ICC Champions Trophy: Brilliant Joe Root guides England to win vs Bangladesh

England's Joe Root celebrates after his 133* helped his team defeat Bangladesh in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. (AFP)

Updated on: Jun 01, 2017 11:50 PM IST

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England's Joe Root celebrates after his 133* helped his team defeat Bangladesh in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. (AFP)

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After being sent in to bat, Bangladesh were given a slow but steady start by opener Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar. (AP)

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But Sarkar could not capitalise on his good start and fell for 28 to Ben Stokes. (REUTERS)

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Bangladesh's Imrul Kayes (19) was dismissed by Liam Plunkett. (AFP)

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Mushfiqur Rahim (79), however, was involved in a 166-run stand with Tamim. (AP)

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Tamim Iqbal was the pick of Bangladesh batsmen as he top-scored with a 142-ball 128. (REUTERS)

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Liam Plunkett took four wickets as Bangladesh suffered a mini-collapse towards the end to be restricted to 305/6. (Reuters)

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Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh captain, gave his team great start as he reduced England to 6/1 by dismissing Jason Roy 6/1. (AFP)

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But the other England opener Alex Hales (95) was involved in a 159-run stand with Joe Root. (AFP)

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Joe Root top-scored for England with an unbeaten 133. (REUTERS)

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England's Eoin Morgan played a 61-ball 75* and was involved in a 143* run stand with Root. (REUTERS)

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Joe Root and Eoin Morgan guided England to eight-wicket win in 47.2 overs. (AFP)