T20 World Cup: England thrash Bangladesh for second win in Super 12s

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ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Abu Dhabi:
Bangladesh 124-9 (20 overs): Mills 3-27, Livingstone 2-15, Moeen 2-18
England 126-2 (14.1 overs): Roy 61 (38), Malan 28* (25)
England won by eight wickets
Scorecard

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 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.

England's strong start continues

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 cause bigger sides problems. 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.

Off-spinner Moeen, handed the new ball again, responded by removing openers Liton Das and Mohammad Naim with consecutive balls as both miscued aggressive shots.

Chris Woakes, who took an immaculate 1-12 from four overs, collected the key wicket of Shakib Al Hasan, diving to take the ball dropping over his shoulder at short fine leg.

Bangladesh were 26-3 in the sixth over and from there England continued to take regular wickets, the tactical moves made by captain Eoin Morgan working perfectly.

Part-time spinner Liam Livingstone had Mushfiqur Rahim, who made 29, lbw on review in his first over and also dismissed captain Mahmudullah for a stodgy 19 from 24 balls.

Tymal Mills took three lower-order wickets with his mix of pace and slower balls, including two off the final two deliveries of the innings.

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