3. Question marks of Bangladesh’s bowling
The chase was all easy for England batsmen. It helped that the surface didn’t have much in it to assist the bowlers but Bangladesh’s bowling clearly didn’t have the bite. The wily Mustafizur Rahman too failed to provide breakthroughs.
And things will get worse for the Asian team if the fast bowlers don’t step up their game as the spinners will not have much assistance in these pitches to have an impact.
This performance could also raise questions over Mehedi Hasan’s non-selection, particularly after his impressive performance against India in their warm-up game. Considering Hasan is a handy batsman down the order, he should get a spot in the playing XI for the next game.
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