- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 shanked off the toe-end and Bell breaks this opening stand! Back of a length outside off and this seems to just stick in the surface. Haider, rather ambitiously, walks down the track and looks to pop this over the bowler's head. Makes a complete mess of the stroke, though, and Dunkley snares the chance comfortably in front of her face at mid off! 24/115.3 nicked and gone! The drinks break and Ecclestone do the trick for England! Fired in on a back of a length outside off and this seems to bounce just a little more than the batter is expecting. Sharmin wafts at it, trying to force it through cover, but all she manages is a faint nick through to Jones. Smart grab by the keeper too, and England break this nagging stand! 59/35.3 popped straight to extra cover, and Sultana is gone for a duck! Fullish outside off and this stops in the surface a smidgen. Sultana has a push at it but the hold in the surface means she cannot keep it down. Spoons it towards short extra cover, and Dean snaps down low to gobble it up. England go back-to-back! 25/246.5 big lbw shout, not given! England, after some chat, go upstairs! Fizzed through on a back of a length just outside off. Spins back in and Mostary, sitting back in her crease, seems to play all around it. There may have been the faintest of nicks involved, though. Oh well. UltraEdge says there is nothing. Onto Ball Tracking now. Is the impact in line? Oh yes, it is. Pitching in line, impact in line, with the ball then crashing into middle stump two-thirds of the way up. Capsey sends back the set batter! 156/822.1 Nicked and gone! Another tidy take from Jones, this time off the bottom edge. Dean floats one wide, Shorna goes to blaze it to the leg side and can only get a sliver through to the keeper 85/433.2 Taken by Smith at deep midwicket! Ritu, for the second time in her innings, decides to come down the crease, as Dean goes straight. She gets a hold of this one but can only find Smith, perfectly placed about 10 yards in from the sponge 108/540.1 hot knife through butter, and Ecclestone has another! Ecclestone deceives Fahima in flight completely here. Seems to be pushed through on off and Fahima thinks she can flick this away. Gets too close to the ball, though, and the ball sneaks under her bat. There is a gap between bat and pad too and the ball bursts through, pegging back off stump. Bangladesh six down, and going nowhere really! 121/642.6 catching practice for Dean, and Ecclestone has three again! Lobbed up full outside off. Nahida looks to drive but is not quite to the pitch of the ball. Cannot, thus, keep it down and Dean, stood at short extra cover for exactly that sort of mistake, does the rest. Ecclestone, like she did in 2022, has a three-wicket haul against Bangladesh, who are now seven down! 130/746.6 excellent grab by Bell, and Capsey has another! Capsey tosses this up outside off and Marufa is tempted into the slog. Does not get it off the middle of the bat, though, and that brings Bell into her play. She back-pedals to her left, uses her entire frame and snaffles up the chance in front of her face while eventually tumbling backwards. Bangladesh nine down! 157/949.4 straight to Sciver-Brunt, and Bangladesh have been bundled out for 178! Darted in full outside off. Meghla goes deep into her crease but cannot quite get under it enough. A tame chip in the end and Sciver-Brunt, stood at mid on and stood right on the ring, makes no mistake. Rabeya will feel she left a few runs out there, but Bangladesh have done well in the last few overs to get to 178! 178/10Extras17 (lb 2, w 15)TOTAL178 all out (49.4 Overs, RR: 3.58)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Rubya Haider, 4.5 ov), 2-25 (Nigar Sultana, 5.3 ov), 3-59 (Sharmin Akhter, 15.3 ov), 4-85 (Shorna Akter, 22.1 ov), 5-108 (Ritu Moni, 33.2 ov), 6-121 (Fahima Khatun, 40.1 ov), 7-130 (Nahida Akter, 42.6 ov), 8-156 (Sobhana Mostary, 46.5 ov), 9-157 (Marufa Akter, 46.6 ov), 10-178 (Sanjida Akter Meghla, 49.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LK Bell 7 1 28 1 4 29 4 0 3 0 LCN Smith 9.4 1 33 2 3.41 41 3 1 1 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 5 0 32 0 6.4 17 6 0 1 0 S Ecclestone 10 3 24 3 2.4 48 2 0 3 0 CE Dean 10 2 28 2 2.8 44 2 0 3 0 A Capsey 8 1 31 2 3.87 32 4 0 2 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 Ooooo that's a good shout! Marufa pins Beaumont's front pad. The umpire is unmoved by we've got a review. Did Beaumont get outside the line? She didn't! An excellent review from Nigar Sultana. Redemption for Marufa, who shelled Beaumont on 2 in the second over 29/20.6 Given! Second time lucky for Marufa and Bangladesh, this one much fuller, hooping in and Jones has no answer! Brilliance at the end of a wayward over... Jones had come down the track and then kept going for a conversation with Beaumont, who convinced her not to review 6/118.2 chipped straight to mid wicket, and no need for any check this time! Massive moment in the game! Looped up on middle stump. NSB skips down, converts it into a full toss but then fails to keep it down. Tugs it uppishly and she could not have picked out Fargana better. Fahima is jubilant, and she celebrates with a beaming smile on her face. England in a slight spot of bother with their skipper walking back to the shed! 69/318.5 pinned on the pad, and Fahima pleads and pleads! Given by the umpire, and a dodgy dance celebration follows! But hang on. That could yet be cut short because Dunkley has reviewed! Fizzed through full on middle and leg. Spins back in just a shade and Dunkley, propping forward, gets her head outside the line again. Cannot access the ball properly thereafter and gets struck on the inside of the front pad. Was this doing too much? There are a few murmurs on UltraEdge but nothing to suggest the involvement of bat. Ball Tracking comes up and shows the ball to be clipping the outside of leg stump. Umpire's Call, and Dunkley has to go. Now then. Now then! 69/422.1 Lamb goes for the big hit too, but Lamb perishes! Fahima has three, and she celebrates that with another dance move! Lobbed up on middle and leg. This drops on Lamb and she cannot quite get under it. Cannot extend her arms fully either and she shanks it straight down Nahida's throat at mid on. But hang on, there is another check for a fair catch. Not sure what this is about. Nahida took that in front of her face. And as she tumbled over, she seemed to have her left palm clasped around the ball. Ah, here we go again. The check could be to see if Nahida, while getting up, has grassed the ball. This could open up that debate of whether she was in control of the ball or not. The catch was definitely taken cleanly, but in the process of getting up, may have touched the grass. The third umpire is taking several looks at this. Lamb was happy to walk off, it must be said. Capsey was near the umpires when the replays came up. Nothing to suggest that the ball was grassed, says the third umpire, and this time, the decision does go Bangladesh's way. Well well. Looked pretty out, and on this occasion, the right conclusion may have been reached! 78/529.3 rapped on the back leg, and the finger goes up! Capsey falls, and England in all sorts of trouble now! Capsey wants to review but she has run out of time. More drama in Guwahati! Fizzed in on a length on leg stump. Straightens off the surface and that squares up Capsey completely. She misses her flick and gets thumped on the back leg. Seemed to be heading into the stumps and replays confirm that too. Capsey wanted to have a look but from an England POV, it is probably well that she did not have time to do so. England six down now, and gulping nervously at the 76 runs they still need to get! 103/6Extras9 (lb 1, w 8)TOTAL182/6 (46.1 Overs, RR: 3.94)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Amy Jones, 0.6 ov), 2-29 (Tammy Beaumont, 6.1 ov), 3-69 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 18.2 ov), 4-69 (Sophia Dunkley, 18.5 ov), 5-78 (Emma Lamb, 22.1 ov), 6-103 (Alice Capsey, 29.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Marufa Akter 5 0 28 2 5.6 21 4 0 7 0 Nahida Akter 8 1 34 0 4.25 30 5 0 0 0 Sanjida Akter Meghla 7 0 24 1 3.42 24 2 0 0 0 Rabeya Khan 7 1 39 0 5.57 24 4 1 0 0 Fahima Khatun 10 2 16 3 1.6 48 1 0 1 0 Shorna Akter 7 0 33 0 4.71 19 3 0 0 0 Ritu Moni 2 1 3 0 1.5 9 0 0 0 0 S Mostary 0.1 0 4 0 24 0 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.10, Interval 18.10-18.40, Second Session 18.40-22.10
Match days
7 October 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England Women 2, Bangladesh Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 2 wickets)
- Bangladesh Women: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Bangladesh Women - 59/2 in 15.2 overs (Sharmin Akhter 30, S Mostary 20)
- Bangladesh Women: 100 runs in 30.5 overs (185 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: Bangladesh Women - 108/5 in 33.2 overs (S Mostary 47)
- S Mostary: 50 off 92 balls (7 x 4)
- Bangladesh Women: 150 runs in 45.6 overs (276 balls), Extras 15
- Over 46.5: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VG Rathi, Batter - S Mostary (Upheld)
- Over 48.6: Review by England Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VG Rathi, Batter - Sanjida Akter Meghla (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Bangladesh Women - 178/10 in 49.4 overs (Rabeya Khan 43)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 2.1: Review by England Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - HC Knight (Upheld)
- Over 6.1: Review by Bangladesh Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - TT Beaumont (Upheld)
- Over 6.5: Review by England Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - HC Knight (Upheld)
- England Women: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: England Women - 64/2 in 14.0 overs (HC Knight 13, Nat Sciver-Brunt 30)
- Over 18.5: Review by England Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CA Polosak, Batter - SIR Dunkley (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- England Women: 100 runs in 27.6 overs (168 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: England Women - 103/6 in 29.3 overs (HC Knight 27)
- HC Knight: 50 off 86 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- England Women: 150 runs in 40.2 overs (242 balls), Extras 9
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (HC Knight 33, CE Dean 17, Ex 0)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPowerplay podcast - Bangladesh let England off the hook
Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda look back at the Bangladesh vs England game, and Nahida Akter makes a special appearance to talk about her journey in the game
Shining Knight sweeps in to rescue England
Old-school knock steers tricky chase and makes it goodnight, Bangladesh
Knight scraps to help England overcome Bangladesh scare
Marufa and Fahima put the chase in jeopardy before Knight gritted through with Capsey and Dean
'At first look, I thought it was out' - Knight on the catching reprieve
"Had the call gone our way, there was every chance the outcome of the match could have been different," Fahima Khatun said
Charlie Dean takes England vice-captaincy in her stride
Spinner's promotion was announced at Abu Dhabi training camp prior to World Cup