashfrafe Mortaza tosses the ball to Mustafizur Rahman. He needs a wicket, can the Fizz provide that? He bowls an off cutter and Hales tries to flick it but it takes the leading edge and falls in no man’s land in the off side. Single taken. Root defends the second ball right under his eyeline. On the third ball, he changes his line, keeps it on the leg stump and Root blocks it. Root mistimes his drive to mid off on the fourth ball. On the fifth delivery, Bangladesh go up for an LBW appeal but it is turned down. It pitched outside leg and hit Root on the box. No way was it going to hit the stumps even if it pitched in line. On the last delivery, the Fizz angles one away from Root to beat him. It has started gripping. Top over this, only one from it.

Comfortable enough for England so far who are over a third of the way there with 20 overs down. So far so good against Mustafizur too, England playing him quite watchfully which seems sensible given how he’s fared against other sides. With Bangladesh slightly under the cosh, the volume of the crowd has noticeably dipped, a steady murmur replacing the more frenzied cheers we heard when Tamim Iqbal was swatting the ball around earlier today.

Bangladesh need to break this partnership. They can not contain this great English batting line-up. They have to keep getting the breakthroughs to stay in the match. Suddenly there has been a cloud cover and Bangladesh bowlers should hope for a change of fortune.

Alex Hales and Joe Root have added five century stands in ODIs post ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 which is the joint most by any pair.

100-run stand comes up between Alex Hales and Joe Root in the 20th over.

After 20 overs,England 110/1 ( Alex Hales 59 , Joe Root 47)

On the first ball, Mosaddek tosses it around off, Hales clips it to mid-wicket for a run. Root gives the strike back to his partner after taking a run through covers. Hales once again nudges one through mid-wicket. Single taken. Root bunts the fifth ball to long on for another run. Hales plays a similar shot to retain strike.

After 19 overs,England 105/1 ( Alex Hales 56 , Joe Root 45)

Rubel starts with a full delivery around off, Root defends it off his back foot. FOUR! Rubel overpitches and Root punishes him. Gets across and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Don’t bother chasing that. Swing and a miss! Root looks to drive one length ball but the ball whistles past his outside edge. On the fourth ball, Rubel bowls a shortish delivery, JR guides it down to third man for a single and brings up the 100-run mark for England. FOUR! England toing with the Tigers’ bowlers now, Rubel bowls it short and wide, Hales cuts it over the point fielder for another boundary. Sharp single! Alex punches one to mid off and asks Root to come across and he responds only to complete the run easily.

Alex Hales has scored 14 fifty-plus scores since ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 which is the joint second most among openers in ODIs.

After 18 overs,England 95/1 ( Alex Hales 51 , Joe Root 40)

Nothing from Bangladesh to stop the easy singles. This partnership is blossoming and the Tigers need to break it as soon as possible. Who can provide the breakthrough? Mustafizur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza or Shakib Al Hasan? Bangladesh need a moment of excellence to bounce back in this game. Time for drinks.

Solid knock from Alex Hales so far as he brings up his half century. This has been an excellent little partnership with Root so far, in fact from players to have batted a minimum of 10 innings together, the pair currently have the best partnership average of any English batsmen in ODI cricket – 70.04.

After 17 overs,England 90/1 ( Alex Hales 50 , Joe Root 38)

Root and Hales rotating the strike quite comfortably now. Bangladesh need to stop these singles and build the pressure. Hales brings up his fifty and 7 runs come off the 17th over.

FIFTY! Alex Hales heaves one over mid-wicket for a boundary to bring up his 9th ODI half century.

After 16 overs,England 83/1 ( Alex Hales 45 , Joe Root 36)

Mosaddek Hossain’s 2nd over: 0, 1, WIDE, 0, 2, 1, 2.

After 15 overs,England 76/1 ( Alex Hales 42 , Joe Root 33)

Double bowling change. Rubel Hossain introduced into the attack. England in no hurry, three singles and a brace off the 15th over.

Alex Hales and Joe Root have added 13 fifty-plus stands post ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 which is the most by any pair.

After 14 overs,England 71/1 ( Alex Hales 40 , Joe Root 30)

After the poor over from Sarkar, Mortaza instantly makes a bowling change. Mosaddek Hossain comes into the attack and gives four singles off his first over.

After 13 overs,England 67/1 ( Alex Hales 38 , Joe Root 28)

FOUR! Timed so well! Soumya bowls a length ball around leg, Root stays on his back foot and flicks it through mid-wicket. A fielder gave it a chaes but to no avail. Root defends the next ball. FOUR! Poor delivery, it was going down the leg side and Root just tickled it fine. A singles comes off the fourth ball followed by two dots.

England’s run-rate of 6.27 in ODIs post ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was the highest for any team before today. Moreover, they have posted 21 300-plus scores post ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

After 13 overs,England 67/1 ( Alex Hales 38 , Joe Root 28)

FOUR! Timed so well! Soumya bowls a length ball around leg, Root stays on his back foot and flicks it through mid-wicket. A fielder gave it a chaes but to no avail. Root defends the next ball. FOUR! Poor delivery, it was going down the leg side and Root just tickled it fine. A singles comes off the fourth ball followed by two dots.

After 12 overs,England 58/1 ( Alex Hales 38 , Joe Root 19)

The Fizz continues. Nasser Hussain on air reckons that the batsmen have to be wary of his balls and see his release point constantly. England seem to be doing that only as they play carefully against him. On the fifth ball, Hales flicks one uppishly towards mid on but the ball falls short of the fielder there. Root takes a single through fine leg on the next ball. Decent over, 3 off it. The fifty run stand came up between Alex Hales and Jason Roy in this over.

After 11 overs,England 55/1 ( Alex Hales 37 , Joe Root 17)

Soumya Sarkar comes into the attack. Will be interesting to see England’s approach against him. Will they look to attack him? Not yet, they are happy with four singles.

Solid enough start from England after the first 10 overs. They haven’t let the early loss of Jason Roy set them back – although they are getting fairly used to dealing with that at the moment. They are looking reasonably assured so far, although have faced only one over of danger man Mustafizur so it will be intriguing to see how that battle develops.

After 10 overs,England 51/1 ( Alex Hales 35 , Joe Root 15)

Mustafizur Rahman comes into the attack. Yet another misfield at point allows Root to take a single. The Fizz bowls a length delivery on the second ball and Hales punches it through covers for a boundary. Superb save! Alex drives one towards mid off and Shakib dives to his left to stop a boundary. After that four, England manage to get only a run off the next four deliveries.

After 9 overs,England 45/1 ( Alex Hales 30 , Joe Root 14)

Bangladesh keeping it wicket to wicket, not giving any width to the English batsmen. Their aim is to curb the runs and they have succeeded at least in this over. Well almost! The last ball is full and Hales drives it down the ground. It should’ve been only a single or a double but Tamim Iqbal misfields in the deep to allow a boundary. An over of 4 or 5 becomes a 7 run over.

After 8 overs,England 38/1 ( Alex Hales 25 , Joe Root 12)

After taking four runs off the first five balls, Hales finally gets under a fullish delivery from Shakib and slogs it towards the mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

So far so good for Bangladesh with ball. Both Mashrafe and Shakib have been tight with their line and lengths. It was an interesting choice to start with Shakib, but probably the right one. Also, the wicket of Roy can be a huge moral booster for them, especially after failing to finish well with bat.

After 7 overs,England 30/1 ( Alex Hales 18 , Joe Root 11)

Mortaza steams in and bangs it short on the second ball, Hales pulls it but it goes to the deep fielder. The English batsman is disappointed with himself as he thought it was a boundary ball. Mortaza bowls two consecutive dots on the third and fourth delivery. A brace is taken on the fifth ball while a good stop at the off side on the last ball ensures that it remains a dot.

After 6 overs,England 27/1 ( Alex Hales 17 , Joe Root 9)

Shakib keeping the flow of runs in check. Not giving England those bad balls. His third over went like this: 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0.

After 5 overs,England 23/1 ( Alex Hales 15 , Joe Root 7)

Fine over for England. First Hales flicked Mortaza through mid-wicket for a boundary and then on the third ball he followed it up with a four to point. 10 runs off the over after the batsmen take 2 runs off the last three balls.  জেসন রয় এর উইকেট নিয়ে বাংলাদেশ এখন খ্যালায়ে আগে বেরিয়ে গাছে।

Jason Roy’s run of low scores continue… England like him at the top for his commitment to always attacking, but when it doesn’t come off he often ends up looking a bit foolish. That was certainly the case here as his lap sweep was snaffled at short fine leg. It was a good catch by Mustafizur, but Roy will be disappointed.

The highest target successfully chased in ICC Champions Trophy is 294. It was chased by Sri Lanka against England at The Oval in 2013.

After 4 overs,England 13/1 ( Alex Hales 6 , Joe Root 6)

Shakib continues. FOUR! Beautiful stroke. Root just leans forward and drives Shakib’s second delivery through covers for a boundary. Shakib responds well and allows only 2 runs off the next four balls.

After 3 overs,England 7/1 ( Alex Hales 5 , Joe Root 1)

Mortaza continues his sharp work, a wicket and run from his second over.

Joe Root has scored 18 fifty-plus scores post ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 which is the most by any player.

OUT! Bangladesh get the early wicket they wanted and it is captain Mortaza who has provided that breakthrough. Roy looks to scoop one over short fine leg but Mustafizur positioned himself well to take a reverse cupped catch.

After 2 overs,England 6/0 ( Jason Roy 1 , Alex Hales 5)

Shakib Al Hasan to bowl with the second new ball. On the fourth ball, Hales lofts Shakib over covers for a boundary. The effort from Mortaza at covers could have been better through.

After 1 overs,England 2/0 ( Jason Roy 1 , Alex Hales 1)

Mashrafe Mortaza bowls a tight over first up. Only two runs come off it.

Welcome back for the chase. England openers Alex Hales and Jason Roy have arrived at the crease. Mashrafe Mortaza will begin the proceedings for Bangladesh. A slip has been deployed.

Well, well, well, this is intriguingly set up at the halfway stage. England did well to peg Bangladesh back a bit at the end there, but the Tigers still managed to notch over 300 thanks to Tamim’s excellent knock. Now all that remains to be seen is whether England’s much-vaunted batting line-up can deliver when it actually matters, in the pressure of a tournament. There are certainly more than a few Bangladesh fans here who will be hoping they can’t.

Well, this score is at least 15 runs short of what could be a par score at this wicket. The back to back wickets of Tamim and Mushfiqur have cost them badly. It is a sunny day and bowlers hardly have anything. Remember, Bangladesh are playing only four specialist bowlers. England should not have much problem to chase this down.

305/6 by Bangladesh today is their highest total against England in ODIs. Their previous highest was 288 came at Dhaka in 2016. 

After 50 overs,Bangladesh 305/6 ( Mahmudullah 6 , Mosaddek Hossain 2)

Plunkett dismisses the dangerous Sabbir Rahman on the first ball itself and then gives only three runs off his next three balls. Bangladesh need two big hits to end their innings. Can Mahmudullah provide that? No he can’t, only 2 runs off the last two balls. Bangladesh post 305 runs after being asked to bat first.

OUT! Sabbir’s handy little cameo comes to an end as he looks to clear long on but hits it straight to the fielder. He perishes for 24.

After 49 overs,Bangladesh 300/5 ( Sabbir Rahman 24 , Mahmudullah 5)

Sabbir Rahman scores a brace off the first delivery. Ball angles in a full deliver, and Rahman shuffles across and scoops it for a boundary. On the third ball, Sabbir drives it gloriously through covers but Bairstow makes a sharp stop to deny them a four. The over ends with a couple and two singles. Brilliant over for Bangladesh, 13 off it.

After 48 overs,Bangladesh 287/5 ( Sabbir Rahman 14 , Mahmudullah 2)

Sabbir backs away and lofts Wood over covers for a boundary on the third ball. They take single off every delivery of the over. 9 runs off it.

After 47 overs,Bangladesh 278/5 ( Sabbir Rahman 7 , Mahmudullah 0)

Jake Ball comes into the attack and bowls it full and wide, Sabbir gets low and lofts the ball over covers for a boundary. Rotates the strike on the second ball. On the third delivery, Shakib gives himself room and tries to go over covers but Ball keeps it full and the southpaw misses the ball completely. OUT! Shakib holes out to long on. Six runs off the 47th over.

OUT! Bangladesh lose yet another wicket in search for quick runs. Shakib gives himself room but Ball follows him and he gets cramped for him and he hands an easy catch to Stokes at long on. Mahmudullah is the new man in.

After 46 overs,Bangladesh 272/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 10 , Sabbir Rahman 1)

On the second delivery, Wood keeps it short and wide, Shakib slashes it over point for a boundary. Crucial for England to dismiss Shakib before he takes the game away from them. The next three balls go like this: 1, 0, 1. And Shakib ends the 46th over with a four to fine leg.

This is now Bangladesh’s highest score in ICC Champions Trophy. Their previous highest score was 265/9 against Sri Lanka at Mohali in 2006.

After 45 overs,Bangladesh 262/4 ( Shakib Al Hasan 1 , Sabbir Rahman 0)

Fantastic over from Liam Plunkett. It changes the momentum of the game and England will now look to restrict Bangladesh under 300. Two wickets and three runs came off it.

Shakib Al Hasan is the No.1 all-rounder in all the three formats (Test, ODI and T20I) of international cricket. 

Sabbir Rahman is the new man in and he denies Plunkett a hat-trick.

OUT! Rahim holes out to long on and Bangladesh have lost two wickets in quick succession. Plunkett is on a hat-trick.

OUT! That’s it! That’s the end of a superb knock by Tamim Iqbal, and he has to depart after a fine knock of 128! He tries to pull a short ball, but ends up getting a top edge. Keeper Buttler runs to his right, and completes a safe catch near short fine. BAN 261/3

Iqbal c Buttler b Plunkett 128(142)

After 44 overs,Bangladesh 259/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 127 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 78)

Rahim lofts one over covers and Stokes hares to his right to cut it off FOUR! WOW! This qualifies as the best shot of the day. Rahim makes room and reverse scoops a full delivery over third man for a boundary. FOUR! Rahim slashes one over covers for a boundary. Bangladesh end the over with two singles.

This stand of 150-plus runs between Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim is the first such stand for them outside Asia in ODIs.

After 43 overs,Bangladesh 247/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 126 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 67)

In the context of the match, Plunkett bowls a good over. Gives only 6 runs off it.

150-run partnership comes up between Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim.

After 42 overs,Bangladesh 241/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 121 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 66)

Rahim takes a single on the first ball. On the third delivery, Wood bowls it around leg and keeps it full, Tamim shuffles a bit and scoops it over fine leg fence for a maximum. Innovative shot! The over ends with three singles and 10 runs come off the 42nd over.

After 41 overs,Bangladesh 231/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 113 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 64)

Tamim, on the first ball against Moeen, uses his feet and slams the offie over the cow corner fence for half a dozen. However, Moeen comes back strongly and gives only 2 runs off the last five balls.

Tamim Iqbal scored only four centuries from his first 140 ODI innings but in his last 28 innings, he has scored five centuries. 

After 40 overs,Bangladesh 223/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 106 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 63)

Plunkett steams in and bowls a delivery which is down the leg side. Buttler appeals for a caught behind but the umpire calls it a wide. Once again, Liam bowls a delivery down the leg side. On the second legitimate ball, Rahim takes a single. FOUR! Tamim Iqbal charges down the track and pulls one to the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. Another single follows on the fourth ball and Plunkett ends the over with two dots.

Ninth ODI hundred for Tamim. He has paced his innings brilliantly. A mature innings. Remember, in one of the warm-up matches against Pakistan, he also scored a ton. Now it is important that he should not throw this from here. Tamim staying at the crease till the 46-47th over is crucial from Bangladesh’s point of view. His presence can make a difference of 30-40 runs here.

Tamim Iqbal becomes the first Bangladeshi batsman to score two centuries against England in ODIs. Imrul Kayes and Mahmudullah have scored one each against them in ODIs.

The century partnership between Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim today is the first century partnership for Bangladesh in ICC Champions Trophy for any wicket.

Huge roar from the crowd at The Oval as Tamim Iqbal reaches his century. This has been a really good knock from the opener who has ended his tournament run-scoring hoodoo in some style. England still in desperate need of a wicket.

Tamim Iqbal becomes the second Bangladeshi batsman to score a century in an ICC Champions Trophy match. The other was Shahriar Nafees. 

After 39 overs,Bangladesh 214/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 100 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 62)

Moeen Ali comes back into the attack. Bangladesh take five singles off his over in which Tamim got to his century.

CENTURY! Tamim Iqbal goes forward, nudges one to square leg and takes a single to get to his 9th ODI hundred. A quality innings, one which has set the ideal platform for Bangladesh. Now the onus is on others to ensure that they take the score over 320.

After 38 overs,Bangladesh 209/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 97 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 60)

Ball on his first ball keeps it short and outside off, Rahim waits for it and cuts it over point for a boundary. A dot ball follows. Ball again goes short and this time the batsman uses the pace and upper cuts it over the vacant slip cordon for boundary. The over ends with a dot and two singles. 10 runs off the over.

After 37 overs,Bangladesh 199/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 96 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 51)

Rahim now clearly taking the risks. Root gives away eight runs off his third over.

FIFTY! Rahim clears his front leg and sends the ball past mid off for a boundary to bring up his milestone and the 100-run stand between him and Tamim Iqbal.

England surely starting to rue leaving out Adil Rashid now, they’re desperately missing his ability to pick up wickets in the middle overs at the moment. Bangladesh continue to rack up the runs and this is looking slightly ominous for England so far.

After 36 overs,Bangladesh 191/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 94 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 45)

On the second ball, Tamim steers one to third man for a single. FOUR! Short and wide from Ball, Rahim slashes it over covers for a boundary. Singles come off the fourth and fifth ball. Rahim blocks the last ball towards the leg side and looks for a single but Tamim says no.

After 35 overs,Bangladesh 184/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 92 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 40)

England desperately missing Adil Rashid. Root will bowl his second over. Tamim takes a run off the second ball. On the fourth delivery, Rahim comes down the ground anf lofts one over the bowler’s head for brace. The last two balls also go for singles.

After 34 overs,Bangladesh 179/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 90 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 37)

Back after drinks and Jake Ball gets the ball. Bangladesh still not looking to change gears and take singles off the over.

After 33 overs,Bangladesh 174/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 87 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 35)

Joe Root gets the ball as England look to break this partnership and allows five runs off his first over. Time for drinks.

Things getting a bit spicy here at The Oval, Ben Stokes and Tamim Iqbal have a few words to say to each other and the umpires step in several times, once or twice during the over and then again at the end. The Bangladesh supporters in the crowd are certainly fired up by that, giving Stokes a hard time as he makes his way to his position in the field.

After 32 overs,Bangladesh 169/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 85 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 34)

FOUR! Tamim opens the face of the bat and guides one down to third man for a boundary. 6 runs off the 32nd over. Things are heating up at the Oval, Stokes had a go at Tamim who didn’t like it and let him know that. Stokes reciprocated and the umpire had to calm things down between both of them.

After 31 overs,Bangladesh 163/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 80 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 33)

Bangladesh take four singles in Mark Wood’s 7th over.

So after 30 overs Bangladesh are placed well here with 160 plus for two. Rahim and Tamim are maintaining decent strike-rates. With the duo going well and others like Shakib, Mahmudullah and Mosaddek to follow, Bangladesh can hope to double their score from here. They need at least 330 here to be competitive against the strong English batting line-up. 

After 30 overs,Bangladesh 159/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 78 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 31)

Stokes not allowing easy runs, concedes only 3 runs off his 6th over.

England need a wicket and so they turn to their main man Mark Wood, he caused Bangladesh some problems with his first spell, and he’s still bowling at a pretty decent pace, pushing above 90mph, but Tamim Iqbal doesn’t care, he’s got his eye in now and uses the speed on the ball to smash four runs through midwicket. England in real need of another wicket at the moment.

After 29 overs,Bangladesh 156/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 76 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 30)

Double bowling change. Now Mark Wood gets the ball and Morgan is having a word with him. This track looks very good for batting and it is crucial for Bangladesh to up the ante now considering that they have wickets in hand and are batting deep (till 8) today. Only a single is allowed off the first three balls. Then Wood bangs it short and Tamim pulls it away through mid-wicket for a boundary. He takes a single off the fifth ball. Yorker, perhaps first of the match and Rahim negotiates it successfully.

Tamim Iqbal scored 12 fifty-plus scores post ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 before today and Bangladesh won 10 ODIs out of those 12. Today, he has already scored fifty-plus runs. 

One bright spot for England so far has been the economical bowling of Moeen Ali, his first four overs going for only 11 – although Tamim Iqbal has other plans clearly with that excellent six down the ground. Interesting battle this, but you feel England might live to regret leaving out Adil Rashid today.

After 28 overs,Bangladesh 150/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 71 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 29)

Eoin Morgan brings Ben Stokes back into the attack. On the second ball, which is short, Rahim pulls it away to the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. Bangladesh take three singles off the next four deliveries.

After 27 overs,Bangladesh 143/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 70 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 23)

Moeen Ali’s 6th over: 1, 1, 3, 0, 1, 1.

After 26 overs,Bangladesh 136/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 68 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 18)

Rahim once again takes a run off the first ball. FOUR! Plunkett keeps it short and Tamim pulls it to the square leg fence for a boundary. FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Tamim Iqbal. This time he lunges forward to drive a full delivery down the ground. Bangladesh ends the over with a single off the fourth and the sixth ball.

After 25 overs,Bangladesh 125/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 59 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 16)

Rahim takes a comfortable single off the first ball. SIX! Tamim is looking dangerous now. He charges down the track and lofts Moeen over covers for a maximum. Bangladesh end the over with two singles. 9 runs off the 25th over.

After 24 overs,Bangladesh 116/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 52 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 14)

Plunkett steams in and bowls a length ball on Rahim’s pads. He flicks it away for a single. Tamim gives him the strike back on the second ball itself. After playing three consecutive dots, Rahim steers one to third man for a single.

This is Tamim Iqbal’s fourth fifty-plus score in ICC ODI tournaments which is the joint second most among Bangladeshi batsmen. Moreover, this was just the second fifty-plus score for him against England in ODIs from 13 ODIs.

After 23 overs,Bangladesh 113/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 51 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 12)

TWo of Bangladesh’s most experienced batsmen are at the centre which will give the dressing room a lot of belief and confidence. They take 5 runs off Moeen Ali’s fourth over.

Not the ideal time to lose the wicket of Kayes. He was looking to get on with the game. This wicket will put a break on Bangladesh’s run rate. Rahim has joined Tamim, who has reached his 37th ODI half-century. He is playing himself in here. The wicket is looking like a batting beauty. Batsmen are hitting through the line. Something like 320-330 will be a par score here.

After 22 overs,Bangladesh 108/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 50 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 8)

FOUR! Brilliant shot from Rahim! He leans forward and drives Plunkett through covers for a boundary. They take a couple off the second ball. Rahim rotates the strike on the third ball. FOUR! Tamim Iqbal gets to his half century with a boundary.

FIFTY! Tamim Iqbal has used all his experience to hand his side an excellent start. He gets to the milestone with a four to deep point. Fine innings but he will have to stick around and convert this into a ton. This is 37th ODI half century.

That’s more like the fielding we’ve come to expect from this England side! Superb diving catch by Mark Wood there – Jonty Rhodes-esque. Just the breakthrough the home side needed, it was starting to look a little worrying for them.

After 21 overs,Bangladesh 97/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 46 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 1)

Moeen builds on the pressure and bowls a maiden.

After 20 overs,Bangladesh 97/2 ( Tamim Iqbal 46 , Mushfiqur Rahim (W) 1)

The move to replace Stokes with Plunkett worked. He took a wicket and allowed only 2 runs off his third over. Mushfiqur Rahim is the new man in.

OUT! Plunkett breaks the frustrating partnership. He angles in a full length delivery, outside off, Kayes goes out of his way and drags it towards mid on. It seemed like he would beat the fielder there, but Wood rushed to his left to take a diving catch. The bowling change works for England.

After 19 overs,Bangladesh 95/1 ( Tamim Iqbal 45 , Imrul Kayes 19)

Bangladesh cruising at the moment. Moeen allows only 2 runs off his second over. England appeal half heartedly off the last ball but the umpire turns it down.

Tamim is nearing his half-century. During the limited-overs leg of their last tour of Sri Lanka, he spoke about converting the starts into big innings. He will try and do that today. Looks like he has been given the role of sheet anchor. Others will bat around him. Kayes is also looking in good touch, three boundaries for him so far.

After 18 overs,Bangladesh 93/1 ( Tamim Iqbal 44 , Imrul Kayes 18)

Stokes will continue and it is a good sign for England. Tamim takes a single through square leg off his second delivery. On the third ball, Kayes hands the strike back to his senior partner. A single comes off the fourth ball too. FOUR! Stokes bowls it short, Kayes plays the ramp shot over the slip cordon for a boundary.

After 17 overs,Bangladesh 86/1 ( Tamim Iqbal 42 , Imrul Kayes 13)

Time for spin. Moeen Ali comes into the attack. A stifled LBW appeal is turned down first up as Tamim looks to defend one. It was going down the leg side, I feel. Tamim nudges the second delivery to short fine leg for a single, but a wayward throw from the fielder there allows them to come back for a second. Following two dots, Moeen bowls a wide down the leg side. On the sixth ball, which is tossed up and full, Tamim uses his feet and drives it through mid off for a run.

ECB update on Chris Woakes, he has a left side strain and is currently being assessed. A different injury to the one that kept him out of two games against South Africa. Not good news for England.

After 16 overs,Bangladesh 82/1 ( Tamim Iqbal 39 , Imrul Kayes 13)

Kayes flicks Stokes through mid-wicket for a brace. Four runs off the 16th over and its time for drinks.

Woakes has a new injury - a left side strain. Previously, he had been suffering with a 'tight right quad.'

— John Etheridge (@JohnSunCricket) June 1, 2017

After 15 overs,Bangladesh 78/1 ( Tamim Iqbal 38 , Imrul Kayes 10)

Sharp running! Tamim pats one towards the off side and calls his partner across for a quick run. Kayes flicks away a full delivery to fine leg for another run. FOUR! Top shot from TI! He drives a fullish delivery past the bowler for a boundary. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Iqbal looks to drive Plunkett but it takes the outside edge and rolls away to the third man fence. Jaffa! Ends the over by inducing Tamim to come forward and angles away the white object to beat the southpaw.

Despite the wicket of Soumya, Bangladesh would have taken this start.  For the initial 7-8 overs they had a cautious approach. But after getting their eye in and the measure of the pitch, the duo tried to get on with the game. Interesting to see that, both Soumya and Tamim took on the short stuffs.

Now Imrul has joined Tamim. The southpaw had a good series a against England in October last year. It is important for Bangladesh that they should build on this beginning.

After 14 overs,Bangladesh 68/1 ( Tamim Iqbal 29 , Imrul Kayes 9)

Tamim steers one down to third man on the first ball and takes a single. FOUR! Cheeky. Kayes opens the face of the bat to a back of a length delivery and guides it past the keeper for a boundary. There was no slip deployed and Kayes cashed in on it. A slip is positioned straightaway. Stokes bowls it around leg and Kayes clips it over mid-wicket for another boundary. Loose deliveries these from Ben Stokes. Intelligently rotates the strike on the fourth ball. Tamim retains the strike with a dab to third man.

Imrul Kayes holds the record of scoring most runs against England among Bangladeshi batsmen in ODIs. He has scored 420 runs from 10 innings against England before today in ODIs.

That’s more like it from an England point of view, as Ben Stokes continues his happy knack of picking up wickets with bad balls. Sarkar slaps a wide long hop straight to Bairstow in the deep and this time England hold onto the chance. Turns out there are some fairly noisy England fans in the crowd as well.

The partnership of 56 runs between Tamim Iqbal and Somuya Sarkar today against England was only the second fifty-plus opening partnership for Bangladesh in England. The earlier was between Mehrab Hossain and Shahriar Hossian in 1999 at Northampton.

After 13 overs,Bangladesh 57/1 ( Tamim Iqbal 27 , Imrul Kayes 0)

Plunkett comes back on the field and Eoin Morgan straightaway hands the ball to him. Kayes will now take his own time to settle down and England should try and rack up the dot balls. Only 1 run comes off the over and it came off Tamim Iqbal’s willow.

After 12 overs,Bangladesh 56/1 ( Tamim Iqbal 26 , )

Ben Stokes comes into the attack and starts off with a wide down the leg side. Gives three runs off the next five deliveries. OUT! He gets rid of Sarkar on the last ball and provides England with the breakthrough. Imrul Kayes is the new man in.

OUT! Ben Stokes draws first blood. He bangs it short and outside off, Sarkar looks to chip it over covers but it goes straight into the hands of substitute fielder Bairstow at sweeper cover.

Bangladesh are going with the formula of three proper openers at the top order. Chandika hathurusingha and co. used these tactics in Australia-New Zealand during the last World Cup and it was quite successful. Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes – all of them are proper openers in all formats.

It has been a steady but solid start for Bangladesh. For the initial 8 overs they had cautious approach. But slowing both Tamim and Soumya are trying to get into their grooves. Good to see they are taking on the short stuff. 

However, from England’s point of view the dropped chance by Moeen was unacceptable. It has given Soumya a new life.

So much for England keeping a lid on the runs, Sarkar takes a fancy to Ball and thrashes the ball down the ground for a superb six. Cracking shot that is gleefully cheered by the crowd here and Bangladesh take 16 runs from the over. Advantage Bangladesh.

Soumya Sarkar brings up the 50-run stand with Tamim Iqbal with a boundary to covers.

After 11 overs,Bangladesh 53/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 24 , Soumya Sarkar 27)

SIX! Soumya Sarkar comes down the track and tonks one over the bowler’s head for half a dozen. FOUR! After trying to play a ramp shot on the second ball, Sarkar cuts one through the off side for a boundary. FOUR! Wow, Sarkar is in his elements now. Goes forward and crunches one through covers to score his second boundary of the over. Expensive over 16 off it.

Intriguing first 10 overs here at The Oval, England really should have had a wicket but otherwise Bangladesh have looked reasonably secure, every shot cheered enthusiastically by the large amount of supporters they have in the crowd today. Still England have kept a lid on the runs so far, great start to this ODI.

After 10 overs,Bangladesh 36/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 23 , Soumya Sarkar 12)

Runs coming in more easily. Two singles come off the first three balls. On the fifth ball, Tamim is squared up after Wood bowls a short ball. The ball takes the leading edge and falls back on the pitch. But Tamim is not aware where the ball is and the ball almost goes onto disturb the stumps. No damage done and he affords a laugh with the bowler at the end. FOUR! Another bouncer from Wood and this time Iqbal pulls it away to the square leg fence.

After 9 overs,Bangladesh 30/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 18 , Soumya Sarkar 11)

England and their habit of using far too many substitute fielders continues. Now Liam Plunkett goes off the field and David Willey comes in for him. Anyways, Ball continues… After a dot off the first ball, the bowler concedes a boundary. FOUR! Short and around leg, Tamim pulls it to the long leg fence. The next four balls went like this: 0, 0, 0, 1.

That’s a terrible drop from Moeen Ali, England really should have their first wicket of the day. Trevor Bayliss is fairly fanatical about fielding so I can’t imagine that’s gone down very well with England’s coach. Meanwhile Liam Plunkett is the latest man to go off the field for England, David Willey runs on to replace him.

After 8 overs,Bangladesh 25/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 13 , Soumya Sarkar 11)

FOUR! Shot of the day from Tamim Iqbal. Wood bowls it full and on the sticks, Tamim goes forward and drives it down the ground for a boundary. On the fourth ball, Tamim smartly opens the face of the bat and settles for a single to third man. Soumya pulls one but doesn’t get it fine enough and it goes straight to the square leg fielder. Only 5 runs off the over.

After 7 overs,Bangladesh 20/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 8 , Soumya Sarkar 11)

Ball has been more consistent after going round the wicket. He is bowling in the fourth stump line or keeping it stump to stump. On the last ball, perhaps being frustrated, Sarkar goes for a clip which goes straight to Moeen Ali at square leg. And Moeen puts it down. Ball cannot believe his luck!

🐯👀 Eye of the tiger!@BCBtigers#CT17 #ENGvBAN pic.twitter.com/WY9gbrANz5

— ICC (@ICC) June 1, 2017

After 6 overs,Bangladesh 20/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 8 , Soumya Sarkar 11)

Iqbal gets off the strike off the first ball. Sarkar gives him the strike back on the third ball. FOUR! On the last ball, Wood bowls a bouncer and Tamim goes for the pull. He top edges it over the keeper and it races away for a boundary.

Jake Ball comes into the attack to replace Woakes who is off the field after bowling just two overs. Soumya brings the crowd to life in style, clipping Ball into the leg side for the first boundary of the match and then notching back to back boundaries by crunching the seamer through the covers for four more – great shot. Bangladesh up and running now.

After 5 overs,Bangladesh 14/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 3 , Soumya Sarkar 10)

First forced bowling change for the hosts. Jake Ball to bowl the fifth over. Right then, after bowling two decent deliveries Ball itches in length. First bowls one on the leg side which Sarkar whips away for a boundary to the square leg fence. And then on the fourth ball, he pitches it full. Sarkar leans forward and drives it nonchalantly through covers for another boundary. Ball goes round the wicket and ends the over with two dots.

Big tournament for Bangladesh. Opportunity to climb up the grid in international cricket. Must improve on 2015 World Cup performances

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 1, 2017

Slight worry for England as Woakes leaves the field after bowling just two overs – he missed two games against South Africa through injury, England will hope it’s nothing too sinister. Meanwhile Mark Wood continues to thunder in from the Pavilion End and he sends down a maiden. Economical start this from England.

Woakes runs in from the Vauxhall End for his second over of the day, yet to concede a run so far. Soumya changes that on the third ball of the over, not quite middling a shot that he tries to lift over the inner circle, the ball hauled in by Wood on the boundary as they run a single. Two balls later Tamim Iqbal is off the mark, clipping the ball of his pads as Woakes drifted to straight. Every run being cheered vociferously by the healthy Bangladesh support at the ground.

After 4 overs,Bangladesh 6/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 3 , Soumya Sarkar 2)

Bangladesh have been cautious early on to counter the morning conditions. They are not taking any risks. Now, Wood bowls a maiden.

Okay, hold on. Woakes is going off the field. Not a good sign for England. Not sure what is troubling him. Will confirm soon. The update is in, he is carrying a niggle from the England vs South Africa series.

After 3 overs,Bangladesh 6/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 3 , Soumya Sarkar 2)

Woakes doesn’t concede a single run from his first two deliveries. EDGY! Soumya looks to drive one length ball but it takes the leading edge and goes to third man on the bounce. Bangladesh could’ve taken two runs there but settled for a run. On the fifth delivery, Tamim flicks Woakes gloriously through mid-wicket. But the outfield is slow and they manage to take only three.

After 2 overs,Bangladesh 2/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 0 , Soumya Sarkar 1) 

Mark Wood, the hero of the second ODI against South Africa, to bowl from the other end. Starts with a length ball which is swinging in, Sarkar tries to flick it away but gets rapped on the pads. Angles in a full delivery on the stumps, Sarkar blocks it carefully. Bangladesh are away, finally, as Sarkar drives one crisply through covers. The fielder there makes a good stop and saves a certain boundary. One run taken. Tamim plays two dot balls. Wood steams in and hits the deck hard, the southpaw is happy enough to leave it alone. But the umpire is not and spreads his arms. Wide signaled! Tamim Iqbal dead-bats the sixth ball. Brilliant start for England, 2 runs off the second over.

The average score batting first at Kennington Oval in last 10 ODIs is 253. In the last 10 ODIs at the venue, teams have been bowled out three times batting first.

After 1 overs,Bangladesh 0/0 ( Tamim Iqbal 0 , Soumya Sarkar 0)

A terrific delivery to start off with. Surprises Tamim with a full delivery which is outside off and Tamim is caught offguard. The ball whizzes past his outside edge. Lots of Ooohs and Aaahs from the slip cordon. On the second ball, Woakes bowls a length ball and Tamim drives it to mid off. A back of a length ball is solidly blocked by the southpaw. Tamim doesn’t seem to be in a hurry as leaves the fourth ball alone and checks his drive on the fifth ball. Chris Woakes begins with a MAIDEN after Tamim blocks the last delivery to the off side.

Tamim Iqbal’s batting average of 55.20 post ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is the third best among all the openers who have atleast played 10 innings. He has to perform well if Bangladesh want to post a decent total on the board today.

The national anthems are over and its time for some action. England players are in a huddle and Eoin Morgan is giving a prep talk to his team. Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar will open the innings for Bangladesh. Morgan tosses the first new ball to Chris Woakes. Two slips in and here we go..

All rise for the national anthems! #ENGvBAN #CT17 pic.twitter.com/efyVrD6Rhm

— ICC (@ICC) June 1, 2017

The players are strolling out for the national anthems. The crowd has come in huge numbers and Bangladesh too have a lot of support.

Imrul Kayes has got his place in the starting eleven for Bangladesh against England. #ENGvBAN #CT17
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— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) June 1, 2017

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— ICC (@ICC) June 1, 2017

Adil Rashid has taken 60 wickets from 41 ODIs post ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 which is the second most by any bowler. However, he doesn’t find a place today. Surprising call from England?