After suffering a heavy defeat in their tournament's opener against New Zealand, England made an excellent comeback and defeated Bangladesh by 137 runs in their second match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala, India on Tuesday.
The defending champions needed a massive victory to improve their net run rate (NRR), which they did as Bangladesh were all out for 227 runs in reply to England’s 365-run target.
Dawid Malan’s knock of 140 runs was the difference between the two sides as the 36-year-old’s remarkable century helped his side gain an important 137-run victory.
England will now play their next World Cup match against Afghanistan on October 15 in Delhi while Bangladesh will take on New Zealand on October 13 on the tricky wicket of Chennai.
Here is how the points table looks after England's first win in the tournament:
A total of 10 teams are fighting for the elusive title across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19.
The Cricket World Cup is being played in the round-robin format with all teams playing against each other for a total of 45 league matches.
The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be held in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16. The semi-finals and the final will have reserve days.
The winners of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will earn US$4 million. The runners-up will receive US$2 million, while the losing semi-finalists will earn $800,000 each from the total prize pot of US$10 million.
The winners of each match in the group stage will receive US$40,000 and the six teams that do not qualify for the semi-finals will receive a payment of US$100,000.
