END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN: 124/9 | RR: 6.20
- Nasum Ahmed19 (9b)
- Tymal Mills4-0-27-3
- Adil Rashid4-0-35-0
3.45pm: Well, that was a struggle. Only one Bangladesh batter made it into the 20s, despite the ball seeming to come on pretty nicely, and they managed just five 10+ run overs. You'd think England will be pretty happy chasing 125, although there's more than an element of intrigue about how they will go against Bangladesh's cohort of spinners - and remember, this is the team's first T20I encounter. Runs on the board, particularly in a World Cup game, always count for something. Stick with Debayan for the reply in 15
Here's Chris Woakes: "I think we bowled nicely there, wickets in the Powerplay are crucial. To get some early and squeeze them through the middle, we're pleased. Warm-up games didn't feel too good, but it's going better the more I play. As a unit we bowled well today. Think the wicket's a bit two-paced, a bit tired and if you hit the length hard, you get that bit of variable bounce. That's the plan but have to execute. [Rashid catch to remove Shakib] Great catch from Adil, over the shoulder is never easy. They can change T20 games."
Mustafizur Rahman b Mills 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Sadly, Nurul walks off without me being able to use Debayan's excellent "don't mess with the Sohan" gag... Out comes Mustafiz for the final ball
"Morgan missed a trick by giving the over to Rashid instead of Mo Ali or Livi." Quite possibly, Babar. A 17-run 19th in a close game could come back to bite
Nurul Hasan c †Buttler b Mills 16 (38m 18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 88.88
"Is the size of ground any factor to this below par performance or credit to bowlers?" It's a big ground, KK, so harder to hit boundaries. But no batter has really managed to get in and make a score
Mills to close out
END OF OVER:19 | 17 Runs | BAN: 119/7 | RR: 6.26
- Nasum Ahmed19 (9b)
- Nurul Hasan13 (13b)
- Adil Rashid4-0-35-0
- Tymal Mills3-0-22-1
BD fan: "If BD can score over 120 still I think we can see a close match." Well, they should get to 120 now
Rashid to bowl the penultimate over of the innings
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 102/7 | RR: 5.66
- Nasum Ahmed3 (4b)
- Nurul Hasan12 (12b)
- Tymal Mills3-0-22-1
- Adil Rashid3-0-18-0
"Is the pitch difficult to bat on or the Batsmen of BD playing poorly?" The batters haven't covered themselves in glory, Salman Khan - but England have bowled well here
Nasum Ahmed is next in
Mahedi Hasan c Woakes b Mills 11 (13m 10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 110.00
"Nice to see England use the traditional Pakistan attack: fast man and leggie." Yes, James, and Pakistan are also deploying that formula pretty well themselves in the UAE
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | BAN: 98/6 | RR: 5.76
- Mahedi Hasan11 (9b)
- Nurul Hasan11 (11b)
- Adil Rashid3-0-18-0
- Tymal Mills2-0-18-0
"I see that Mahedi's profile lists his role as a 'Top Order Batter'," notes Jabba. "Time to live up to the description?" That lofted drive was a touch of class