Bangladesh vs England, 1st ODI: Malan century key to England win

Dawid Malan cracked an unbeaten century as world champions England defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in a low-scoring first one-day international of their three-match series in Mirpur on Wednesday.

Match Summary

Bangladesh vs England, 1st ODI

Bangladesh 209/10 (47.2 ov)

England 212/7 (48.4 ov)

Result - England won by 3 wickets

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A sensational innings in a challenging chase ??

Victory by 3-wickets to start the series ??

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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 1, 2023

Match Analysis

Dawid Malan cracked an unbeaten century as world champions England defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in a low-scoring first one-day international of their three-match series in Mirpur.

Set a modest target of 210 thanks largely to Najmul Hossain Shanto's maiden ODI fifty, England looked in trouble at 65-4 but Malan held the innings together with a 145-ball 114 to take the touring side over the finish line with eight balls to spare.

The left-hander smashed eight fours and four sixes but more importantly held his nerve as wickets tumbled at the other end on a tricky surface to bring up his fourth century with a boundary in the 46th over.

Ably supported by Adil Rashid (17 not out) towards the end, he hit another to the fence to settle the contest.

Shanto navigated the spin and bounce to score an 82-ball 58 and ensure Bangladesh had a platform to go past the 200-run mark after they looked set to fall well short at one point.

He made the most of being dropped on four by Jason Roy and got another reprieve to get to reach his fifty but his dismissal triggered a late collapse and Bangladesh were all out for 209.

Match Stats

Bangladesh Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Litton Das - 4.5 ov), 2-51 (Tamim Iqbal - 9.3 ov), 3-95 (Mushfiqur Rahim - 19.4 ov), 4-106 (Shakib Al Hasan - 22.4 ov), 5-159 (Najmul Hossain Shanto - 35.6 ov), 6-162 (Mahmudullah - 36.6 ov), 7-175 (Afif Hossain - 39.6 ov), 8-182 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 42.3 ov), 9-208 (Taskin Ahmed - 46.4 ov), 10-209 (Taijul Islam - 47.2 ov)

England Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Jason Roy - 0.6 ov), 2-35 (Philip Salt - 8.1 ov), 3-45 (James Vince - 12.2 ov), 4-65 (Jos Buttler - 16.1 ov), 5-103 (Will Jacks - 25.4 ov), 6-141 (Moeen Ali - 34.6 ov), 7-161 (Chris Woakes - 38.5 ov)

 

Playing XIs:

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal(C), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim(WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam

England: Jason Roy, Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, James Vince, Jos Buttler(WK/C), Will Jacks, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood

 

Match Details:

Date: 2023-03-01 06:00:00

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, Dhaka

Toss: Bangladesh won the toss & elected to bat