The England cricket team defeated Bangladesh by 137 runs in the 2023 World Cup
The England cricket team bounced back into the World Cup 2023 tournament after their defeat against New Zealand last week by defeating Bangladesh by 137 runs today. Six days ago, the defending champions were played by New Zealand, but England have now started their campaign to retain the trophy by beating Bangladesh. The star player of the England cricket team, Dawid Malan, starred with the bat, with the 36-year-old hitting 140 in 107 balls at the top of the order. It was the best performance of his career, as he had only secured his spot in the squad a few days before the tournament was due to commence. That total, as well as 82 from Joe Root and 52 from Jonny Bairstow, helped England post their highest-ever World Cup total away from home. England even looked like they could get 400 at one stage.
But the middle and lower orders toiled, with the Three Lions seeing Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, and Adil Rashid get just 36 runs between them. Reece Topley and Mark Wood were the last men standing as England posted a score of 364-9. With the ball, England got off to the perfect start. Tanzid Hasan scored just one run, with Topley bowling a fine delivery, which was then caught by Bairstow following a nick.
Topley then proceeded to take the wickets of Hossain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan. Jos Buttler was caught by Mehidy Hasan, while the latter was able to tempt Liton Das into a shot towards the wicketkeeper later on. And Rashid then proceeded with a fine catch to oust Mushfiqur Rahim after more good bowling from Topley.