Published: Mar 09, 2015, 11:52 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 09, 2015, 11:53 AM (IST)
Mushfiqur Rahim scored his third half-century of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and the second consecutive when he took two runs to reach his fifty in the Pool A match against England at Adelaide on Monday. Bangladesh was 197 for the loss of four wickets from 40 overs. On the other hand, Mahmudullah was batting on 91 not out. LIVE BLOG: BANGLADESH VS ENGLAND
Earlier, Mahmudullah and Mushfiqar Rahim completed their 50-run stand for the fifth wicket off 61 deliveries. Soumya Sarkar was dismissed for 40, just when he looked dangerous with Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah and Sarkar put up 86 runs partnership for the third-wicket. Bangladesh lost two important wickets very early in the innings. First Imrul Kayes was dismissed by James Anderson and Tamim Iqbal was later removed by the same pacer. Later on, Bangladesh also lost Shakib Al Hasan, when Eoin Morgan decided to bring on Moeen Ali. LIVE SCORECARD: BANGLADESH VS ENGLAND
England won the toss earlier and elected to bowl first. This is a must win game for England as a loss will immediately knock them out of the competition even if they manage to beat Afghanistan in the final game of the group stages. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage
