Cracking finishing by Plunkett & Woakes.
》40 runsbetter than previous English WC score
111-3 off last 10 overs.
Time for some chores
Bairstow keeping, Vince fielding sub for Buttler. Hope it’s not serious
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84-4 after 20 overs
Oh, and rain has stopped play at Taunton
Well Bangladesh are behind the rate after 10, but they’re definitely going to have a swing at this.
I lost my stream for a few overs there and missed the wicket. Was it a good’un?
Saw that one though, Tamim absolutely bamboozled by the pace!
He pre-meditated the shot and got it all wrong, easy catch
2 quick wickets for 
170-4 after 29.3 overs
Meanwhile, after their quick start, have fallen to 131-7
2 quick wickets 170-4 29.3 overs Shakib still going on 96
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Shakid gone, 121 from 1119 balls
Superb yorker from Stokes
219-5, 39.3 overs
219/5 Shakib gone yorked by Stokes for 121.
179 to win off 10.3 overs
Afghanistan bowled out for 172 by NZ, I suspect their match will be over before the England one…
Not sure why Woakes is being bowled out. Getting hammered, and NRR can be really important if we lose again or have a no result
261-7
Wood to Mahmudullah, OUT , leading edge, spirals high into the air, Bairstow sprints backwards and guzzles the chance! An attempted flick off the toes, but Wood’s extra pace made it fraught with danger. We’re nearly done here
Mahmudullah c Bairstow b Wood 28 (41b 1x4 1x6) SR: 68.29
Stokes 3-20 off 4.5 tidy overs
264-8
11-1 after the 1st over
Guptil out first ball
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Bangladesh require 108 runs from the last 2 overs…
Praying we don’t start bowling no balls…could still be pretty tight.
Archer mops up the last 2 wickets in the 49th over
England win by 106 runs