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Tanya Aldred (earlier) and Rob Smyth (later)

England beat Bangladesh by 137 runs: Cricket World Cup 2023 – as it happened

England's Dawid Malan plays a shot during the 2023  Cricket World Cup match between England and Bangladesh.
England's Dawid Malan thwacks the ball during his career-best innings. Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images

That’s all for today’s OBO. It’s been a good day for England and particularly Dawid Malan and Reece Topley. I’ll leave you with Simon Burnton’s report from Dharamsala – bye.

Jos Buttler’s verdict

It was a really good performance to bounce back from a disappointing first game. We stuck to our guns and played the way we want to play. There are always areas you can improve as well. We’d like to have got a few more at the back end of the innings, although I thought it was a fantastic score on that pitch. For Dawid Malan to get a big hundred is just what you need, somebody to stand up after the first game.

One of the challenges of the tournament will be reading the pitch and the conditions [and deciding which bowlers to play]. We’ve got great options so we can go with a different balance of spin and seam. Reece Topley’s early wickets were fantastic when you’ve got a score like that on the board.

England’s Jos Buttler (right) and Chris Woakes celebrate their 137 run victory over Bangladesh.
England’s Jos Buttler (right) and Chris Woakes celebrate their 137 run victory. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters

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