Bangladesh vs England, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Match 33 Toss Report & Playing XI: ENG win toss, BAN to bat first

Mashrafe Mortaza-led side would certainly fancy their chances against an off-colour England and take a step forward in making it past the first round only the second time in the World Cup.

With overnight and morning rains Eoin Morgan decided to bowl first after winning the toss. Here is a look at playing XI of both the sides. England- Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), James Taylor, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Stuart Broad, James Anderson. Bangladesh- Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Arafat Sunny, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed. Catch- Bangladesh vs England Live Score Updates here.

Mashrafe Mortaza-led side would certainly fancy their chances against an off-colour England and take a step forward in making it past the first round only the second time in the World Cup.

Team News – BANGLADESH: Bangladesh are without batsman Anamul Haque, who has been ruled out for the ongoing tournament due to a dislocated shoulder. He would be replaced by Imrul Kayes, who had made half-century against England in the famous Bangladesh win in 2011 Cricket World Cup. Mahmudullah who was promoted to No. 3 in batting order against Scotland should continue to be doing the services at same place. Watch- Bangladesh vs England live streaming & score updates on Mobile.

So far in 2015 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh have ensured that sharing points with Australia in the rained-off match in Brisbane has not been wasted. Having beaten Afghanistan before losing to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh overhauled Scotland’s 318 for eight with 11 balls to spare, losing just four wickets in the process. It was the second-best winning chase in World Cup history after Ireland’s 329 to defeat England in a Bangalore thriller in 2011. Watch- Free Live Streaming and Telecast on Star Sports.

Team News – ENGLAND: England’s best bets in ICC World Cup 2015, James Anderson’s two wickets so far have come at an unusually high average of 91 while Stuart Broad averages 92 for his two scalps explains Poms disappointing performance. There is glimmer of hope with young batsman Joe Root scoring a good century against Sri Lanka in the previous match. Another huge total and England bowlers should contain the opponents batsmen.

England has managed lone victory against Scotland in their four matches. They have lost by big margins against Australia (lost by 111 runs), New Zealand (lost by 8 wickets) and Sri Lanka (lost by 9 wickets), something that must dented their confidence.

Squads:

Team Bangladesh: Masrafe Bin Mortaza (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Hoque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Shabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Arafat Sunny, Shafiul Islam.

Team England: Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan (c), Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes. Inputs from PTI.