England vs Bangladesh, T20 World Cup 2021 Match Highlights: As it Happened

The back-to-back defeats have hurt Bangladesh chances to move forward in the tournament. They now have to win all of their remaining matches and rely on the other teams’ results to get a place in the semifinals. Meanwhile, things are looking smooth for England to get a place in semis from here.

England opener Jason Roy, who was named Man of the Match for his explosive 61-run knock, hails the bowling attack to continue their domination show in the tournament.

“Very special match for us. Had to back up our last performance against WI and we came out firing with the ball. Nice to get into more of a routine now in the last couple of years (more T20 cricket being played). It’s definitely a case of keeping wickets in hand and powering through in the back end of our innings. Working very hard on it in the last few years (against spin). It’s a part of my game that’s improved a lot,” Morgan said in the post-match presentation.

Jonny Bairstow hits the winning shot as England beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. A dominating performance from England to collect crucial two points. The bowlers set the tone of the game for England as the batters followed it up with a solid fifty from Jason Roy as they chased down the target in just 14.1 overs. ENG 126/2 in 14.1 overs beat BAN (124/9) by 8 wickets

And the JASON ROY SHOW comes to an end! The stylish opener in search of another maximum lofted the ball in the air but missed the top connection this time and got caught by Nasum Ahmed. It’s too late for Bangladesh to get the better of him as the required run rate is below 2. Roy departs for 61. ENG 112/2 in 12.5 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Jason Roy completes his half-century in style with a maximum and England also cross the 100-run mark with that biggie. A dominating knock from Roy as he took the charge over Bangladesh right from the first ball of the chase. ENG 101/1 in 11.4 Overs vs BAN (124/9)

A tidy over from Shoriful Islam but it might be too late now for that. Three runs came from it and he attacked the batters with a couple of short balls too and put them on the backfoot. Bangladesh need to trigger a collapse from here to get something out from this match. ENG 93/1 in 11 overs vs BAN (124/9)

England are marching towards a massive win here with Jason Roy and Dawid Malan leading the charge in the middle. Only 35 runs are needed now from 60 balls as nothing is going in Bangladesh’s favour. Only a miracle would save Bangladesh from here. Roy is also nearing his half-century. ENG 90/1 in 10 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Dawid Malan has joined the party now with a couple of boundaries against Nasum Ahmed. The southpaw is looking in decent touch and trying to score runs on every ball. The required run rate is already below 4 and England now have the opportunity to better their NRR by finishing this game early. ENG 75/1 in 8 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Jason Roy is not looking to stop for anybody here and smashing almost everything coming his way. 13 runs came from the Mahedy Hasan’s over as England are marching towards the target with complete ease. Bangladesh desperately need a couple of wickets to bounce back in the game. ENG 67/1 in 7 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Ten runs came from the Mustafizur Rahman’s over as Jason Roy continues to hit boundaries to keep the scoreboard moving at a healthy run rate. A very good powerplay for England despite losing the big wicket of Jos Buttler. ENG 50/1 in 6 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Nasum Ahmed provides a big breakthrough for Bangladesh as Jos Buttler is walking back towards the pavilion. The wicketkeeper batter looked to play the ball over cover for a maximum but was caught near the boundary line. Bangladesh need to capitalize on that now. ENG 39/1 in 4.5 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Another good over for England as nine runs came from it. Shoriful Islam bowled some tight line but the two English openers are in no mood to stop here. The current run-rate is over 9 and the duo will look to maintain it in the powerplay overs. ENG 37/0 in 4 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Jos Buttler has joined the party as he smashed Shakib Al Hasan over his head for a maximum. Bangladesh are in trouble now as both England openers are now off to a good start and England need to break the stand early. Buttler and Roy are known to play with some offensive approach which might give Bangladesh a chance or two to get them out. ENG 28/0 in 3 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Jos Buttler is looking a bit rusty so far, while, on the other hand, Jason Roy is looking to smash every loose delivery coming in his way. He has already smashed three boundaries in this innings and if he gets going the match will be over a bit early. Bangladesh need to get him as early as possible. ENG 18/0 in 2 overs vs BAN (124/9)

Jason Roy didn’t waste much time clear his intentions about how he is going to approach this chase. The flamboyant opener smashed the ball first ball of the innings for a boundary. Seven runs came from the over and England will look to the game away from Bangladesh in the powerplay overs. ENG 7/0 in 1 over vs BAN (124/9)

England openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler are in the middle to start the 125-run chase. Shakib Al Hasan will start the proceedings with the new ball for Bangladesh.

Excellent final over from Tymal Mills as only five runs came from it and he also manages to get a couple of wickets. A very dominating performance from England with the ball to restrict Bangladesh under 125. Interestingly, no batter from the Bangladesh team managed to get past the 30-run mark. Top spells from Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone as they claimed two wickets each. While Mills finished the job with lethal bowling in death overs. BAN 124/9 in 20 overs

Bangladesh finally get some sixes which were missing in the innings. Morgan’s gamble to use Adil Rashid in the penultimate didn’t pay off as seventeen runs came from it. Nasum Ahmed takes full advantage of the loose deliveries to collect a couple of sixes. BAN 119/7 in 19 overs

Tymal Mills joins the party and sends Mahedi Hasan backs to the hut. The batter tried to play the ramp shot and Mills had an idea about it as he took away the pace from the ball. Bangladesh continue to struggle as they are yet to hit a six in this innings. BAN 98/7 in 17.1 overs

A tight over from Tymal Mills as seven runs came from it. England have now a chance to restrict their opposition for anything under 120. Adil Rashid has two overs left and the same goes for Chris Jordan and Mills. It will be interesting to see whether Morgan takes a risk by using a spinner at this stage. BAN 90/6 in 16 overs