England defeat Bangladesh to get Cricket World Cup campaign back on track

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Having lost their opening match against New Zealand, England bounced back at the Cricket World Cup in India by defeat Bangladesh in their second game.

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00:00 Having lost their opening match at the 2023 Cricket World Cup to New Zealand,

00:05 Joss Butler's England were in need of a victory in their second outing to get their tournament back on track.

00:10 Against a Bangladesh side ranked 7th in the world, and therefore two places below England,

00:16 they were presented with the ideal opportunity.

00:19 Against New Zealand, only Joe Root had scored above a half century in England's batting innings,

00:24 but against Bangladesh, three of England's line-up managed to score over 50 runs.

00:28 Opener Jonny Bestow set down the gauntlet with 52,

00:31 with his opening partner Dawit Milan scoring an impressive 140.

00:35 Joe Root then managed 82 to set England on their way to 364 for 9.

00:39 When Bangladesh came to the crease, Rhys Topley had their card marked.

00:43 He took four wickets, including three of the opening four batsmen,

00:46 with Chris Wokes dismissing the other in Lytton Das on 76.

00:50 Ultimately, England proved too hot to handle and saw Bangladesh all out on 227

00:55 to give Josh Butler's side the important victory.

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