DUBAI (Dispatches) -
England continued their perfect start at the Men’s T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.
After bowling West Indies out for 55 in their opening win, England restricted Bangladesh to 124-9 in another fine performance in the field.
Moeen Ali took two wickets in two balls in the third over, Tymal Mills claimed 3-27 and Liam Livingstone 2-15, while there was also a fine diving catch from Adil Rashid and a run-out.
Jason Roy then crashed 61 from 38 balls and Dawid Malan made a measured 28 not out as England raced to their target with 35 balls to spare.
Eoin Morgan’s side sit top of Group 1 after two games in the Super 12s.
Their next match is against Australia in Dubai on Saturday at 15:00 BST.
This may not have been as destructive or eye-catching as England’s six-wicket win over West Indies but it was almost as impressive.
Bangladesh, who came through the first round of the tournament to reach the Super 12, have the players, particularly their spinners, to pose problems to bigger sides. England swatted them aside with ease.
Again it was a victory built on strong bowling performance, a good sign for England’s hopes given it is supposedly their weaker suit.