BAN VS ENG | Twitter reacts as Dawid Malan and Reece Topley earn England first win in 2023 World Cup

10/10/2023

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England secured their first victory in the 2023 World Cup, defeating Bangladesh by a margin of 137 runs with the stellar performances by Dawid Malan (140) and Reece Topley (4/43). The England team demonstrated an all-round performace and put to bed any questions resulting for the New Zealand defeat.

Having won the toss, Bangladesh opted to bowl first and faced a challenging powerplay as England's opening pair of Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow established a formidable 115-run partnership for the first wicket. This was followed by a resilient 151-run partnership between Joe Root and Malan, propelling England to a commanding score of 279/2 in just 38 overs with the latter bringing up his maiden World Cup ton. Despite the strong start, England's middle order struggled to maintain the momentum, largely due to excellent bowling performances by Shoriful Islam and Mahedi Hasan, who picked up three and four wickets respectively. As a result, England could only manage to add 66 runs while losing 7 wickets in the final 11 overs, finishing their innings with a total of 364/9.

However, Bangladesh's chase got off to a rocky start as they lost four crucial wickets, including those of Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, for a mere 49 runs within the first powerplay. Subsequently, Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the ship with a solid 72-run partnership, with the former scoring a 66-ball 76.Reaching his half-century, the wicketkeeper-batsman exited the field while Reece Topley's exceptional bowling performance of 4 wickets for 43 runs, proved to be a game-changer. Unfortunately, Towhid Hridoy's commendable 39 runs weren't sufficient to bolster Bangladesh's innings, as they eventually found themselves all out for 137 runs in 48.2 overs, sealing England's victory by 137 runs.

He has given his best!

I like Topley... not sure why he isn't given a go in the Test team #EnglandCricket #ENGvsBAN
— Ben Durham (@benny_62) October 10, 2023

Goof comeback!

An excellent comeback this by #EnglandCricket after a massive defeat against the mighty #NewZealand #ENGvsBAN #CWC23
— Mohd Imran - محمد عمران (@khankick007) October 10, 2023

Looks like!

I don't feel this world cup is exciting considering the flat nature of the wicket.

Every team is winning one sided game at the end of the day.#Hyderabad #imam #fakhar #PAKvSL #ENGvsBAN #IndvsAfg #ODIWorldCup
— CA Sandeep Kumar🇮🇳 (@CA_Sandeepkmr) October 10, 2023

Hope so!

England come good in the next game. Won by 137 runs. Malan century. Root 82.#ENGvBAN #cwc2023
— P J Hardy (@pjhardy4) October 10, 2023

Huge win!

ENGLAND BEAT BANGLADESH BY 137 RUNS....!!!

First win for Defending champions in World cup, heroes are Malan, Root, Bairstow & Topley. #ENGvBAN #ENGvsBAN #WorldCup #BANvsENG pic.twitter.com/aKcwvSkZkD
— Akash Rajput 𝕏 (@imARajput66) October 10, 2023

Sad for them!

Bangladesh lost 💔
— Alexander 🇵🇰 (@10_MARWAT_10) October 10, 2023

Great win over Bangladesh!

England won by 137 runs!

BAN 227-10 (Overs: 48.2)

Best wishes for the next... 🐅🇧🇩#CWC23 #BANvENG #SAH75 pic.twitter.com/93VfkDQbzI
— Fans Of SAH75 (@fansofsah75) October 10, 2023

Yes we saw it coming!

#AskThePavilion The way defending champion England won against Bangladesh in Sub-continent in today's world cup match is it a statement to other teams that England are ready to do something special just like they did in 2019?
— George Khandakar (@georgekhandakar) October 10, 2023

Yeah dude!

Topley comes in , the effect is clear to see. Should have played vs Nz. https://t.co/N3anocTI9l
— Gautam Anil Kunneth (@kunneth_1508) October 10, 2023

Good hands!

Dawid Malan and Reece Topley star as England thrash Bangladesh | The Cricketer https://t.co/BmWBMjuP4M
— George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) October 10, 2023

Massive victory!