There’s been plenty of chaos surrounding Bangladesh cricket but amid the turbulence they managed to win the warm-up game against Sri Lanka even though they took the field without stalwart Shakib Al Hasan. England’s first warm-up fixture, on the other hand, against India was washed out without a ball being bowled.
England will go at it again today at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Bangladesh have 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 is actually a win-win scenario for both the sides.
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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