Bangladesh opted to field first against England at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. Batting first, England posted a commanding total courtesy of a brilliant hundred by Dawid Malan.
England revived their 50-overs World Cup title defence as Dawid Malan smashed a career-best 140 and Reece Topley wreaked havoc with the ball in a 137-run hammering of Bangladesh on Tuesday. Smarting from their nine-wicket thrashing by New Zealand in the tournament opener, England amassed 364-9 after their top order fired with Malan forging century-plus partnerships with Jonny Bairstow (52) and Joe Root (82).
Playing his first match of the tournament, left-arm quick Topley (4-43) wrecked Bangladesh’s top order in the first six overs to set England up for an easy victory. Bangladesh were all out for 227 in 48.2 overs.
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