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England team recorded their first win of ODI World Cup 2023 against Bangladesh with the help of a stunning century from Dawid Malan and brilliant fifties from Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root respectively as they went on to record 364/9 in 50 overs despite Mahedi Hasan picking four wickets in total.
Bangladesh in reply managed to score 227 runs with the help of a decent contribution from Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim respectively. England left-arm pacer Reece Topley destroyed the top-order of the Bangladeshi side as he went on to end with a bowling figure of 4/43 in 10 overs and he was well supported by Chris Woakes from the other end who was also seen picking two wickets with the ball.
Numbers and Stats from ENG vs BAN game:
2 - For the second time, the top three batters of England were seen scoring fifty-plus runs for their side in a World Cup game.
Instances of top-three batters scoring fifty-plus for England in an ODI WC game:
vs East Africa at Birmingham, 1975
vs Bangladesh at Dharamsala, 2023
4/43 - Reece Topley recorded bowling figures of 4/43 in this game.
Best bowling figures for Reece Topley in ODIs:
6/24 vs India in Lord's, 2022
4/43 vs Bangladesh in Dharamsala, 2023
4/50 vs South Africa in St. George's Park, 2016
Best bowling figures for England in debut World Cup game:
Steven Finn - 5/71 vs Australia in Melbourne, 2015
James Anderson - 4/25 vs Netherlands in East London, 2003
Allan Mullally - 4/37 vs Sri Lanka in Lord's, 1999
Reece Topley - 4/43 vs Bangladesh in Dharamsala, 2023
James Tredwell - 4/48 vs West Indies in Chennai, 2011
4/71 - Mahedi Hasan recorded bowling figures of 4/71 in this game.
Best bowling figures for a Bangladeshi spinner in a World Cup game:
Shakib Al Hasan - 5/29 vs Afghanistan in Southampton, 2019
Shakib Al Hasan - 4/55 vs New Zealand in Hamilton, 2015
Mahedi Hasan - 4/71 vs England in Dharamsala, 2023
Notably, for the first time, Mahedi Hasan has taken a four-wicket haul in ODIs.
6 - Dawid Malan has smashed six centuries in ODI cricket so far in a short span of just 23 innings.
Fastest to score six centuries in ODIs (by innings batted):
Dawid Malan: 23
Imam-ul-Haq: 27
Upul Tharanga: 29
Babar Azam: 32
Hashim Amla: 34
Most ODI centuries for England in a calendar year:
David Gower - 4 in 1983
Jonny Bairstow - 4 in 2018
Dawid Malan - 4 in 2023
137 - England defeated Bangladesh by 137 runs in this game.
Biggest margin of win (by runs) for England in ODI World Cup:
202 vs India in Lord's, 1975 - 60 overs
196 vs East Africa in Birmingham, 1975 - 60 overs
150 vs Afghanistan in Manchester, 2019
137 vs Bangladesh in Dharamsala, 2023
119 vs Scotland in Christchurch, 2015
119 vs New Zealand in Chester-le-Street, 2019
Biggest margin of loss for Bangladesh in ODI World Cup:
South Africa by 206 runs in Mirpur, 2011
Sri Lanka by 198 runs in Port of Spain, 2007
England by 137 runs in Dharamsala, 2023
140 - Dawid Malan scored 140 runs in this game
Highest Score by a batsman for England in ODI World Cup:
Andrew Strauss - 158 vs India in Bengaluru, 2011
Jason Roy - 153 vs Bangladesh in Cardiff, 2019
Eoin Morgan - 148 vs Afghanistan in Manchester, 2019
Dawid Malan - 140 vs Bangladesh in Dharamsala, 2023
Dennis Amiss - 137 vs India in Lord's, 1975
364 - England team recorded a total of 364/9 in this game.
The highest total for England in the ODI World Cup:
397/6 vs Afghanistan in Manchester, 2019
386/6 vs Bangladesh in Cardiff, 2019
364/9 vs Bangladesh in Dharamsala, 2023
917 - Joe Root has become the highest run-scorer for England in ODI World Cup history.
Most runs for England in the ODI World Cup:
Joe Root - 917 (18 inns)
Graham Gooch - 897 (21 inns)
Ian Bell - 718 (21 inns)
