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- Updated: October 6, 2016
Match facts
Friday, October 7, 2016, Dhaka Start time 1430 local (0830 GMT)
Big Picture
The three-match ODI series against England will be Bangladesh’s quest for a seventh successive bilateral series win at home where they have been unbeaten for two years. Their latest success came against Afghanistan at the start of this week, which was Bangladesh’s first ODI series after 10 months.
Bangladesh have lost only three matches out of 20 encounters at home since November 2014. Tamim Iqbal has been their highest scorer during this period while Mushfiqur Rahim and Soumya Sarkar aren’t too far behind. Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Mortaza have been Bangladesh’s best bowlers but they will be missing Mustafizur Rahman who is recovering from a shoulder surgery.
England have so far been as respectful as a visiting team should be against such opponents but it would be hard to ignore their sparkle since the 2015 World Cup. They have displayed this summer how different an ODI unit they have developed themselves into. They might lack Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales, but the likes of James Vince and Ben Duckett give hope that the back-up will come good. There is also a lot of faith placed on Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler who now have senior roles in the side for at least these three matches.
Moeen Ali can provide in-depth knowledge on Bangladeshi cricketers and conditions having played here in two domestic tournaments. His friendship with Tamim could also come in handy for Moeen’s bowling as well as for injecting some bonhomie between the two sides.
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