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Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature39th over: Bangladesh 118-5 (Mostary 50, Fahima 5) Tash Farrant, on commentary, laments a lack of footwork from the Bangladesh batters against England’s spinners – they haven’t really got the sweep out either.ShareHalf-century for Sobhana Mostary38th over: Bangladesh 117-5 (Mostary 50, Fahima 4) There it is: Mostary dabs the ball into the off side off Dean to reach 50 for the first time in international cricket. She gets there off 92 deliveries, a special moment for the 23-year-old who walked out at 25 for two.Share37th over: Bangladesh 115-5 (Mostary 49, Fahima 3) Bell is in bumper mode against Fahima but gets a bit carried away with one that flies high for a wide. That’s the only run off the over, with Mostary still waiting to raise her bat.Share36th over: Bangladesh 114-5 (Mostary 49, Fahima 3) Amy Jones’ superb display behind the stumps is hurt by a drop: Dean slides the ball on from around the wicket to catch the outside edge of Mostary, but Jones can’t hold on this time round.Share35th over: Bangladesh 114-5 ( Mostary 49, Fahima 3) Bell goes short against Fahima, and the ball lobs up in the air … but falls safely on the leg side.Share34th over: Bangladesh 109-5 (Mostary 47, Fahima 1) Fahima Khatun gets her account going with a single – the good news for Bangladesh is that Mostary remains, closing in on her first international half-century.ShareWICKET! Ritu c Smith b Dean 5 (Bangladesh 108-5)Here it is: Dean returns, tosses it up and Ritu tries to send the ball over deep midwicket – she ends up picking out Smith to end a difficult 36-ball knock.Bangladesh’s Ritu Moni walks off after losing her wicket for 5 runs. Photograph: Anupam Nath/APShareUpdated at 12.47 BST33rd over: Bangladesh 108-4 (Mostary 47, Ritu 5) Bell continues the dot-ball churn, just a couple of singles off the over. When’s that wicket going to come?Share32nd over: Bangladesh 106-4 (Ritu 4, Mostary 46) Bangladesh are 52-1 off nine overs against pace in this innings – the slower stuff continues to be a problem for them as Capsey concedes three. Curiously, Sciver-Brunt has now called for Lauren Bell …Share31st over: Bangladesh 103-4 (Mostary 45, Ritu 2) Out of nowhere, a cracking stroke. Mostary smacks a Sciver-Brunt off-cutter through the covers for four. An outside edge – with a degree of control – follows to make it back-to-back boundaries.Share30th over: Bangladesh 92-4 (Mostary 36, Ritu 1) Capsey nearly takes a return catch off Ritu, but the leading edge doesn’t carry. Bangladesh have hit just 16 runs across the last 10 overs – it’s not been a great watch.Share29th over: Bangladesh 92-4 (Mostary 36, Ritu 1) Ritu, off her 18th delivery, has that richly treasured run. This game has completely dried up, though, with the camera routinely focused on Joty, the Bangladesh captain, presumably wondering how her side are going to get themselves going here.Share28th over: Bangladesh 90-4 (Mostary 35, Ritu 0) Sciver-Brunt gives Alice Capsey the ball for a twirl – her tossed-up off-breaks skid on to concede just one, off the final ball of the over. Ritu Moni is yet to get off the mark after 16 deliveries.ShareUpdated at 12.17 BST27th over: Bangladesh 89-4 (Mostary 34, Ritu 0) Sciver-Brunt returns, which is probably a welcome change for Bangladesh, who have had little joy against spin. But a tickle down the leg-side is the only run conceded off the England captain.Share26th over: Bangladesh 88-4 (Mostary 33, Ritu 0) Another maiden, this time from Smith: Bangladesh aren’t going anywhere at the moment.Share25th over: Bangladesh 88-4 (Mostary 33, Ritu 0) Dean is now settled while going around the wicket and six dots follow. Some kids in the crowd show off their moves to this absolute Noughties tune:Share24th over: Bangladesh 88-4 (Mostary 33, Ritu 0) Smith is wheeling through her overs in a rush. Six overs gone, she’s conceded just nine to go with a wicket.ShareUpdated at 12.17 BST23rd over: Bangladesh 87-4 (Mostary 32, Ritu 0) Dean hasn’t been in complete control here – she drops short outside leg to Mostary, who swings away for a single. But the offie has her first wicket and England remain comfortable.ShareWICKET! Shorna c Jones b Dean 10 (Bangladesh 85-4)Shorna tries to sweep Dean again … but this time there’s a faint edge, with Jones immaculate behind the stumps. Another promising stand for Bangladesh is broken.Charlie Dean celebrates with Heather Knight after taking the wicket of Shorna Akter. Photograph: Matt Roberts-ICC/ICC/Getty ImagesShareUpdated at 12.31 BST22nd over: Bangladesh 85-3 (Mostary 31, Shorna 10) Linsey Smith returns to give Ecclestone a breather, and Shorna does look like she wants to give it a proper whack. It nearly gets her in trouble when she throws the bat outside off and nearly chops on to the stumps.Share21st over: Bangladesh 83-3 (Mostary 30, Shorna 9) Shorna Akter goes on the attack against Dean, sweeping hard to deep midwicket for four – risks are required from this end if Ecclestone is allowed to settle from the other.Share20th over: Bangladesh 76-3 (Mostary 29, Shorna 3) Can these two do anything to disrupt Ecclestone, who is at ease ripping the ball down the wicket? A single is the only damage off the over.Share19th over: Bangladesh 75-3 (Mostary 28, Shorna 3) Sciver-Brunt and her teammates are all smiles and laughs, just having a really great time out there. Dean opts for a change in approach, going around the wicket, but the batting pair do a decent job with rotating the strike, taking six off the over.Share18th over: Bangladesh 69-3 (Mostary 26, Shorna 1) Tammy Beaumont is loving life at silly mid-off, throwing various shapes and applauding away as Ecclestone launches her grenades. A couple of leg-side wides hurt Ecclestone’s flow but Beaumont is diving to her right not long after, a leading edge beating her rather ambitious effort.Share17th over: Bangladesh 66-3 (Mostary 26, Shorna 1) Dean is a touch too straight but when she gets it right, adjusting her line to tempt the drive, there’s no slip in place – Mostary’s outside edge runs to the boundary.Share16th over: Bangladesh 59-3 (Mostary 20, Shorna 0) Ecclestone has a wicket maiden and Bangladesh must go again after the end of that 34-run stand.ShareWICKET! Supta c Jones b Ecclestone 30 (Bangladesh 59-3)Supta gets the sweep wrong against Ecclestone and takes a blow to the helmet, which prompts a drinks break. And Ecclestone strikes straight after it! It’s the bounce that does for Supta, who tries to punch off the back foot but gets a thin edge behind to Jones.England are well on top. Photograph: Abhijit Adya/ShutterstockShareUpdated at 11.55 BST15th over: Bangladesh 59-2 (Mostary 20, Supta 30) Dean changes her pace up nicely, following the darts with a tossed-up tempter outside off. Mostary and Supta are settling in, though, building a decent stand and refusing to do anything silly.Share14th over: Bangladesh 56-2 (Mostary 19, Supta 29) Ecclestone’s fizz nearly gets Mostary to inside-edge on to her stumps, but the next ball is too short and Supta rocks back for four. A loopy turner outside off closes the over.Share13th over: Bangladesh 51-2 (Mostary 18, Supta 25) Sciver-Brunt takes herself off and brings on Charlie Dean. The offie’s only misstep in her over is a wide down the leg side, with her last ball nearly taking Supta’s outside edge.Share12th over: Bangladesh 50-2 (Mostary 18, Supta 25) Tammy Beaumont gets the lid on and advances to silly mid-off for Ecclestone’s second over … and Beaumont is in the game immediately, diving to her left but still out of reach. Mostary is looking in very decent nick here, driving Ecclestone through point for four. And just after I type that … she nearly chops on to her stumps.Share11th over: Bangladesh 45-2 (Mostary 14, Supta 24) Bangladesh can breathe a little easier – Sciver-Brunt is punished for three boundaries, with Mostary hooking and cutting nicely for two of them.Share10th over: Bangladesh 31-2 (Mostary 6, Supta 19) Here’s Sophie Ecclestone to give it a rip … and her fourth delivery is a beaut. It pitches on off and grips past Mostary’s outside edge. It’s a classy first over from Ecclestone, conceding nil. Bangladesh have hit 10 runs off the last seven overs.Share9th over: Bangladesh 31-2 (Mostary 6, Supta 19) Nat Sciver-Brunt brings herself on and Mostary punches through the covers to bring Bangladesh a much-needed boundary.Share8th over: Bangladesh 26-2 (Mostary 1, Supta 19) Mostary clips for one as Smith loses her line, but that’s the only damage off the over. Supta has 19 but, with four boundaries, has struggled to rotate the strike.Share7th over: Bangladesh 25-2 (Mostary 0, Supta 19) Bell gets away with a maiden, her final ball a wide long-hop that is cut straight to point by Supta.Share6th over: Bangladesh 25-2 (Mostary 0, Supta 19) Smith has figures of one for five after three overs as Sobhana Mostary, who hit an unbeaten 24 in the win over Pakistan, knuckles down.ShareWICKET! Joty c Dean b Smith 0 (Bangladesh 25-2)Oh dear. Joty pokes the bat at Smith and ends up chipping the ball to short extra cover. It’s a second-ball duck and a first wicket for Linsey Smith, who is delivering up top once again.Nigar Joty is out for a duck. Photograph: Pankaj Nangia/Getty ImagesShareUpdated at 11.07 BST5th over: Bangladesh 24-1 (Joty 0, Supta 18) Nigar Sultana Joty, captain and wicketkeeper, emerges for Bangladesh.ShareWICKET! Jhelik c Dunkley b Bell 4 (Bangladesh 24-1)Bell bounces back. Jhelik tries to force things against the quick after a couple of dots, coming down the pitch, but her loft down the ground is miscued to Sophia Dunkley at mid-off. England are up and running.Lauren Bell gets the early breakthrough for England. Photograph: Pankaj Nangia/Getty ImagesShareUpdated at 11.23 BST4th over: Bangladesh 23-0 (Jhelik 4, Supta 17) Smith gets a closer look at Jhelik, who hasn’t had much of the strike. The left-armer sends down another over with little drama, conceding a couple.Share3rd over: Bangladesh 21-0 (Jhelik 3, Supta 16) Amy Jones delivers an excellent take as Bell sends down a leg-side wide to Jhelik – she’s still trying to get her line right against the left-hander. Supta welcomes a half-volley with a drive through the covers for four, and the next ball is flicked to the fine-leg rope. Another boundary follows moments later when Bell goes too wide outside off, with Supta guiding it past the slip cordon. A very tidy over for Bangladesh.Share2nd over: Bangladesh 7-0 (Jhelik 2, Supta 4) Here’s a completely different challenge: from the tall right-arm quick to the shorter left-arm spinner. Smith closes her tight stump-to-stump opening over with a vicious in-ducker to the right-hander.Share1st over: Bangladesh 5-0 (Jhelik 1, Supta 4) Jhelik clips Bell’s opening delivery for a single, bringing Sharmin Akhter Supta on strike. Bell finds a touch of outswing and beats Supta’s attempted cover drive … and then a chance at slip! Bell finds the outside edge and Heather Knight flies low to her left but the ball beats her and runs to the rope … it’s not clear if it carried to the former England captain. A probing first over from the right-arm quick.SharePlenty of empty seats at Guwahati, I’m sad to report. Lauren Bell has the new ball for England and is up against the left-handed Rubya Haider Jhelik. Let’s play!ShareUpdated at 10.32 BSTNigar Sultana, Bangladesh’s captain, says her side wanted to bat first. They’ve only faced England once before in this format, at the last World Cup: Bangladesh fell to a 100-run defeat, with Sophie Ecclestone taking three for 15 off 10 (!) overs.ShareThe teamsEngland are unchanged but Bangladesh have opted for a couple: the all-rounder Ritu Moni and left-arm spinner Sanjida Akter Maghla are in.England: Amy Jones (wk), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren BellBangladesh: Rubya Haider Jhelik, Sharmin Akhter Supta, Nigar Sultana Joty (c) (wk), Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akhter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Sanjida Akter MaghlaShareEngland win the toss and choose to fieldIf it ain’t broke … Nat Sciver-Brunt calls it right and England will bowl first again.SharePreambleIt took just 34.5 overs for England to arrive at this World Cup, South Africa stunned in a 10-wicket shellacking. After the misery of the Ashes and defeat at home to India in the summer, this was a required dose of joy for the 2017 world champions.Linsey Smith’s drifting left-arm spin was key in dismantling the South African top order while Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones strolled through the chase. Funnily enough, such dominance can often lead to less clarity; we still need a glimpse of the rest of the batting lineup to really know where England sit among the contenders.Bangladesh will look to provide that proper test having opened their campaign with a seven-wicket win over Pakistan. Marufa Akhter, a 20-year-old quick, set that one up with two wickets in the opening over – I’m looking forward to seeing what she can come up with against Beaumont and Jones.Kick-off is at 10.30am BST – drop me a line with all your various thoughts, queries, musings on life. Cheers!Share
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