Here’s Simon Burnton’s report from Mirpur:
England take the series
The teams move on to Chittagong for a dead rubber on Monday, teenage spin sensation Rehan Ahmed might get a chance to turn his arm over then, that’s something to look forward to, isn’t it?
That was a frustrating attempt at a chase from Bangladesh, they were blown away by Sam Curran at the top but they never really looked like they believed they could chase down England’s target. The home side slowed to a crawl in the middle overs, albeit they were squeezed by England’s spin trio of Jacks, Moeen and Rashid.
For England there were other positives too, Saqib Mahmood got some miles into the legs on his return after a year out with a stress fracture of the back and Jason Roy reminded everyone of his talents at the top of the order with a fine century. Roy will be desperate to nail down that opening slot in the ODI World Cup later in the year and today’s confident knock will do his chances no harm at all.
That’s it from us today, thanks go to Taha for the early stint and to you for your correspondence. Have a happy Friday, Goodbye.
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Jos Buttler on the series win:
“It’s a fantastic series win - Bangladesh are a formidable team at home so we’re delighted. We spoke about areas to improve from the last match and we really did that, Jason Roy did fantastically well with the bat, guys chipped in around him and then we made a fantastic start with the ball.
To play like we did today was a massive achievement. Our standards were much higher than the first game… We’ll asses the conditions [for the next game] and play accordingly. There are a lot of guys putting their hands up and putting in performances, which is fantastic.”
Tamim Iqbal speaks:
I was a bit disappointed with the way we started with the ball, there was a bit of help for the spinners and I was disappointed with the way we bowled the first four-five overs. We missed a run-out which was important. Roy and Buttler batted exceptionally well. When you lose, you can point fingers but I’m not going to do that. We didn’t do well as a team, and that’s why we lost.
When you lose three wickets in first three overs it becomes difficult, The intent Shakib showed was good, we took our time but it didn’t work out today. We would like to finish the series on a high in the next game. We are disappointed to lose but credit goes to England.”
Jos Buttler notches his first ODI series victory as full-time captain.
That's a very good series win for England. Bangladesh have won every home ODI series they've played since the 2015 World Cup except two, both of which were defeats to England sides captained by Jos Buttler.
— Ben Gardner (@Ben_Wisden) March 3, 2023
England win by 132 runs!
Mustafizur Rahman c Buttler b Curran 0 (Bangladesh all out 194) Sam Curran bookends the bowling performance by snaring the final wicket, Mustafizur getting a feather through to Jos Buttler. The England players walk off a steamy outfield all smiles.
Curran finishes with 4-29 off just 6.4 overs, the diminutive left-armer well and truly pegged back Bangladesh’s chase.
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WICKET! Taskin Ahmed run out (Moeen Ali) 21 (Bangladesh 194-9)
A quick single into the covers leaves Taskin stranded - Moeen swoops at mid-off and peels off a fast throw to the stumps where Curran does the biz with the bails. England need one more wicket.
44th over: Bangladesh 194-8 (Taskin 21, Taijul 1) Moeen Ali is perched on 99 ODI wickets but has to wait for the magic three figures. Taijul Islam doesn’t get the memo either way and pats back a maiden over. The current run rate? 4.4. The required run rate? 22.16. Hmmm.
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43rd over: Bangladesh 194-8 (Taskin 21, Taijul 1) Sam Curran returns after his top order demolition job and is greeted by a rasping lofted drive that flies over cover for four. Taskin has decided that ‘if it is up then it is off’ and it’s surely the only way. Another full ball is driven handsomely down to long-on for four more. If only the home side had shown this intent earlier when the game was still alive.
WICKET! Mehidy Hasan Miraz c sub (Rehan Ahmed) b Rashid (Bangladesh 184-8)
Foxed in the flight by Rashid and well caught by sub-fielder Rehan Ahmed at long-off. England two away, Bangladesh a loooong way away. Rashid finishes with 4-45 from his ten overs. Masterful.
42nd over: Bangladesh 184-8 (Taskin 12, Taijul 0)
41st over: Bangladesh 183-7 (Mehidy 7, Taskin 11) Taskin smears Mahmood over the covers for four and follows up with a straight pull down the ground for four more! At least he’s trying. On we trundle…
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40th over: Bangladesh 174-7 (Mehidy 7, Taskin 2) Rashid sends down his ninth over, he has 3-44 and has become England’s third highest ODI wicket-taker. A notional 153 needed from 60 balls. I’m saying nothing.
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39th over: Bangladesh 170-7 (Mehidy 3, Taskin 2) Taskin Ahmed arrives at the crease, can he find runs in a hopeless place? Mahmood bangs one in short and nearly gets a return catch off the leading edge.
WICKET! Mahmudullah c Ali b Rashid 32 (Bangladesh 167-7)
England looking to finish this off in a hurry now, Rashid sends down a looping leg-break that is flicked to slip and well held by Moeen Ali.
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38th over: Bangladesh 167-7 (Mehidy 2)
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37th over: Bangladesh 163-6 (Mahmudullah 29, Mehidy 1) Mahmood getting some miles into the legs, he’s accurate and keeps the runs down to three off the over. The run rate is nearly at 13 (THIRTEEN) an over.
WICKET! Afif Hossain c Buttler b Rashid 23 (Bangladesh 160-6)
Rashid gets a leg-break to grip and take edge, Bangladesh lose their sixth. Mehidy is the new batter and he’s beaten all ends up first ball too!
36th over: Bangladesh 160-6 (Mahmudullah 27, Mehidy)
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35th over: Bangladesh 156-5 (Mahmudullah 27, Hossain 19) Saqib Mahmood returns after the spinning middle overs and starts with a tidy one, just three runs off it.
34th over: Bangladesh 153-5 (Mahmudullah 26, Hossain 18) The last over seems to be a bit of a flash in the pan, Rashid is worked for five singles but the run rate is know knocking on eleven. Time for a drink… maybe a stiff one?
Hang on, have Bangladesh given up here?
— Lawrence Booth (@BoothCricket) March 3, 2023
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33rd over: Bangladesh 148-5 (Mahmudullah 25, Hossain 14) After taking 12 balls to get off the mark, Atif Hossain jolts into action! A deft late cut is well-timed and expertly placed for four and he follows it up with a lusty swing over mid-wicket for SIX! Now we are talking, more of this please.
32nd over: Bangladesh 135-5 (Mahmudullah 24, Hossain 1) Stop press! A boundary! Mahmudullah squirts a square cut away to the fence. More dots ensue and the equation is a bit gruesome – Bangladesh need 192 runs from 18 overs.
31st over: Bangladesh 129-5 (Mahmudullah 20, Hossain 0) Just one off the over. The dots are starting to suffocate. Surely Bangladesh aren’t going to have a sedate twenty over net? I’ll level with you guys, I’d struggle with that. This OBO could get very left field.
30th over: Bangladesh 128-5 (Mahmudullah 19, Hossain 0) Just a single off Rashid. Bangladesh on the road to nowhere. Do they know where they are going?
29th over: Bangladesh 127-5 (Mahmudullah 18, Hossain 0) Four byes fired down the leg-side by Moeen. A single makes it five off the over but it is nowhere near what is needed. England sitting in and squeezing.
WICKET! Shakib Al Hasan c Curran b Rashid 58 (Bangladesh 122-5)
The scoreboard pressure tells in the end and it’s the big wicket of Shakib! Rashid flights one, Shakib looks to back away and bunt him over mid-off but can only plop it down Sam Curran’s throat three quarters of the way to the boundary.
Asif Hossain is the new batter and needs to do something special if this Bangladesh chase is going to get anywhere near England’s score of 326.
28th over: Bangladesh 122-5 (Mahmudullah 17, Hossain)
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27th over: Bangladesh 120-4 (Shakib 57, Mahmudullah 16) Four runs but no boundary off the over, Moeen scuds the ball onto the bat and gives the batters nothing to get hold of. The require run rate is now at 9. Gulp.
26th over: Bangladesh 116-4 (Shakib 55, Mahmudullah 14) Tossed up above the eyes by Rashid and Mahmudullah can’t resist, a loose drive sees the ball spray wide of slip and run away for four. Rash follows up with a yawning leg-break, slow speed and big turn.
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25th over: Bangladesh 109-4 (Shakib 54, Mahmudullah 8) Moeen continues to be miserly, just two singles off the over. Half way through and plenty to do for Bangladesh.
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24th over: Bangladesh 107-4 (Shakib 53, Mahmudullah 7) Adil Rashid is into the attack to replace Jacks. Shakib comes alive and smears back to back boundaries off the leggie! That’s Shakib’s fifty too and this is his 400th match for his country. 100 up for the home side too, numbers numbers numbers.
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23rd over: Bangladesh 96-4 (Shakib 43, Mahmudullah 5) Moeen Ali joins the dots and sends down a mid-innings maiden.
22nd over: Bangladesh 96-4 (Shakib 43, Mahmudullah 5) Mahmudullah is looking to be aggressive and do somehting about the towering run rate. A powerful sweep off Jacks races away square for four runs.
WICKET! Tamim Iqbal c Vince b Ali 35 (Bangladesh 88-4)
A steepling catch is well-held by James Vince at long-off and Tamim has to go! Moeen is given the high-five treatment by his teammates as the partnership is broken. Mahmudullah is the new batter and he’s off the mark with a tickle into the leg side.
21st over: Bangladesh 89-4 (Shakib 41, Mahmudullah 1)
20th over: Bangladesh 84-3 (Tamim 34, Shakib 39) Action! Shakib is pinned in front by Jacks and given by the standing umpire but a review confirms he got a punch of glove on the ball as it went through. As if jump-started by the close call Shakib shimmies down the wicket and slams over mid-wicket for four!
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19th over: Bangladesh 76-3 (Tamim 33, Shakib 32) Moeen Ali replaces Wood and starts with a bootiful ball that turns past Shakib’s attempted sweep and evades Jos Butter behind the timbers. Just one more single. Dominic Cork on the TV commentary is starting to get twitchy… I’d say we are a few overs away from a “GERRRRONWITHIT!”
18th over: Bangladesh 71-3 (Tamim 33, Shakib 31) Just three runs off Jacks’ latest. Bangladesh not going anywhere and it’s all a little flat. Not sure what to say really, my hot cross buns were nice. How are you doing/any news your end? *Shrug*
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16th over: Bangladesh 68-3 (Tamim 33, Shakib 28) Mark Wood turns the pressure cooker up another notch, just a single off his over.
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15th over: Bangladesh 67-3 (Tamim 33, Shakib 27) Jacks continues after drinks and he’s getting some considerable turn. Apparently he turns it more than both Moeen and Rashid which surprises me a little. Another probing over goes for just three runs. The run rate is nudging towards eight an over, I think Bangladesh need to start taking a few more risks.
15th over: Bangladesh 64-3 (Tamim 31, Shakib 26) The fifty partnership between Tamim and Shakib, Wood whangs down a bouncer and it is rightly called a wide for being too high. Five runs off the over and it’s time for a drink and a melon slice, for the players. I’m off to brew a Yorkshire gold and slather up a couple of hot cross B’s. Back in a minute.
14th over: Bangladesh 59-3 (Tamim 29, Shakib 24) Jacks is varying his speeds well, alternating between darts and tossing the ball up above Tamim’s eyeline. A single brings Shakib on strike and he gets a welcome boundary with a rasping late cut.
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13th over: Bangladesh 54-3 (Tamim 28, Shakib 20) Wood cranks it up to 91mph but is well worked off the hips by Shakib, the two batters snatch a brisk couple but are failing to find the boundaries and therefore England are firmly in control of this match.
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12th over: Bangladesh 49-3 (Tamim 26, Shakib 17) Will Jacks into the attack and his first over is a beauty! Beating the bat and finding some decent fizz and grip with his slow tweakers. Just a couple off the over, the run-rate worm rearing up for Bangladesh.
11th over: Bangladesh 47-3 (Tamim 25, Shakib 16) Mark Wood replaces Curran, who has pocketed 3-19 off his first five overs. Wood keeps things down to just a few singles and fires one down at 89mph in his first over. He’ll crank that up over the next few.
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10th over: Bangladesh 44-3 (Tamim 23, Shakib 14) An amazing sunset over Mirpur as Mahmood comes in for his fifth over. Tamim decides to throw everything at a length ball and gets a meaty edge that flies away wide of slip for four runs.
9th over: Bangladesh 38-3 (Tamim 19, Shakib 13) Curran loses his length and line for the first time and throws in a no-ball for good measure. The free-hit is stopped by a sprawling Phil Salt on the boundary, six runs taken off the over, Bangladesh calm things down after that frenetic start.
8th over: Bangladesh 32-3 (Tamim 17, Shakib 10) Shot! Tamim whips Mahmood off his toes with a real flourish, the ball racing to the mid-wicket fence.
England have set Bangladesh 327 to win the second ODI.
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7th over: Bangladesh 26-3 (Tamim 12, Shakib 9) These two batters consolidate, picking up singles where they can and playing watchfully against Curran. Thanks to Simon for the update, let’s hope the home side can give the near capacity crowd (and the press box) something to cheer about.
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Our man on the ground is Simon Burnton and he sends the below update:
“It’s a really big crowd today, dwarfing Wednesday’s attendance - Friday is obviously a weekend day here - and they’re a really noisy bunch. The match situation might be pretty dismal but the reaction to boundaries is deafening and the welcome for Shakib Al Hasan was similar. Dhaka is an extraordinarily noisy city and the SBNCS, as it’s known for short, on a big matchday is likewise.
The support inside the press box is only slightly less enthusiastic, which is quite the contrast to the decorum observed in England. They’re also very attentive hosts - having noticed that some of the English journalists didn’t appear to relish the food available to the media on Wednesday this time we were stopped from approaching the buffet and told to sit down while they fetched the Chinese they had ordered us (though the reason some didn’t dig in to everything on offer at their first lunch here was that they are vegetarians, a problem the Chinese chicken didn’t exactly solve). They have also, happily, sorted out the early air-conditioning issues.
What Bangladesh would really like from the English, sadly not in my gift, is an invitation to play over there - their last bilateral series in England was against Ireland three years ago, their next - this summer - is against the same opponents, and outside World Cups their last game against England in England was in 2010 - too long!”
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6th over: Bangladesh 22-3 (Tamim 9, Shakib 8) Mahmood works up a sweat, he finds his spot and nearly has Tamim on toast. Bangladesh in survival mode, two runs added.
5th over: Bangladesh 20-3 (Tamim 9, Shakib 7) Nearly! Curran zips one past the edge again, beating a grasping Tamim. Tidy maiden from the titchy left-armer.
An email from Alex Cochrane:
Hi James, I wrote this earlier between innings, but after the first over I’m not sure if it is relevant any more…
Just trying to work out what a good score on this pitch is, given the score in the previous ODI. In December India lost twice here with a low scoring first game and a higher scoring second game. The first game was similar ish in terms of scores (or would have been without India being bowled out 30 runs short with 8 overs left). The second one was much higher scoring, with Bangladesh batting first and winning by 5 runs (albeit everyone was injured by the end). They scored 44/2 in the first 10 overs (compared to England’s 40/1 in this one) and 102/1 in the last 10 (compared to England’s 106/2 in this one). Bangladesh ended on 271/7 and it was the middle overs where England have the advantage - 56 v 27 in 10-20, 61 v 53 20 - 30, 62 v 47 in 30 - 40. Part of that is surely wickets (Bangladesh were 6 down in the 19th), but India’s chase (and I know they would have known what they were aiming for, so it isn’t the same) was still lower than England’s until they ran out of wickets and couldn’t get over in the last 10. That probably all means it is going to come down to whethe Scurran, Rashid and Ali can keep the middle 30 overs down to less than a run a ball and whether they can eek out wickets to make 100 in the last 10 more difficult. It also means you can probably go off and grab a cup of coffee and phone in the first 10 overs without missing anything important.”
Phone it in? Coffee? Pah! Not a chance Alex!
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4th over: Bangladesh 20-3 (Tamim 9, Shakib 7) Mahmood isn’t getting the same movement off the pitch or in the air as Curran, a length ball is flayed away through the covers by Shakib for his first boundary.
3rd over: Bangladesh 14-3 (Tamim 9, Shakib 1) Curran looks threatening and is pitching the ball up but he’s picked off the pads for four by Tamim. Shakib arrives at the crease, he’ll need all of his greatness to get the Tigers out of this hole.
WICKET! Mushfiqur Rahim c †Buttler b Curran 4 (Bangladesh 9-3)
Sam Curran is doing wonders for my lunch plans and scything through Bangladesh! His dander is well and truly up, perkily trotting in with those little cartoon strides. Mushfiqur plays at one he could have left and Buttler catches the edge, the batter burns a review in the process and then has to lope off when the DRS confirms his fate. England on one here.
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2nd over: Bangladesh 9-2 (Tamim 5, Mushfiqur 4) An Alice-banded Saqib Mahmood shares the new ball after a year away from the international scene due to injury. Good to see him back. His slingy action looks much the same despite those horrible stress fractures in his back. A half-volley is punched through cover by Tamim but Mahmood responds with a beauty, beating the batter on the outside edge.
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1st over: Bangladesh 4-2 (Tamim 1, Mushfiqur 3) NO HAT-TRICK. Curran gets it wrong and sends down a full bunger that is clipped away for three runs by Mushfiqur Rahim. What a start for England, Bangladesh on the ropes.
Najmul Hossain Shanto c Buttler b Curran 0 (Bangladesh 1-2)
Two in two for Curran! Slight nip away with the new ball and a feather is swallowed by Buttler. One ball in the over to go, first over hat-trick anyone?
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Sam Curran is on a hat-trick!
WICKET! Litton Das c Roy b Curran 0 (Bangladesh 1-1)
Gone! Curran slides one across Das and he pokes it in the air to Roy at point. Simple as that. England have their first and it’s a terrible start for the home side.
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Right, time for Bangladesh to start their hunt of this target. Sam Curran has the new white ball and he looks like he means business. Play!
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A smoooooth baton pass, thanks Taha for covering the bleary shift. Hello everyone! Cricket NEVER stops eh? The TV footage cuts to the studio where Steve Finn and Tymal Mills are both clad in white and talking about the proliferation of cricket. Mills explains how it is a constant juggling act being an international but also a franchise player, how the two can work together, or not, sometimes. Both are very articulate but due to their outfit choices all I can really here is the chorus of this:
Bangladesh need 327 from 50 overs to win
That didn’t seem like it was a 300+ wicket but England were excellent, with Roy (132 off 124 balls) leading the way. Buttler smashed 76, Moeen blasted 42, and Curran wasn’t too shabby either. Taskin Ahmed was excellent for Bangladesh early on in the innings, taking a three-for, though he did get hit for a few at the end. I’m going to sign-off now, with Jim/James/Jimothy Wallace taking over.
50th over: England 326-7 (Curran 33, Rashid 6) After two singles off the first three, Curran gets the big hit right, pulling Taskin over cow corner for six. He’s such a pure hitter of the ball. And then another six! A full toss this time round from Taskin and this one goes over long-on. England finish strongly – they’ve hit 107 off the last 10 overs!
49th over: England 311-7 (Curran 20, Rashid 5) Ouch! A beamer from Mustafizur strikes Curran’s hand – that’s got to be seriously painful. Curran recovers well, though, and is good to go on. The bowler then unleashes a gorgeous yorker to bowl Curran – but it was a free hit. Curran is then gifted with a full toss that he slaps through the covers for four. Mustafizur bounces back well, conceding three singles from the rest of the over.
48th over: England 303-7 (Curran 14, Rashid 4) Flair from Rashid as he flamboyantly cuts a leaping Taskin delivery for four to continue the late-innings havoc.
WICKET! Moeen c Das b Taskin 42 (England 299-7)
A wild slash from Curran off Taskin leads to a thick edge that flies away to the third-man boundary. The quick curses his luck but celebrates moments later as Moeen bottom-edges the ball high into the leg side and into the hands of the man running in from the deep.
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47th over: England 294-6 (Moeen 42, Curran 9) Now it’s Curran’s turn as he smashes Mustafizur over his head for six more. OK, maybe a little more than 320.
46th over: England 285-6 (Curran 2, Moeen 40) Boom. Moeen gets on one knee to propose a six over midwicket off Mehidy – and his bat says yes. And then another one! The slog sweep packs a punch once again to send the ball into the stands. England should start looking at 320.
45th over: England 269-6 (Moeen 25, Curran 1) Moeen pulls Mustafizur for a couple and then shows off his cut shot, finding the boundary behind point.
WICKET! Buttler c&b Mehidy 76 (England 260-6)
Here. we. go. Buttler decides to go to another level, launching Mehidy for consecutive sixes over long-on. And then……
OUT!
Buttler smashes one straight again but it’s low and to Mehidy’s left and the bowler does brilliantly to hold on. That was hit so hard, and it’s stuck. Top stuff from Mehidy.
44th over: England 262-6 (Moeen 18, Curran 1)
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43rd over: England 248-5 (Buttler 64, Moeen 17) Buttler pounces on Shakib’s first delivery, punching through the covers for four. 300 is starting to look like a formality.
42nd over: England 239-5 (Buttler 56, Moeen 16) Less damage from this over as Mehidy forces Moeen and Buttler to run hard between the wickets for five singles and one double.
41st over: England 232-5 (Buttler 51, Moeen 14) A ball travelling down the leg side from Shakib is helped to the fine-leg boundary by Moeen. The spinner is far too short to Buttler, who wallops a pull through the leg side to bring up his half-century.
40th over: England 219-5 (Moeen 7, Buttler 45) Lovely wrists from Moeen as he sends a sweep off Mehidy behind square on the leg side for four. Ten overs still left to go and a little more than eight an over will get England to 300.
39th over: England 212-5 (Buttler 43, Moeen 2) After three dots, Moeen pulls Mustafizur to fine leg for one. He’s on two off 10, forced to bide his time on this wicket before things get a little more comfortable.
38th over: England 210-5 (Moeen 1, Buttler 42) A slip in for Moeen as Mehidy twirls away from around the wicket. The left-hander gets off strike with a cut that brings one.
WICKET! Jacks c Shakib b Taskin 1 (England 208-5)
Jacks clips Taskin straight into the hands of short midwicket. Don’t think he got a good read of the bounce off the wicket – it kept a little low. Bangladesh are launching a bit of a comeback here.
37th over: England 308-5 (Buttler 41, Moeen 0)
36th over: England 205-4 (Buttler 39, Jacks 0) Shakib closes out the over by ripping a ball past Will Jacks’ off stump.
WICKET! Roy lbw Shakib 132 (England 205-4)
And that’s the end of Roy. He fails to make contact with the sweep and Shakib has him trapped in front of the stumps. No review from Roy and Bangladesh finally have their man.
35th over: England 202-3 (Buttler 38, Roy 131) Roy turning up the noise now. Taskin is maybe just a little short and Roy flat-bats through cover for four. A thumping straight drive follows to make it four more. Roy then swats a full toss to deep midwicket where the fielder misfields to gift another boundary.
A hundred for Jason Roy in Mirpur. Could be quite a battle to choose England’s World Cup openers at this rate.
— Lawrence Booth (@BoothCricket) March 3, 2023
So, so many options to choose from: Roy, Bairstow, Salt, Malan, Hales…
34th over: England 189-3 (Roy 118, Buttler 38) Roy, who has been on one knee or the other for so much of this innings, slog sweeps Shakib for four. He then cuts hard in front of square for another boundary. A reverse sweep brings a single that keeps Roy on strike for the next over.
33rd over: England 176-3 (Buttler 35, Roy 109) Ooooph, different gravy from Jos. He leans into a cover drive off Mustafizur and it’s perfect, the ball racing away to the boundary.
Yep, a really important knock for Roy who had a difficult 2022. This century follows up on one he made against South Africa in January, and I reckon this one’s more impressive.
Superb ton by Roy here @tahahash. I think many of us - including me - thought he'd possibly hit the end of the road, but this has been a great knock on a very un-Roy pitch. The run rate is climbing nicely too. But this partnership is really key. End it and it's back on.
— Guy Hornsby (@GuyHornsby) March 3, 2023
32nd over: England 164-3 (Buttler 30, Roy 102) A crackin’ delivery from Taijul nearly rattles the off stump after ripping through Roy. Three runs off the over – time for a drink.
Century for Jason Roy!
A pull to deep square leg for one takes Jason Roy to his 12th ODI hundred – top stuff from the England opener. He found it tough against the new ball but has been excellent during the second half of his innings, the employment of the reverse sweep against spin particularly brilliant.
31st over: England 162-3 (Buttler 29, Roy 100)
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30th over: England 157-3 (Roy 97, Buttler 27) Roy sweeps Mehidy hard for one and then WALLOPS the spinner straight down the ground for six. After all the deftness of his sweeps, that was a bit of old-school power from the England opener. Nervous nineties? Get outta here.
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29th over: England 147-3 (Buttler 25, Roy 90) Top stroke from Jos Buttler as he lets the cover drive loose against a Mustafizur slower ball for four.
28th over: England 141-3 (Roy 89, Buttler 20) Mehidy goes up in appeal as Roy tries a conventional sweep, and after the umpire says no Bangladesh go up in review. The ball is full and out of the front of the hand – a nice change-up – and there’s clearly no bat on it. But it’s umpire’s call on impact after Roy hopped to the off side to play the shot, with the ball clipping the stumps. Just stick to the reverse, Jason.
27th over: England 133-3 (Buttler 17, Roy 88) Taskin continues and England’s pair in the middle have to settle with running hard between the wickets.
Tom V d Gucht writes in with his thoughts on what England’s World Cup XI should look like:
“I was in the process of writing an email about how Engkand have lost their way in the short forms of the game of late before I remembered that they won the world T20’s and have played their last two series with whats effectively a B team.
“I tried to work out my team, but couldn’t do it... Perhaps something along the lines of...
Malan
Bairstow
Root
Brook
Ducket
Buttler
Ali / Livingstone
Curran / Woakes
Archer
Wood / Topley
Rashid
“Root and Malan’s computations and accumulation may be more effective than crash bang wallop... but there’s still a decent amount of firepower.”
Does Roy getting runs today change anything for you?
26th over: England 128-3 (Buttler 13, Roy 87) The Roy Reverse returns as Taijul is swatted behind point for four more. He’s loving that shot today.
25th over: England 122-3 (Buttler 12, Roy 82) Taskin returns and concedes three singles as we reach the halfway mark of the innings.
I’ve been a bit late on checking my correspondence, apologies. “Always wish him well but it does rather feel that James Vince holds a golden season ticket to the last chance saloon,” said Brian Withington half an hour ago. “Let’s hope he can make the most of it.”
And then just minutes later…
“Well that aged well…”
24th over: England 119-3 (Buttler 11, Roy 80) Roy moves down the pitch to turn a Shakib delivery into a full toss and flick it through midwicket for four.
23rd over: England 113-3 (Buttler 10, Roy 75) Another reverse sweep from Roy brings one. Three more singles follow in the over as Taijul keeps things tidy.
22nd over: England 109-3 (Roy 73, Buttler 8) The reverse sweep continues to be productive for Roy as he collects a boundary off Shakib. And then, nearly a huge mix-up. Buttler punches the ball into the covers and looks to be running through for a single – Roy doesn’t seem to be too interested in it and Buttler has to dive back in at the keeper’s end to save himself.
21st over: England 103-3 (Roy 68, Buttler 7) Buttler has his first runs with a reverse sweep for four. A gentle lap sweep follows from the very next delivery, giving the England captain three.
WICKET! Vince c Mushfiqur b Taijul 5 (England 96-3)
Vince goes! Tossed up from Taijul, Vince pushes at the turning ball outside off and feathers a nick to the watchful Mushfiqur.
20th over: England 96-2 (Vince 5, Roy 68) Roy brings out the reverse sweep once again, this time just for a single. Vince taps Mehidy into the leg side and after a bit of hesitation, sprints to the other end to get off strike.
19th over: England 92-2 (Vince 3, Roy 66) The runs have gone quiet in the last few overs, with Mehidy and Taijul racing through their sets and proving difficult to get away.
18th over: England 89-2 (Roy 64, Vince 2) Mehidy keeps Vince tied down, fizzing in his turning off-breaks while threatening to skid one straight through.
Here’s a question for anyone out there who fancies it: what’s your England XI for the first game of the World Cup later this year?
17th over: England 88-2 (Roy 63, Vince 2) Taijul gives Vince plenty to think about, getting the ball to grip and spin past the right-hander’s prod forward.
16th over: England 85-2 (Roy 61, Vince 1) A top first over from Mehidy. James Vince, by the way, is the new man at the crease.
WICKET! Malan lbw Mehidy 11 (England 83-2)
Malan tries to pummel Mehidy through the overs but it’s a good stop from Shanto at cover, who nearly has the left-hander run out at the non-striker’s end. A ripping delivery from Mehidy does the job, though – he turns one sharply from around the wicket to have Malan plumb lbw. That’s a very easy decision for umps.
15th over: England 81-1 (Malan 10, Roy 59) Taijul turns the ball past Malan’s leg stump and Mushfiqur can’t get to it – that’ll be five wides. Roy chips into the off side for a couple to bring up his half-century – he was streaky to begin with but has settled into his work now. And it shows again as he comes down the track to loft the left-armer to long-on for four. And then another boundary, as Roy gets a hold of the reverse sweep. England are, all of a sudden, racing.
14th over: England 65-1 (Malan 9, Roy 49) Mustafizur closes the over with a slower ball and Roy watches it well to nail a thump over mid-off for four.
13th over: England 59-1 (Roy 44, Malan 8) Roy almost loses his balance but manages to nail a reverse sweep off Taijul for four to move into the forties. He then comes down the track to try and whip the ball through midwicket but instead produces a leading edge. Doesn’t carry, so no bother.
12th over: England 52-1 (Roy 39, Malan 6) 1 1 2 1 – Malan and Roy keep knocking it about before The Fizz strikes back, beating the left-hander outside off stump and launching into an lbw appeal after delivering a cutter.
11th over: England 47-1 (Roy 36, Malan 5) Taskin launches a stirring appeal – but Roy was struck on the pads well outside off stump. A cracking shot follows as Roy drives through mid-on for four – there’s no need for a flourish in the follow-through because the timing was perfect.
10th over: England 40-1 (Roy 29, Malan 4) Mustafizur runs in to test Malan and close the Poweplay. England have had to stay watchful: there’s sharp turn in this surface and Taskin’s pace has caused some issues too.
9th over: England 36-1 (Malan 1, Roy 28) Roy gets lucky once again, inside-edging Taskin to fine leg for four. The next delivery then explodes off the surface to leap past Roy and into the keeper’s gloves. He’s nibbling away outside off stump is Taskin, giving away nothing loose. Malan drops the ball into the off side to run through for a quick single and get his score moving.
8th over: England 30-1 (Roy 23, Malan 0) Too short from Shakib and Roy gets to release a bit of pressure, cutting through the covers for four.
7th over: England 25-1 (Malan 0, Roy 18) Taskin presents an immaculate seam to beat the in-form Malan outside off. He’s bowling in the 140s (kph) and looking relentless – England’s job won’t just be to handle the spin.
WICKET! Salt c Shanto b Taskin 7 (England 25-1)
It’s been coming – Taskin has looked sharp and he strikes early. Salt pushed at a delivery in the channel and guided the ball into the hands of Shanto at slip. It’s a top grab, taken low after the ball flew at decent pace.
6th over: England 24-0 (Salt 7, Roy 17) Roy holds back from trying to overpower Shakib, chipping over cover for a couple. The left-armer then produces a gorgeous delivery that turns sharply to beat the batter’s forward prod – the off stump somehow survives. Both openers are still feeling their way into this innings.
5th over: England 20-0 (Salt 6, Roy 14) Taskin Ahmed is on for the first sight of pace today – and Roy gets away with one. He tried to drive through the off side and got a healthy edge, but the ball flew to the right of slip, running away for four.
Simon Burnton is our man on the ground – and he could do with another layer.
“Hello from Dhaka! Big change in the press box since the first game - yesterday a brief and extraordinarily boring video of the small group of English journalists working on Wednesday with a fan in the background, coupled with a tirade against the BCB for constructing a lavish new media facility without adequate air conditioning, went viral on local Facebook - 1.8 million views and counting - and when we came in this morning two new air conditioning units had been installed. The power of social media in action! It is bloody freezing.”
4th over: England 16-0 (Salt 6, Roy 10) Taijul is getting the ball to properly rip now, beating the half-hearted waft from Salt outside off. Roy gets a tossed-up delivery that he doesn’t get a serious hold of – but his chip drops over point for two.
3rd over: England 12-0 (Salt 5, Roy 7) Salt tries his best to find a gap in the off side but has to settle for a single to long-off after three dots on the bounce.
2nd over: England 10-0 (Roy 6, Salt 4) More left-arm spin as Taijul checks in. He drops in a long-hop to begin with and Roy smashes the ball through midwicket for four. The spinner subsequently finds his radar, getting some decent grip off the surface as Roy closes the over with a single.
1st over: England 5-0 (Roy 1, Salt 4) Shakib skips in to unleash his flighty left-arm twirlers. Roy gets off strike immediately and Salt rocks back to punch hard through the covers for four.
OK, let’s roll. Jason Roy and Phil Salt are out there, and Shakib Al Hasan has the ball. Two slips in for Roy…
Good to see Saqib Mahmood back for England after a long stretch on the sidelines. This’ll be his first international since the third Test against the West Indies last March. A lot has changed in English cricket since then.
Bangladesh XI:
Tamim Iqbal (c), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam
England XI:
Bangladesh win the toss and we'll bat first 🏏
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 3, 2023
Just two changes from Wednesday's win...
Saqib Mahmood 🔁 Jofra Archer
Sam Curran 🔁 Chris Woakes
LET'S GO! 👊
Bangladesh win the toss and choose to bowl first
A couple of changes for England as Saqib Mahmood and Sam Curran replace Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes. Bangladesh stick to the same side from the series opener.
Elsewhere, Australia have beaten India by nine wickets in the third Test at Indore. They can’t win the series but that’s a terrific result for the Aussies after two horrid losses. That’s also just India’s third Test defeat at home in the last decade. Angus Fontaine has got his eyes on that.
Preamble
Morning folks, and welcome to the OBO for the second ODI between Bangladesh and England in Dhaka!
The visitors went 1-0 up in the series on Wednesday after Dawid Malan hit a very impressive century in a low-scorer to build on his very impressive ODI record. That’s four hundreds and three half-centuries now in his first 16 innings for England in this format, and he’s building a very strong case to make it to the World Cup later this year. Such are the options at Jos Buttler’s disposal, though, you still wonder if he makes that first-choice XI.
Anyway, England have the chance to win an ODI series today, something they haven’t done since they beat the Netherlands last year. So yeah, it’s been a while. Bangladesh, on the other hand, haven’t lost a bilateral ODI series at home since 2016. This’ll be an impressive achievement by England if they pull it off.
The action gets underway at 6am (GMT) – I’ll be here to keep you company before James Wallace takes over at the interval. Go well!
