England registered a convincing win by 137 runs over Bangladesh in the 7th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first. While Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root scored the fifties, it was Dawid Malan who stole the limelight with a stunning 140 off 107 with 16 fours and 5 sixes as well.

Mahedi Hasan picked up 4 wickets while conceding 71 runs as well. While chasing, Bangladesh lost 4 wickets quickly. However, Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the ship but that was not enough for them to win. And, they eventually lost by a massive margin as well.

Who said what after the match?

Jos Buttler: “Really good performance, stuck to our guns. Really important for us after a bad performance earlier. The back end I think we should have scored a few more, we could do well with some partnerships at the back end. It was fantastic to see Dawid Malan stand up and get a big hundred after what happened first game. We are always looking for the perfect performance, can’t remember the number of times it actually works out. One of the challenges is going to be reading the conditions and pitch well, we have a fantastic, balanced squad – a good combination of swing and spin. Today was fantastic to see Reece Topley come in and perform that way.”

Shakib Al Hasan: “It was a good toss to win, there was some rain last night. There was some help for the faster bowlers but we didn’t start well. When you give them a sniff, they will always come at us strong. We did well in the last 10 overs but it will always be tough to chase 350. We planned well, but we couldn’t execute. The ball was swinging nicely, needed to put in the right areas and build momentum. Once they got the momentum it was tough to contain them. I think the position they were in, they could have scored 380-390, we restricted them well. But I think 320 would have been a good total to chase here. It is a long tournament, we have a tough fixture coming up in Chennai, NZ are playing well. We have to move on, keep doing the right things and take it one game at a time.”

Dawid Malan, who won Player of the Match, said: “It’s nice to contribute, been a long journey to try and get to this stage, so to get here is fantastic and then to put in performance to win a game is great as well, I don’t know what it is down to to, hopefully it will continue (talking about his incredible form this year). Sometimes I play good shots and sometimes I play bad shots and that’s cricket (talking about the criticism), it’s always about trying to cash in against some type of bowling which is yours on the day. When you got Root at three who is so consistent, it allows us to play a bit freely. I’m desperate to do well this format, desperate to win games of cricket and prove a point and prove people wrong. So, when I get in, I don’t like to give it away.”