England vs Bangladesh Highlights T20 World Cup 2021: Roy, bowlers shine as England crush Bangladesh by 8 wickets

England secure their second successive victory in the Super 12s in style. The bowling lineup stepped up to the occasion once again, and Jason Roy's quickfire fifty was central to the run-chase as Dawid Malan (28*) and Jos Buttler (18) contributed efficiently for the win.

The opener was in a hurry to finish the game and falls to Shoriful Islam in the 13th over. Roy went for a scoop but there wasn't enough pace in the delivery. Nasum Ahmed takes an impressive catch at third man.

England 114/2 in 13 overs; Target - 125

The England opener brings up his seventh T20I half-century with a lofted boundary over the bowler's head. Excellent innings from Roy so far, and England are steering towards a second win in the Super 12s.

England 104/1 in 12 overs; Target - 125

This has been a largely one-sided affair so far, with Roy and Malan finding easy runs on almost every ball now. Even a miracle may not work for Bangladesh here. 

Roy and Malan are finding easy singles as Bangladesh lack any sense of urgency here. It seems like an exhibition now, with clear difference in quality between both sides in this game.

England 83/1 in 9 overs; Target - 125

The left-hander plays a cheeky reverse-paddle for a four against Nasum Ahmed on the first delivery, and ends the over with a smacking cover drive for another four. Another good over for England as the batters accumulate 12 off it.

England 75/1 in 8 overs; Target - 125

The England opener is undeterred with Buttler's dismissal. He takes on Mahedi Hasan in his first over, charging down the track for a six over bowler's head before cutting a length delivery square for a four. England racing away towards a win as Bangladesh in a dire need of another breakthrough.

England 63/1 in 7 overs; Target - 125

Nasum Ahmed gets the breakthrough! Jos Buttler lofts a length delivery wide of long-off and Mohammad Naim takes a good catch. The England batter played for the turn but the ball slides in, which traps him at an awkward angle.

England 40/1 in 5 overs; Target - 125

Chris Woakes had mentioned in the mid-innings interview that his focus was largely on hitting the deck as hard as he could, adding that it was a "two-paced pitch." Bangladesh bowlers, however, have largely kept their lengths full, allowing easy runs for both English openers.

Bangladesh 37/0 in 4 overs; Target - 125

Buttler slams the first six of England's innings! He charges down the track and smacks the full delivery straight over bowler's head! 8 off the over.

England 26/0 in 3 overs; Target - 125

Jason Roy finds two boundaries against Mustafizur Rahman as the second over fetches 11 runs. The England opener barely survives on the final delivery, however, as he finds a thick inside-edge for a boundary towards deep fine-leg. An expensive over for Bangladesh.

England 18/0 in 2 overs; Target - 125

Jason Roy means business. He slaps the very first ball towards deep cover for a boundary. Shakib makes a good comeback, conceding three in the remaining over.

England 7/0 in 1 over; Target - 125

Jason Roy and Jos Buttler open for England. Mahmdullah takes a leaf out of England captain Eoin Morgan's book, as he hands the ball to Shakib Al Hasan for the first over. (Morgan, as KKR captain, opened with Shakib as strike bowler during the business end of IPL 2021)

An excellent bowling performance from England yet again. Bangladesh could never recover from the initial setbacks in Moeen Ali's over when he dismissed both openers on successive deliveries. Mushfiqur Rahim (29) led a rebuild alongside Mahmudullah (19), but his wicket triggered a batting collapse for the side. Nasum Ahmed's late fireworks (19 off 9 balls) steered Bangladesh to a respectable score.

Talk about the commentator's curse.

There had been no sixes so far; now there are two in five balls. Nasum Ahmed hits two sixes off Adil Rashid; both over the deep midwicket area. They need a few more of those! A good over for Bangladesh as they score 17 off it.

Bangladesh 119/7 in 19 overs

Bangladesh reach the three-figure mark in the 18th over of the game. Only nine fours and no sixes in their innings so far.

Bangladesh 102/7 in 18 overs

Mahedi Hasan goes for an adventurous scoop but fails to beat the fielder at fine leg. Bangladesh continue to sink further.

Bangladesh 98/7 in 17.1 overs

Mahedi Hasan finds a lucky four on the final ball of the 16th over as a thick outside-edge on a defensive shot goes past wicketkeeper Jos Buttler. Bangladesh won't mind these runs, though. 7 off Mills' second over.

Bangladesh 90/6 in 16 overs

It has been yet another solid performance from the English bowlers. With runs dried up, the Bangladesh captain had no other option but to go for a big hit. He steps out against Livingstone to push a fullish delivery towards cover, but finds a thick outside edge - thanks to the slight movement off-the-surface. An easy catch for Woakes at backward point.

Bangladesh 83/6 in 15 overs

RUN OUT! Mahmudullah is on his knees as he looks in horror at Afif Hossain! A huge mixup between both the batters and it's Hossain who is eventually dismissed at the keeper's end.

Tymal Mills' misfield turns into a blessing in disguise for England. The batters try to steal a second run but the Englishman recovers in time to collect the delivery and fire a throw at Buttler, who makes no mistake to dislodge the bails.

Bangladesh 76/5 in 13 overs

Another excellent over from Woakes as he concedes only three runs. Brilliant captaincy from Morgan as well, as he brings his strike bowler straight after the fourth wicket.

Bangladesh need a partnership but they also need to maintain a quick flow of runs.

Bangladesh 66/4 in 12 overs

BIG WICKET. Liam Livingstone gets Mushfiqur Rahim after an excellent review! The Bangladesh batter goes for a reverse-sweep but misses the line completely and gets caught in front of the stumps.

Bangladesh 63/4 in 10.4 overs

A couple of good overs for Bangladesh take their run-rate to six after the half-way mark of the innings. Mushfiqur Rahim has been finding spaces as he reaches 27 in as many deliveries, while captain Mahmudullah is rotating the strike efficiently as well.

Bangladesh bring up fifty in the 10th over of the game. The side needs a partnership and both, Rahim and Mahmudullah have been careful with their shots so far.

Bangladesh 50/3 in 9.1 overs

Bangladesh bring up fifty in the 10th over of the game. The side needs a partnership and both, Rahim and Mahmudullah have been careful with their shots so far.

Bangladesh 50/3 in 9.1 overs

12 runs for Bangladesh in Chris Jordan's first over, courtesy of a good rotation of strike and an edged four by Mushfiqur Rahim.

Bangladesh 42/3 in 8 overs

A brilliant effort from Tymal Mills which would've surely qualified for the Catch of the Tournament. Rahim plays a reverse-sweep and Mills, standing at the backward point, takes a gigantic leap to stop an otherwise certain boundary. 

Rahim and Mahmudullah need to tread with caution over the next few overs.

Bangladesh 30/3 in 7 overs

Big wicket for England! Worries mount for Bangladesh as one of their most consistent performers, Shakib Al Hasan is dismissed on 4. The left-hander attempted a hook shot but found a top edge, and Adil Rashid takes a well-judged catch.

Bangladesh 27/3 in 6 overs 

After a series of deliveries resulting in either dots or singles, Rahim finally lofts a fullish delivery from Moeen straight over the bowler's head. Six from the over.

Bangladesh 24/2 in 5 overs 

Only three runs from Woakes' second over. Bangladesh need a partnership to negate the early blows and there can be no better pair for that than the current batters on the crease: Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim.

Bangladesh 18/2 in 4 overs

Moeen strikes twice in two deliveries! He gets both openers off successive deliveries. 

Liton Das attempts to take on Moeen but finds a top-edge as he tried a sweep shot. The opener finds Livingstone in deep square leg. On the very next delivery, Naim tries to loft the delivery over mid-on but fails to get any elevation whatsoever. An easy catch for Woakes.

Bangladesh 15/2 in 3 overs

Mohammad Naim survives by the barest of margins! A slower delivery from Woakes takes the opener by surprise as he fails to adjust in time, lofting it towards silly mid-on. Dawid Malan takes a long stride to his left but doesn't reach the ball. 

An excellent over from Woakes as he concedes only 3.

Bangladesh 13/0 in 2 overs

Liton Das takes off in the first over! The opener sees that Moeen is pulling his length a bit, so he steps out to smack two successive boundaries!

He lofts one over Moeen's head and then goes through the cover region.

Bangladesh 10/0 in 1 over

We're done with the national anthems and the players now take to the field! Mohammad Naim and Liton Das to open for Bangladesh. Moeen Ali to bowl the first over for England. 

While Mahmudullah said at the toss that the side wants to put a good total on the board, recent history at the T20 World Cup has largely favored the teams batting second.

Barring Afghanistan's win over Scotland, every game in Super 12s has been won by the team chasing the target. Will Bangladesh defy the odds?

Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah(c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan(w), Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed

England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills

Mahmudullah (Bangladesh): "We are going to bat first. The wicket looks good, so we want to put a good total. We have one change. Shoriful comes in. We got three spinners playing, so we need to restrict them. This is a new game, so we need to play well."

Eoin Morgan (England): "We have been good at chasing, the wicket looks good, played here during the IPL. We need to adapt, no team changes for us."

Bangladesh win toss, opt to bat in Group 1 match against England in Abu Dhabi

The pitch doesn't have much grass on it and it looks a bit dry. We can expect a good contest between the bat and ball, says Dale Steyn.

It would've been a perfect game for England against West Indies if the side didn't face initial hiccups during the 56-run chase. England lost four wickets in the game but a successful chase in merely 8.2 overs gave the side a huge boost in Net Run Rate. Against Bangladesh, England would aim for their batting order to step up.

Mohammad Saifuddin, who had been among the wickets in all of Bangladesh's games in the T20 World Cup this year, was ruled out of the edition due to back pain. Rubel Hossain has replaced the bowler.

Mahmudullah's side will be pinning its hopes on their talismanic all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who has been one of the most consistent players for Bangladesh in this edition so far. With 11 wickets and 106 runs in four innings, Shakib remains a vital cog in this Bangladesh team.