Bangladesh vs England Preview: England poised for trial by spin by Bangladeshi's

The Nightwatchman
Jun 8, 2019
2 min read

Many are tipping England to be celebrating after their second match in this years World Cup.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has promised England another trial by spin when they meet in the World Cup in Cardiff on Sunday. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow's dominance at the top of the order has been the hallmark of England's rise to become the top-ranked team in one-day internationals. But the fast starts have been reigned in by South Africa, who opted for the spin of Imran Tahir for the new ball, who dismissed Bairstow for a duck. In the second match, Pakistan opened with Shadab Khan and the moved paid off, with the leg-spinner dismissing Roy cheaply. The green pitches in Cardiff allowed New Zealand's arsenal of quicks to skittle Sri Lanka last weekend, while Nuwan Pradeep then did the same to Afghanistan. As a result, England appear likely to recall Liam Plunkett, perhaps at the expense of leg-spinner Adil Rashid. But Bangladesh will be sticking to their tried-and-tested formula, relying on the spin of Mehid Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan and Mosaddek Hossain. Bangladesh beat England in the past two World Cups, but the 2019 tournament hosts are a different proposition now, boasting a fearsome batting line-up and a strong bowling unit. While England lost to Pakistan in their last match, Mortaza's side faces a tough task on Saturday.

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Jason Roy will be looking to make up for a disappointing outing against Pakistan

Jason Roy will be looking to rectify a dissapointing outing against Pakistan, where he managed only 8 with the bat, whilst dropping an absolute sitter at mid-on. Both failures from Roy impacted the result of the match, and Roy will be looking to lead from the top of the order to get England back into the winners circles. PREDICTION Against Pakistan, England were widely tipped to make light work of their opposition. This time around they will go into the match as favourites, but people are starting to sense that England may have peaked early and are beginning to falter on the big stage. Bangladesh on the other hand will go in under the radar and a win over England will dramatically improve their chances of progressing pass the group stage. The game will be broken up by one of the many stars from either side, but prepare for fireworks. England to win by 10-30 runs / 2-3 wickets. STATISTICS HEAD TO HEAD ODI Matches: 20 England: 16