Dawid Malan's high-powering innings took centrestage as England crushed Bangladesh by 137 runs in Dharmasala on Tuesday
England captain Jos Buttler has said that his England team has got very good balance and combinations after side registered a 137-run win over Bangladesh in the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala in their second match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. (Scorecard | Match Report | Full Coverage)
In-form Dawid Malan hit five sixes as he amassed 140 runs to take England to a massive 364/9. Reece Topley took 4/43 as Bangladesh were bundled out for 227. Speaking after the game, England skipper Jos Buttler said that his side has good balance and combinations. He praised Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Maland and Joe Root who contributed in England posing such a massive score.
“I think really good performance. Just the backend of the innings, we could have got a few more. We went harder at the first and the pitch slowed down a bit. Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, they were all great,” said Buttler.
“Dawid Malan to go out there and get a hundred is what you need. Yeah, I think you are always looking for the perfect performance. From overs 30-40, we probably scored some 100 runs. The guys attacked that period and it was very smart,” Buttler added.
Buttler stated that his side's got a good balance and combinations and will try to read the pitch conditions well for the upcoming World Cup games.
“Yeah, I think it can be one of the challenges in the tournament- reading the pitch and reading the conditions. We have got a very good balance and combinations and we shall try to read the conditions well and get the perfect combination,” said Buttler.
Following their win against Bangladesh, England will next face Afghanistan, with the two teams set to meet at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on October 15.