END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 156/6 | RR: 7.80
- Moeen Ali8 (7b)
- Chris Jordan5 (3b)
- Taskin Ahmed4-0-35-1
- Hasan Mahmud4-0-26-2
4.36pm Well, that was an innings of two halves. An 80-run opening stand ended on the stroke of the halfway mark, and though Duckett and Buttler kept England clattering along towards what could have been a 200-run total, their dismissals to consecutive deliveries was the cue for a magnificent comeback from Bangladesh's bowlers. Moeen and Curran, fine death hitters, struggled to line up a diet of slower balls and into-the-pitch offerings, and that's a very attainable target for the hosts... but they'll need to fare better in the Powerplay than they did in the ODIs. Alan will be here shortly.
EssexEvangelist: "I reckon it you'd have offered England 160 on this deck they'd have taken it. Big powerplay coming up as you say."
Moey: "150 score in this pitch is more than enough!"
Sanyat T: "What a comeback from the bowlers! Such performance against the world champions should definitely raise the confidence in the team. Excited to see if it transpires in the batters. " On this evidence, it will be a very important Powerplay. Get ahead of the rate and Bangladesh will be very confident
CR Woakes b Taskin Ahmed 1 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
END OF OVER:19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 147/5 | RR: 7.73
- Chris Woakes1 (1b)
- Moeen Ali4 (5b)
- Hasan Mahmud4-0-26-2
- Mustafizur Rahman4-0-34-1
Ayan: "Is the pitch slow ? No one except Buttler could play their part today. " The older ball does seem to be staying lower, yes
SM Curran c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Hasan Mahmud 6 (12m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 54.54
Daniel: "For all that SCurran is struggling here, who else could England pick at 6 that isn't (a) injured (b) at the PSL or (c) taking a break after the Test series?" Well quite. And it's not as if these two lack any reputation for lumping it at the death. This is just excellent bowling
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs | ENG: 143/4 | RR: 7.94
- Sam Curran5 (8b)
- Moeen Ali2 (3b)
- Mustafizur Rahman4-0-34-1
- Hasan Mahmud3-0-22-1
Adam: "England need to keep swinging! All of their batters can throw the bat!"
Daniel: "What a dreadful last two overs for England. Lack of batters argument now officially a valid point made." Lots of bowlers to defend this total though...
END OF OVER:17 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ENG: 136/4 | RR: 8.00
- Sam Curran1 (5b)
- Moeen Ali0 (0b)
- Hasan Mahmud3-0-22-1
- Mustafizur Rahman3-0-27-1
Sammo: "I'm with Paul, but it's clear which side of Miller's bread is buttlered on..." Well. I just happen to think the current England Test approach would play to the strengths of their greatest white-ball batter. It might well not happen for all the obvious reasons