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<\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n34th over: England 139-5 (Malan 66, Moeen 13) Target 210 <\/strong>For the first time, it feels like the batters are on top, and after Moeen digs as single off the body to square leg, Malan turns \u2013 uppishly, it must be said \u2013 through midwicket for four. Two singles follow, and Bangladesh need to break this partnership \u2013 badly.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n33rd over: England 132-5 (Malan 61, Moeen 11) Target 210 <\/strong>England have looked pretty settled the last few overs, and after Moeen takes a single, Malan thrashes Mehidy over mid off for four, then comes down to clout a third six back over the bowler\u2019s head! That\u2019s excellent work, and a single from the over\u2019s final delivery means 12 runs from it \u2013 and in case you missed it, I thought I\u2019d draw attention to this line form the link I posted earlier. Imagine this being said of you and it being true!<\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n\n32nd over: England 120-5 (Malan 50, Moeen 10) Target 210 <\/strong>Hmmmm, Shanto into the attack. I wasn\u2019t expecting that as the five bowlers already used have done so well, but Tamim has marshalled resources really well today, so let\u2019s see how this goes. Malan whacks his first delivery to the man on the cover fence and they run one, then Moeen chops another to similar region. These two are keeping the heid really well, and when Malan drives to long off he raises an essential fifty. That\u2019s drinks, and the match is bang in the balance, the required rate 5.00 and current rate 3.75.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n31st over: England 117-5 (Malan 48, Moeen 9) Target 210 <\/strong>It\u2019s six overs since England\u2019s last boundary, but the batters know if they stick around, their team wins. So Taskin bounces Moeen, then noises up the crowd, who respond in the proper manner, and he delivers another dot as the rate climbs above five for the first time … then sends down another bumper which looks too high. But there\u2019s no wide signalled, though Moeen looks long at the umpire, forcing to take matters into his own hands and ruin a potential maiden by timing a low full-toss away through midwicket for four.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n30th over: England 113-5 (Malan 48, Moeen 4) Target 210 <\/strong>Oh man! Malan backs away, making room to cut Mehidy, and he chops onto his back leg, and just past the stumps! That was so, so close, and another maiden just pours further turps onto a match that was already glowing beautifully. I\u2019ve not a clue who\u2019s going to win this.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n29th over: England 113-5 (Malan 48, Moeen 4) Target 210 <\/strong>Chale! Taskin returns and Malan knocks him to point, calling for one \u2026 but it\u2019s never on! Mehidy just has to hit and Moeen\u2019s pretty much given up \u2026 except the shy misses! One to the total! But five dots follow, Bangladesh increasing the pressure; England are OK with the rate, just 4.65, so have no need to throw hands, but it\u2019s easy to say that from behind a screen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n28th over: England 112-5 (Malan 47, Moeen 5) Target 210 <\/strong>Aha the ball with which Mehidy got Jacks was 7kph slower than the one before, making it significantly harder for him to force it over the fielder and meaning he was through the shot sooner than he needed to be to impose full pwer upon it. Bangladesh have bowled really well so far today and Tamim has managed his bowlers superbly; this latest over, from Mehidy, yields just two singles.<\/p>\n\nUpdated at 07.22\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\n27th over: England 109-5 (Malan 46, Moeen 3) Target 210 <\/strong>Mustafizur continues and Moeen forces another single to backward point, then Malan adds one via pull, a wide arriving in between. With the required rare just 4.38, England can just work the ball about, but then Mustafizur persuades Moeen to hang bat away from body, and if there\u2019s a feather \u2013 which there might\u2019ve been \u2013 it misses off by very little and drops short of the keeper. Three singles follow.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n26th over: England 104-5 (Malan 44, Moeen 1) Target 210 <\/strong>Moeen gets away immediately with a single to cover, but Bangladesh know, one more wicket and they\u2019re in great shape<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\nWICKET! Jacks c Afif Hossain by Mehidy Hasan 26 (England 103-5)<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n Wickets at regular intervals! I\u2019ve no idea what Jacks was thinking here \u2013 well, I do, whack it over the fence \u2013 but I\u2019ve no idea why he was thinking what he was thinking because he knew there was a man out at deep square specifically for this shot. But he foes back in the crease, doesn\u2019t get all of it, and picks out the man! This is set-up!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n26th over: England 103-4 (Malan 44, Jacks 26) Target 210 <\/strong>Bangladesh were 117-4 for at halfway, but had the disadvantage of needing to set the most destructive batting line-up in the world a target. Tamim, meanwhile, brings back Mehidy, and Malan takes his loosner for one.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n25th over: England 102-4 (Malan 43, Jacks 26) Target 210 <\/strong>Ach, Malan edges Mustafizur \u2026 but it dies in front of Mushfiqur! I\u2019m sure I heard a noise there, and yup, Ultraedge shows us there was a feather \u2013 given the pace, I\u2019m surprised ball didn\u2019t go to hand. And as I type that, Malan totally misses with a cut before taking the final delivery of the over for one to square leg.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n24th over: England 101-4 (Malan 42, Jacks 26) Target 210 <\/strong>Jacks looks more at home now, confidently cracking the first ball of Taijul\u2019s over to point for one. But then Malan has a proper heave across the line, missing by a way and wearing the delivery on the body. He quickly moves on though, taking two into the off side, and when a single follows, then four to Jacks via edge, Bangladesh are back at need a wicket time. The partnership is 36 off 28.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n23rd over: England 93-4 (Malan 39, Jacks 21) Target 210 <\/strong>Malan is dealing in singles now and takes one to mid on, then Mustafizur goes full and Jacks can only block. So next ball he trusts his power and eye, thrashing over wide long off for six that drops just <\/em>over the fence. And there we go, four turned more through square leg when Mustafizur drops short and straight. England badly needed an over like this, not because the rate was on top but because they needed to reassert and Jack, in particular, needs to get comfy. A single follows, and that\u2019s 12 off the over.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n22nd over: England 81-4 (Malan 38, Jacks 10) Target 210 <\/strong>Taijul replaces Shakib, his first delivery hits Malan, who misses his turn to leg, on the pad and there\u2019s a serious shout. Oh man, I love a serious shout and can\u2019t pretend I didn\u2019t join in. But the umpire says no and looking again, the turn back in makes it look like the ball was missing leg stump. So Taijul goes again, and though Malan adds a single to square leg, Jacks then misses looking to drive towards cover \u2013 though he does then finagle a single to mid off. Bangladesh are bang on top here.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n21st over: England 78-4 (Malan 36, Jacks 9) Target 210 <\/strong>Mustafizur into the attack \u2013 what a card he is to play at this juncture \u2013 and he beats Malan with his loosener, seam-up from left-arm around with decent bounce and carry that defeats the outside edge. And have a look! After a single, Jacks clobbers straight back at the bowler, who raises hands to protect face more than anything, and the ball goes in and out. One off the over.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n20th over: England 77-4 (Malan 35, Jacks 9) Target 210 <\/strong>Shakib skids one on with the arm and Jacks, anticipating spin so unfurling a cut, does very well to edge four through third. A single and a wide follow, making this England\u2019s best over in some time.<\/p>\n\nUpdated at 06.44\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\n19th over: England 70-4 (Malan 34, Jacks 4) Target 210 <\/strong>Jacks has a mahoosive mow at Taskin, whose delivery dies in the surface, then cuts to the man at point \u2026 then has another swing that diverts ball into pad; that could easily have ricocheted into the stumps. He\u2019s not settled yet, which makes sense \u2013 I can\u2019t say I was totally chill making my international debut \u2013 and tangentially, when did \u201cchilled\u201d become \u201cchill\u201d? Anyhow, Jacks finally gets meaningful contact on the ball, easing one to deep third, then Malan wears a shy on the back when considering punching a single \u2013 that puts him off \u2013 and the rate, only 4.51, is nevertheless climbing.<\/p>\n\nUpdated at 06.37\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\n18th over: England 69-4 (Malan 34, Jacks 3) Target 210 <\/strong>Yup, Tamim knows the match is here. If England can build a partnership here, their lower-order should be able to finish things if necessary, but if they can\u2019t, it could be over quickly. So Shakib is brought back and the batters take a single each, then Jacks adds one more to cover.<\/p>\n\u201cTo my mind the English cricket world must have gone through a bizarre space\/time vortex with the arrival of the Mott\/Mcullum coaching setup,\u201d emails Jim Neale. \u201cThe reason behind this theory is the required run-rate in a 50 over game is less than the scoring rate in recent Test matches. Any quantum physicists out there who might be able to explain this?\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s nuts isn\u2019t it? The rationale, I guess, is that Test fields give loads of scope for hitting in front of the wicket, but yes, I\u2019d expect the Test line-up to chase this pretty easily.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n17th over: England 66-4 (Malan 33, Jacks 1) Target 210 <\/strong>Now, can Taskin build on that? He\u2019s got Jacks, on ODI debut, to go at, and he gets away with a clever inside-edge between his legs for one. He\u2019ll feel a bit better for that, while Malan now knows he\u2019s got to bat through or close to through \u2013 which means he needs to be a little careful with what he attacks. England do still have Moeen, but after that it\u2019s the bowlers, and though Woakes and Rashid are no mugs, there\u2019s a lot of work still to do. And, as I type that, Taskin yanks Malan forward to nip one away from the bat! He\u2019s got six overs left, I daresay he\u2019ll be allowed a couple more as Tamim seeks to break the back of this match right now.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\nWICKET! Buttler c Shanto b Taskin 9 (England 65-3)<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n AND THERE IT IS! THE BIGGUN! This is brilliant work from Tamim, who not only brings back his strike-bowler, but also gives him a slip. And when he finds some decent bounce, Buttler, looking to carve away behind square on the off side, instead edges to that man just inserted, who takes a smart snaffle, hands in front of phizog.<\/p>\n\nUpdated at 06.22\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\n16th over: England 65-3 (Malan 33, Buttler 9) Target 210 <\/strong>Buttler is in now and he collars Mehidy\u2019s first delivery, sweeping four through square leg before adding one to the same area. Malan then takes a further single to long off, and Buttler ends the over fiddling another. The scoreboard is ticking, which mans Bangladesh need a wicket.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n15th over: England 58-3 (Malan 32, Buttler 3) Target 210 <\/strong>This is a really good contest.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\nREIVEW! NOT OUT!<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n Ach, that was close, the ball jagging away from Malan\u2019s bat as he plays around it \u2026 and it was going to clip the top of leg stump, but in an umpire\u2019s cally kind of way.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n15th over: England 58-3 (Malan 32, Buttler 3) Target 210 <\/strong>Bangladesh know that one more wicket quickly and they\u2019re really in with a shout. But in the meantime, England add two singles before Malan splatters Taijul over square leg for six! Next ball, though, latter hits former on pad, implores and beseeches for lb \u2026 the umpire says nah \u2026 and at the last second, Tamim reviews.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n14th over: England 50-3 (Malan 25, Buttler 2) Target 210 <\/strong>Mehidy is bowling a lovely spell here, ripping one past Malan\u2019s outside edge and missing the off-bail by the thickness of a blue Rizla. Malan does, though, get off strike with a press to long off, then Buttler goes to long on for one more and Malan nabs the same to cover, raising England\u2019s fifty as the sun sets. The drone footage of Mirpur is beautiful.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n13th over: England 47-3 (Malan 23, Buttler 1) Target 210 <\/strong>So what does Buttler do here? Bat sensibly, looking to see it out \u2013 Eoin Morgan would never \u2013 or stick with the philosophy? He gets off the mark with a sweep, Malan adds one more, and the noise in the ground is decent, the crowd growing.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\nWICKET! Vince st Mushfiqur b Taijul 6 (England 45-3)<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n I don\u2019t know, I really don\u2019t. I was just writing that maidens shouldn\u2019t bother England as they\u2019ve loads of overs and batters in hand, but Vince premeditates a mooch down, Taijul drops a little shorter, and Mushfiqur does the rest. We got ourselves a ball-game.<\/p>\n\nJames Vince heads back to the pavilion.<\/span> Photograph: Adnan Abidi\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nUpdated at 06.39\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n\n\n12th over: England 45-2 (Malan 22, Vince 6) Target 210 <\/strong>Mehidy Hasan is bowling beautifully, diddling Malan with a beauty that drifts, grips and nips away. Maiden.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n11th over: England 45-2 (Malan 22, Vince 6) Target 210 <\/strong>Eeesh, after a single to Malan, Vince does really well to block a grubber, forcing bat down just in time. And then, more classic Vince, jumping down to caress over extra with a flourish \u2013 held, naturally \u2013 for four. Two singles follow, and England are back away.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n10th over: England 38-2 (Malan 20, Vince 1) Target 210 <\/strong>Mehidy Hasan continues, his second over also the last of the powerplay. And it\u2019s a goodun too, Malan shoving its final delivery to long on for one, the only run coming from it. The required rate is now 4.30; the current rate is 3.80 or, in other words, Bangladesh need wickets.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n9th over: England 37-2 (Malan 19, Vince 1) Target 210 <\/strong>Vince, you\u2019d reckon, has only an outside chance of making the World Cup squad, so needs to make the most of this chance. He turns into the on side for one, then Malan drives towards cover, and that completes an excellent over from Taijul, just two runs from it and the wicket of Salt.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\nWICKET! Salt b Taijul Islam 12 (England 35-2)<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n There we go! Taijul bowls a little quicker and Salt backs away, backs away, then can\u2019t get the bat down properly, and when there\u2019s no turn he\u2019s totally wrapped up, losing his leg peg, perhaps off edge or pad! Bangladesh needed that and didn\u2019t Taijul enjoy it!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n8th over: England 35-1 (Salt 12, Malan 18) Target 210<\/strong> Mahidy Hasan into the attack, the third twirler deployed in just eight overs, and Malan waits for him, cutting four behind square on the off side. Next ball, he stretches down, then at the last second decides to drive, relieved to see it drop just short of extra \u2026 who fumbles, allowing the batters to run two.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n7th over: England 29-1 (Salt 12, Malan 12) Target 210<\/strong> Yup, they\u2019re moving. Taijul into the attack and Malan blocks his loosener, then, prances down and wellies six over long on! A single follows, then Salt finds his edge again, squirting three away behind the wicket, and a further one means 11 off the over. Bangladesh need another breakthrough really, which isn\u2019t me being dramatic even though I feel like I am, saying that after seven overs, but defending a small target they can\u2019t have a team of England\u2019s quality exceeding the rate with batters in hand.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n6th over: England 18-1 (Salt 9, Malan 4) Target 210<\/strong> I really like the look of Taskin, and not just because he reminds me of Tosker, who I don\u2019t actually like. Anyhow, gratuitous nostalgia aside, after a single to Malan, Salt forces away through midwicket and it looks like Shakib should cut-off, but the ball seems to speed up as he chugs alongside, so that\u2019s four. England are moving \u2013 a little.<\/p>\n\n