Moeen Ali hits six sixes in 39-ball 56 as England win final warm-up against Bangladesh; New Zealand beat South Africa by seven runs; watch the Cricket World Cup live on Sky Sports between October 5 and November 19; England face New Zealand in Thursdays opening game
Moeen Ali hits six sixes in 39-ball 56 as England win final warm-up against Bangladesh; New Zealand beat South Africa by seven runs; watch the Cricket World Cup live on Sky Sports between October 5 and November 19; England face New Zealand in Thursday's opening gameEngland's Moeen Ali bats during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm up match between Bangladesh and England in Guwahati Moeen Ali's half-century led England to a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their final World Cup warm-up game in a rain-affected encounter at Barsapara Cricket Ground.
England easily managed to chase down Bangladesh's 188-9 with 77 balls remaining, in a game reduced to 37 overs each because of rain as a nearby earthquake jolted parts of Guwahati. Bangladesh looked on course for a strong total when opener Tanzid Hasan made 45 and Mehidy Hasan hit 74 but England's bowlers forced a collapse at the back end as 155-6 became 179-9 in the space of three overs.In reply, Bangladesh's left-arm pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman removed England's openers Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan , but struggled against Joe Root who was anchoring the innings. England's first warm-up game against India on Saturday was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain. They will now face New Zealand on Thursday as they begin the defence of their 50-over World Cup title.Bangladesh players celebrate the wicket of England's Liam Livingstone during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm up match between Bangladesh and England in Guwahati England lost the toss and were put in to bowl with pace bowler Reece Topley removing Liton Das and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto to leave Bangaldesh 26-2 by the fifth over.A well-rested England bowling unit then restarted play strongly, taking regular wickets as Mark Wood removed Bangladesh's opener and spinner Adil Rashid ripped through the middle order to account for Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah . Bangladesh's lower order struggled against England's pace with only Taskin Ahmed making it into double figures while David Willey and Sam Curran skittled through the rest of the batters.England's Joe Root bats during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm up match between Bangladesh and England in Guwahati England's Bairstow and Malan fell victim to Bangladesh's pace early, leaving them 51-2, before Harry Brook and Root helped steady the ship. Skipper Jos Buttler added 30 to England's total, striking five fours and one six. However, it was Moeen who stole the show at the death, hitting two fours and six sixes.37-ball half-century but as he looked to finish things with a big hit he was caught at midwicket by Towhid Hridoy.New Zealand put on a strong total of 321-6 against South Africa during their World Cup warm-up game, but skipper Kane Williamson was forced to retire injured at Greenfield Stadium.South Africa were 211-4 after 37 overs with opener Quinton de Kock making 84 not out, but the arrival of rain left them seven runs behind on DLS. Watch the World Cup live on Sky Sports between October 5 and November 19 with England facing New Zealand in Thursday's opening game.
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