Iqbal ton takes Bangladesh to 305

Joe Root leads England to victory in Champions Trophy opener
Root inspires England
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03 June, 2017

England won the toss and chose to field first as they went with a five-man seam attack along with Moeen Ali as the spin bowling option while Bangladesh went on win an extended batting line-up.

As far as England's form is concerned, having won the first two matches against South Africa in the 3-match ODI series, the Three Lions lost the final encounter rather embarrassingly after being able to manage just 151, a total that the Proteas chased down in 29 overs.

Root deftly worked the ball off his pads and behind square on the off side and, despite being in obvious discomfort after suffering the injury on 61, completed a 10th ODI hundred.

Earlier, Tamim smashed a scintillating century and paired in a brilliant partnership with Mushfiqur to power Bangladesh to 305 for 6.

At least Monday's hapless display, such a contrast to a long run of scores where 300-plus has become the norm, might temper some of the expectations that see England face Bangladesh on Thursday as trophy favourites. Sabbir Rahman hit a brisk 24 before he fell in similar fashion, caught by Jason Roy off Plunkett, who finished with 4/59, as Bangladesh ended on 305/6.

Chris Woakes gave England an injury scare when he left the field with a suspected side strain after bowling only two overs against Bangladesh. The opening pair of Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar added a total of 56 runs for the first wicket.

Middlesex's Steven Finn and Toby Roland-Jones would appear to be next in line to replace 28-year-old Warwickshire all-rounder Woakes, with England's next Group A match against New Zealand in Cardiff on Tuesday.

"He plays safe shots and scores at a run a ball". Liam Plunkett did the most damage, taking out Tamim and Mushfiqur in successive deliveries.

Mushfiqur took little time to play himself in, sending his team past 100 with a crisp drive off Plunkett who was whipped through point later in the over by Tamim for his patient half-century off 71 balls.

Hussey, who was part of Australia's successful campaigns in the 2006 and 2009 editions of the Champions Trophy, says England's captain Eoin Morgan and head coach Trevor Bayliss will provide the steady hand that their troops will need during the condensed 18-day tournament.

In 2013, England needed just 20 runs off 16 balls to win a rain-affected finale against India, although the rapid loss of four wickets signalled their demise and James Tredwell failed to deliver the six needed to win from the final delivery.

Bangladesh took advantage of being invited to bat, led by the sparkling Tamim and cheered on by an energetic crowd.

Morgan had a life when Tamim was deemed to have grounded a diving catch by the third umpire and used it to good effect, bringing up a 33rd ODI fifty, but the crowd was lifted to its feet when Root reached three figures, despite struggling on his right leg.

He was the pick of the English bowlers with 4-59 in 10 overs, while Ball and Stokes chipped in with a wicket each.

The dashing batsman scored 128 off 142 balls.


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