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England off the mark after Malan special

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2023/10/10

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Malan's 140 came off just 107 balls (Cricbuzz)

Dawid Malan’s fourth ODI hundred of the year and a 151-run stand with Joe Root (82), followed by Reece Topley’s 4-43, set up England’s commanding 137-run victory over Bangladesh in Dharamsala. Malan posted century partnerships with both Jonny Bairstow (52) and Root to lay the groundwork but England stuttered in the death overs, conceding seven wickets combined to Shoriful Islam and Mahedi Hasan to finish with 364/9. Topley however had Bangladesh on the mat in the PowerPlay itself, claiming three top-order left-handers to derail the chase early.

Put in to bat first, Malan took on Mustafizur Rahman early, hitting two sixes over deep backward square to get going as he raced to a 39-ball fifty while Bairstow got there in 54 deliveries. Shakib earned Bangladesh the much-needed breakthrough after a 115-run opening stand, getting a couple of deliveries to turn past Bairstow before pegging back his leg-stump with a straighter one. While spin in tandem did manage to keep the scoring in check, Root, who settled in with a beautiful lofted drive straight down the ground, ended a six-over boundary drought when he ramped Mustafizur into the stands.

Malan reached his 100 off just 91 balls and then switched gears immediately. A returning Mehidy Hasan Miraz came in the firing line right away, smashed for two 76-m long sixes and as many fours in a 22-run over. Meanwhile, Root’s fifty was up in 44 balls. The pair had recovered so well to post a 100 partnership in 90 balls and the 150 came up in only another 26.

Root became England’s highest run-getter in ODI World Cups upon reaching 63 but Bangladesh and Shoriful made a commendable comeback as death overs approached. Mahedi broke the threatening stand to deny Malan a 150, while Shoriful dismissed both Buttler and Root with knuckle balls. He also knocked over the off-stump of Liam Livingstone first ball with a cutter to finish with figures of 3 for 75, despite leaking 45 in his first-five alone.

The regular wickets meant England weren’t allowed the momentum for a typical death overs explosion. Mahedi also went on to rectify his figures with the wickets of Harry Brook, Sam Curran and Adil Rashid to allow England only 102 runs in the last 13 overs. That, however, proved too tall a mountain to climb once Topley took the new ball.

Litton Das (76) had kicked off the tall chase positively, with a hat-trick of boundaries off Chris Woakes, but it was quickly offset by the left-arm pacer’s twin strikes in an excellent first World Cup over for him. Topley got rid of both left-handers for ducks – Tanzid Hasan caught at slip and Najmul Shanto caught at point – off successive balls, both off away swingers. He claimed a third left-hander in Shakib, knocking over the off-stump to reduce Bangladesh to 26/3 inside six overs. Woakes lent further blow when he had Mehidy nicking behind yet another out swinger.

Even though Topley had killed the chase in the powerplay itself, Bangladesh forged some partnerships to delay the inevitable. Amidst the top-order collapse was a fluent Litton, who not only held one end up but also raced to a quick 38-ball fifty. And while he did the bulk of scoring for Bangladesh during his stay in the middle, the effort wasn’t matched at the other end as Mushfiqur took his time settling in. Mark Wood consistently hit speeds of 147 kmph+ and proved difficult to put away but Litton took on Adil Rashid’s spin in the very first over, slog-sweeping for a six to relieve some pressure.

Wokaes however put an end to the opener’s fight with an off-cutter, getting Litton to edge behind after a 66-ball 76. With that went away Bangladesh’s hopes of even a miracle comeback. Mushfiqur did raise a 60-ball fifty and a 42-run stand with Towhid Hridoy (39) but became Topley’s fourth victim on the day, taking on the short ball and slicing it straight to third man. The 201 required off the last 19 overs with just four wickets in hand was always going to be an uphill task. Under lights, the resistance offered by the lower order did help Bangladesh drag the game to the penultimate over, but wasn’t nearly enough to prevent a drubbing.

Brief scores:
England 364/9 in 50 overs (Dawid Malan 140, Joe Root 82, Jonny Bairstow 52; Mahedi Hasan 4-71, Shoriful Islam 3-75) beat Bangladesh 227 all out in 48.2 overs (Litton Das 76, Mushfiqur Rahim 51; Reece Topley 4-43, Chris Woakes 2-49) by 137 runs

(Cricbuzz)

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Shafali Verma raises her bat after scoring her maiden ton in white-ball internationals [BCCI]

A 49-ball unbeaten hundred from Shafali Verma and three-wicket hauls apiece for Nandani Sharma and Deeoti Sharma helped India march into the final of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.

Batting first in Nisshin against Bangladesh, India posted 195 for 4, with Shafali bringing up her maiden white-ball international hundred off the final ball of the innings. She pummelled nine sixes and three fours in an innings that left Bangladesh needing a record chase to reach the final.

Smriti Mandhana gave India a rapid start with a 19-ball 37, during which she became the leading run-scorer in women’s T20Is, while Harmanpreet Kaur found some form with a 33-ball 40 from No. 4.

India’s innings began with a 36-ball opening stand of 72, with Shafali setting the pace by smashing 34 off her first 17 deliveries, while Mandhana initially played second fiddle before gaining pace. G Kamalini, at No. 3, failed to make use of another opportunity, while Richa Ghosh made only two. Harmanpreet started sluggishly, as she has tended to in the recent past, but overcame those early struggles to land some lusty blows towards the end of the innings. She added 94 off 55 balls with Shafali for the third wicket.

Bangladesh never seriously threatened the target. Dilara Akter made 27 at the top of the order, but opening partner Juairiya Ferdous was dismissed for a duck and Bangladesh’s Nos. 3 to 5 were unable to get going. Sultana Khatun, batting at No. 9, was their second-highest scorer with just 12.

Nandani got the first wicket in the second over after which fellow new-ball bowler Kranti Gaud delivered a second blow in the third over. Shree Charani then sent Nigar Sultana back in the final over of the powerplay to leave Bangladesh at 38 for 3.

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India will now face Sri Lanka in the gold-medal match, a repeat of the final from 2023. Bangladesh will meet Pakistan for the bronze-medal fixture.

Scores:
India Women 195 for 4 in 20 overs (Smriti Mandhana 37, Shafali Verma 100*, Harmanpreet Kaur 40: Marufa Akter 1-43, Sanjida Akter Meghla 1-25, Rabeya Khan 1-35, Nahida Akter 1-45) beat Bangladesh Women 81 in 15.4 overs (Dilara Akter 27, Sharmin Akhter 10, Sultana Khatun 12*; Kranti Gaud 1-20, Nandani Sharma 3-25. Shree Charani 2-07, Shreyanka Patil 1-22, Deepti Sharma 3-07) by 114 runs

[Cricinfo]