Bangladesh bowled out for 143, England 21-1 at lunch

WORLD CUP: England were 21-1 after six overs when lunch was taken in their World Cup Super Eights match against Bangladesh at the Kensington Oval here on Wednesday chasing 144 to win.

Skipper Michael Vaughan was on nine with Andrew Strauss on two.

Ian Bell was the first man out, caught by Aftab Ahmed off Syed Rasel for nought in the fourth over.

Earlier, Sajid Mahmood and Monty Panesar took three wickets apiece as England bundled Bangaldesh out for a paltry 143.

Pace bowler Mahmood took 3-27 and left-arm spinner Panesar finished with 3-25 after Vaughan won the toss and decided to bowl in an attempt to exploit early moisture and bounce.

Left-hander Saqibul Hasan top-scored with an unbeaten 57 and added 47 for the seventh wicket with Mashrafe Mortaza (13) to give Bangladesh’s total a degree of respectability on a day when England did everything right from the start.

BRIDGETOWN, Wednesday, AFP