ICC World Cup 2019: Match 12, England vs Bangladesh, Review – Shakib’s ton goes in vain as the Three Lions overpower the Tigers

It was just another day at the office for the English batsmen, who once again managed to put on a huge score on the board and their bowlers did exactly what was needed to help them register their second win. With this win, England moved to the top half of the table and only Australia and New Zealand registered 2 or more wins besides them.

It was a confusing toss for both sides seeing some greenery on the track and eventually, Bangladesh decided to field first. It did prove to be a good decision for the first five overs where the ball was moving a little bit. But once Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow settled in, they started hammering the bowlers to all parts.

Bairstow sat back and enjoyed the carnage unfold with Roy in full flow. The duo added 128 runs for the opening wicket, with Roy racing towards a hundred and Bairstow falling right after his fifty. Roy completed his 9th ODI ton alongside Joe Root, with whom he added another crucial partnership accounting to 75 runs.

Roy began to accelerate and looked firmly in contention for a double ton. In the 35th over, he hit three sixes off Mehidy Hasan’s first three balls to complete 150 and off the fourth ball, he went for another one and got caught at covers. Buttler continued the onslaught on his behalf alongside Eoin Morgan as the duo chipped in with a brilliant 95-run stand for the 4th wicket.

Buttler completed a fantastic half-century and was dismissed for a 44-ball 64, but Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett chipped in with a couple of outstanding cameos which saw England notch 386 runs on the board. Mehidy Hasan and Saifuddin picked up two wickets each for the Tigers.

Shakib becomes Bangladesh’s second cricketer to score a World Cup ton

One of the craziest moments of the game came very early on when Jofra Archer smashed the top of Soumya Sarkar’s off-stump and the cherry went over the keeper and over the boundary. It was a breathtaking start for the English and Tamim Iqbal too was struggling to find his way. He tried to break the shackles with a wayward swing, which saw him get caught at covers.

Shakib Al Hasan had the responsibility on shoulders to carry the Tigers forward, which he did quite brilliantly. He and Mushfiqur Rahim got along very well and they stitched a much-needed partnership. They weren’t going by the required rate, but they still were going at a decent pace.

Their partnership accounted for 106 runs, which saw Shakib complete his half-century. Mushfiqur though fell at the wrong time, putting his side under immense pressure. Shakib didn’t have regular partners after that, with Mithun and Mahmudullah not contributing profusely. He did get to a hundred and kept accelerating, but the required rate kept ticking away from their reach.

Once Shakib was dismissed for a 119-ball 121, Mosaddek Hossain chipped in with a small cameo but that didn’t help them go any place. Mark Wood and Ben Stokes did a lot of damage towards the end as Bangladesh were eventually restricted for 280 runs, with Jofra Archer finishing things with two wickets in the 49th over.

Brief Scores

England: 386/6 in 50 overs (Jason Roy 153, Jos Buttler 64; Mehidy Hasan 2/64).

Bangladesh: 280 all out in 48.5 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 121, Mushfiqur Rahim 44; Jofra Archer 3/30, Ben Stokes 3/23).

Result: England won by 106 runs.

Man of the match: Jason Roy.