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Matthew Cooper

Superb Dawid Malan hundred steers England to hard-fought ODI win over Bangladesh

England have beaten Bangladesh by three wickets in the first ODI in Mirpur, with the visitors triumphing in a low-scoring game thanks to an excellent 114 from Dawid Malan.

Speaking before the game, England captain Jos Buttler said the series is "exactly the kind of challenge we need" ahead of the World Cup, given the conditions in Bangladesh will be "the closest that we can get to playing in India" where the tournament will be staged.

And the surface in Mirpur was certainly a challenging one, turning so much that spinner Shakib Al Hasan took the new ball and Mustafizur Rahman, one of just two frontline Bangladesh seamers, was not introduced into the attack until the 21st over.

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