Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur drive Bangladesh to set England 276

Sport Desk: Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim made a highest-ever World Cup partnership for Bangladesh to set a 276-run target for England in the 33rd match of Pool A clash at the Adelaide Oval on Monday.

Bangladesh scored 275 runs for seven wickets after they were sent to bat first.

Riyad became the first Bangladesh batsman to score a World Cup century when he took a single off Stuart Broad’s 3rd delivery of 44th over.

The 29 year right hand batsman reached his maiden ODI century off 131 balls hitting 7 fours and 2 sixes.

He was run out adding more 3 runs at the career-best 103.

Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim added 141 runs in the 5th wicket partnership which is highest-ever World Cup partnership for Bangladesh in any wicket.

Mushfiqur Rahim who bagged his 23rd half century scored 89 runs off 77 balls with 8 fours and 1 six.

Mahmudullah also built a 86-run in the third wicket partnership with Soumya Sarkar after Bangladesh lost opener Tamim Iqbal (2) and Imrul Kayes (2) who called into the Bangladesh squad in recent days as a replacement for the injured Anamul Haque, for 8.

Soumya added 40 runs off 52 balls hitting 5 fours and a six. Later Sabbir Rahman contributed 14 more to put a decent total of 275 runs.

English pacers James Anderson and Chris Jordan claimed two wickets each for 45 and 59 runs respectively.

 

Bangladesh Team

Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeeper), Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain), Arafat Sunny, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed

England Team

MM Ali, IR Bell, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan (Captain), JWA Taylor, JC Buttler (Wicketkeeper), CR Woakes, CJ Jordan, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson


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