Tigers face off England for keeping up winning momentum today

Ahead of their second ICC World Cup 2023 clash against England, Bangladesh's spin bowling coach, Rangana Herath, underlined their aim for another victory akin to their performance against Afghanistan, report agencies.
Herath stressed the team's intent to replicate the brand of cricket that paved the way for a comfortable triumph against Afghanistan, propelling their World Cup campaign.
The match against England is set to commence at 11 am (Bangladesh time) in Dharamsala, the same ground where they secured a victory over Afghanistan. And it will be telecast live by T Sports and Gtv, along with online streaming platforms.
Against Afghanistan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz took the lead, claiming three wickets and hitting a half-century. In tandem, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan also clinched three wickets.
Ahead of the Dharamsala encounter, concerns swirled around the uneven and sand-strewn outfield. ICC rated it as average, prompting Jonathan Trott, former cricketer and current coach of Afghanistan, to caution the English team.
Nonetheless, Herath expressed contentment with Dharamsala's condition, citing ICC's endorsement for hosting ODIs there. Both Bangladesh and Afghanistan players grappled with the outfield in the previous match.
Addressing queries about imposing fielding restrictions to prevent injuries, Herath clarified there are no such plans. He emphasized the team's commitment to giving their best in all aspects.
"No, we are not going to restrict anything because if you ask someone to restrict something, in that case they don't give their 100 per cent," he said. "In that case, I'm sure that they did well in the previous game, so we are asking them to give their best even in the outfield as well."
Bangladesh's success in the first match was largely attributed to their spinners, a role Herath expects them to continue against England.
Bangladesh didn't employ a sixth bowler in the first match, even though Mahmudullah Riyad and Najmul Hossain Shanto were part of the playing XI. The captain didn't call upon them.
Regarding the possibility of a sixth bowler against England, Herath noted that the team management, including the captain and coach, may make the final decision based on their assessment of conditions and the pitch on match day.
Bangladesh's main concern against England lies in their batting lineup, which is historically vulnerable to a potent attack like England's. Particularly, solid starts from the openers have been rare for the Tigers.
Herath, however, remains optimistic about a strong performance from Litton Das, Bangladesh's primary opener, in the absence of Tamim Iqbal. Litton has been navigating a rough patch for a while now.
"I'm sure that Liton will come back very strongly," Rangana said on Sunday in the pre-match press conference in Dharamsala.
England had of late beaten Bangladesh by 2-1 in a three match ODI series but lost the T20 series by the same margin. Overall their ODI stat against Bangladesh is dominating with 19 wins and five defeats in 24 matches but in World Cup, the record is 2-2.
The two teams met in World Cup for the first time in 2007 and Egland had to toil really hard to beat Bangladesh by four wickets. In 2011 and 2015 World Cups, Bangladesh beat England by two wickets and 15 runs respectively.
The defeat against Bangladesh in 2015 World Cup forced England to bring up wholesale changes to their limited over cricket approaches. And they were rewarded eventually for their aggressive brand of cricket by winning 2019 World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup.
On the way to clinch the 2019 World Cup, they crushed Bangladesh by 106 runs. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan scored century in that match but could avoid the side's crushing defeat.
Since the 2015 World Cup, their motto is to play aggressive cricket, regardless of the wicket and condition and they didn't comprise with that. This brand of cricket sometimes didn't go augurs well but still they backed them.
Squad: Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.