England vs Bangladesh, Match 6, ICC Men's World Cup Warm-Up: England warm-up in fine style with strong win

England sounded a huge warning to other teams ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup with a strong four-wicket win over Bangladesh at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.

Bangladesh opted to bat and put on 188 for nine in their allotted 37 overs and in their response England finished on 197 for six in 24.1 overs.

Bangladesh was struggling at 26 for two. It required a 52 run third wicket stand between Taniz Tamim (45) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (74: 89b, 10x4) to put the innings back on track. There was a rain break after 30 overs in the innings. After a prolonged delay, the play resumed with the match being reduced to 37 overs a side. Bangladesh's innings finished on 188 for nine in 37 overs. For England the best bowlers were Reece Topley (3-23), David Willey (2-26) and Adil Rashid (2-27).

In their response, England rode on a 42 run second wicket stand between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root. Then the innings went on an overdrive. Harry Brook and skipper Jos Buttler also weighed in with quickfire knocks. Then Moeen Ali teamed uip with Joe Root to add 79 runs for the sixth wicket. Ali made 56 off 39 balls with two boundaries and six sixes. Root finished unbeaten on 26 off 40 balls with one boundary. For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman (2-23). England overhauled the target in 24.1 overs to finish on 197 for six. 

Match Summary
Bangladesh: 188-9 (37)
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Litton Das-2.1 ov), 2-26 (Najmul Hossain Shanto-4.6 ov), 3-78 (Tanzid Hasan-15.2 ov), 4-104 (Mushfiqur Rahim-0.4 ov), 5-138 (Mahmudullah-26.3 ov), 6-155 (Towhid Hridoy-31.1 ov), 7-173 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz-33.3 ov), 8-173 (Nasum Ahmed-33.4 ov), 9-179 (Mahedi Hasan-34.1 ov)

England: 197-6 (24.1)
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Dawid Malan-0.6 ov), 2-51 (Jonny Bairstow-4.1 ov), 3-73 (Harry Brook-7.4 ov), 4-107 (Jos Buttler-10.5 ov), 5-114 (Liam Livingstone-13.2 ov), 6-193 (Moeen Ali-23.2 ov)

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Playing XI (from)
England: Jos Buttler (wicket-keeper & captain), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

Bangladesh: Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicket-keeper), Mahmudullah, Towhid Hridoy, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam

Match Details
Toss: Bangladesh, elected to bat
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Start time: 0830 hrs GMT
Match officials: Nitin Menon, Sharfuddoula (On-field Umpires); Paul Wilson (TV Umpire); Kumar Dharmasena (Reserve Umpire); Javagal Srinath (Match-referee)

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