England Made It Two In Two After Beating Bangladesh By 8 Wickets In Super 12 Match

ICC T-20 World Cup 2021: England Made It Two In Two After Beating Bangladesh By 8 Wickets In Super 12 Match!

England cricket team has claimed the favorite spot for the World Cup. After beating defending champions West Indies, the British team has now outplayed Bangladesh by 8 wickets on Wednesday. The match was played at Sheikh Zayad Stadium. With this win over Bangladesh, England has two straight wins in two games and they are currently one of the strongest contenders to lift the trophy for the second time. 

Before that Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. Since it was a day match, the Bangladeshi skipper thought of getting some spin from the pitch. There was no dew at all. Bangladeshi openers didn’t start well. English all-rounder Moeen Ali strike in his first over and took both the openers’ wickets in two balls.

The opening pair of Liton Das and Mohammad Naim could only add 14. The green team got their biggest breakthrough when Chris Woakes removed Shakib-AL Hasan. Bangladesh team reduced to 26 for 3 in 5.2 overs. Fine bowling of England not only took the wicket but also restricted the flow of runs. 

Then, Mushfiqur Rahim and skipper Mahmudullah tried to build a partnership. They added 37 runs for the fourth wicket. But again, the major problem was the run rate. England bowlers were bowling in an area that was restricting them even to take singles. With a team score of 63, Bangladesh lost the wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim. Liam Livingston took his wicket. 

Rahim made 29 runs from 30 with 3 fours. The new man Afif Hossain got run out cheaply. In the end, Nasum Ahmed geared up the Bangladeshi innings which took them over 120. He hit two sixes and a four and played a fine cameo of 19. Bangladesh ended their innings at 124. They also lost 9 wickets. The score was not good at all looking at their decision to bat. 

From England, Tymal Mills star with the ball. He scappled 3 wickets in his 4 overs by giving 27 runs. Moeen Ali also took 2 wickets in his 3 overs. Liam Livingston was also good with the ball. He took 2 wickets with just 15 runs in 3 overs. Chris Woakes got one wicket as well. 

England lost 4 wickets in their previous match while chasing a target of 56. So, Bangladeshi bowlers needed some quick wickets to get the English team under pressure. This time England started well. The opening pair of Jason Roy and Jos Butler added 39 runs. Nasum Ahmed after a fine cameo also took a wicket. 

England loses their next wicket at 112. In between Jason Roy completed a fine half-century. He made 61 runs from 38 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. Shoriful Islam took his wicket. But it was too late. England assured no further wicket loss. Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow took the team to the winning line. England batters chased down the target in just 14 overs. 

From Bangladesh, Nasum Ahmed and Shoriful Islam took wickets. We have to say the

Bangladeshi bowling was below the average as the pitch was offering a bit of spin. And the credit also goes to England batters. They really showed that they are champions of the 2019 World Cup and they have come here as favorites. Jason Roy got the man of the match award for his fine innings.