England vs Bangladesh preview

Match Preview – 1st June 2017 – 1030 – Venue – The Oval, London

England will be looking to open their ICC Champion’s Trophy account with a win against Bangladesh at the Oval. England head into the match on the back of a brilliant series win over number one ranked side South Africa, but were brought down to earth with a bang after capitulating in the dead rubber third match at Lord’s. Bangladesh have also been in impressive form in recent matches, beating New Zealand, Ireland and Sri Lanka in their most recent outings and have risen to sixth in the latest ICC One-Day international rankings.

England recent matches

• 29th May 2017 – England vs South Africa, Lord’s – South Africa won by seven wickets
• 24th May 2017 – England vs South Africa, Headingley – England won by 72 runs
• 7th May 2017 – England vs Ireland, Lord’s – England won by 85 runs
• 5th May 2017 – England vs Ireland, Bristol – England won by seven wickets
• 9th March 2017 – West indies vs England, Kensington Oval – England won by 186 runs
• 5th March 2017 – West Indies vs England, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – England won by four wickets

Bangladesh recent matches

• 24th May 2017 – New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Clontarf Cricket Ground – Bangladesh won by five wickets
• 19th May 2017 – Ireland vs Bangladesh, The Village – Bangladesh won by eight wickets
• 17th May 2017 – Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Clontarf Cricket Ground – New Zealand won by four wickets
• 6th May 2017 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, R Primadasa Stadium – Bangladesh won by 45 runs
• 4th April 2017 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, R Primadasa Stadium – Sri Lanka won by six wickets

England vs Bangladesh outright odds

• England to win 1.20
• Bangladesh to win 4.50

England vs Bangladesh Prediction

England won’t be worried by their defeat to South Africa last time out as it was a dead rubber with the series already won. The intensity they played with in the first two matches against the ICC ranked number one side in the world, will give Eoin Morgan and his side massive confidence heading into a world tournament on home soil. They will be sweating though on the fitness of talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes who was rested from the final match with a suspected knee injury. Stokes alongside Chris Woakes and England Test captain Joe Root will need to be in top form for England to still be in contention at the business end of this tournament. Bangladesh enter their first ICC Champions Trophy since 2006 with confidence of making a genuine impact in this tournament having lost to both Sri Lanka and the West Indies in the qualifying round last time round. They will be looking at this game against England as a perfect match to cause an upset with tough matches against Australia and New Zealand to follow. They will also be buoyed by the fact they have won four of the last seven matches against England having previously gone ten years without success since their introduction to international cricket. The Tigers will be reliant on veteran captain Mashrafe Mortaza and experienced left-arm spinner Shakib Al-Hasan if they are to upset the odds and force a positive result against England.

• Joe Root to be England’s highest scorer – 4.00
• Shakib Al-Hasan to Bangladesh’s top team bowler – 4.50
• Total runs in the match under 503.5-2.10

Odds available at Bet365