Although their first warm-up match against India was washed out, England have another chance to fine-tune their preparations in the warm-up fixture against Bangladesh at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. The Asian Tigers won the toss and opted to bat in the 6th official warm-up game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Jos Buttler said England wanted to bowl anyway, so the result of the toss was actually a win-win scenario for both the sides.
England though have had the better of the opening exchanges, with Reece Topley making the new ball talk to claim a couple of Bangladeshi wickets.
Teams:
Bangladesh (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
England (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson
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