England vs Bangladesh Highlights, Women's World Cup 2025: Stunning Heather Knight fifty saves England, defeat Bangladesh by four wickets

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Quicker delivery, drifting on the pads. Sharmin Akhter gets across and tucks it to square leg.

Linsey Smith to Sobhana Mostary, Sliding onto the leg stump line. Sobhana Mostary leans in front and flicks it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Linsey Smith to Sobhana Mostary, Shortens the length, at 80.7 kph, around off. Sobhana Mostary rocks back and punches it to short cover.

Linsey Smith to Sobhana Mostary, Floated full and around off, Sobhana Mostary pushes it to the right of the diving short cover fielder who makes a half stop.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, Way too short and outside off. Sharmin Akhter throws her bat at it and punches it straight to the point fielder. MAIDEN OVER FROM LAUREN BELL. She is 4-1-20-1 so far.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, BEATEN! At 110 kph, Bell spears this full and outside off. Sharmin Akhter tries to thrash that away to the off side, but the ball straightens up enough to breeze past the outside edge.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, Back of a length, outside off, at 118.2 kph. Sharmin Akhter hangs back and dabs it to backward point.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, Angles into the batter, full and on leg, Sharmin Akhter flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, Play and a miss! Called 'One for the over' by the on-field umpire. Short and skidding through, outside off. Sharmin shapes to cut it square, but misses to lay bat on ball.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, Tails in a shy bit from middle. Sharmin taps the full ball back to the bowler.

Linsey Smith to Sobhana Mostary, Almost a yorker, on middle, carved out on the pitch.

Linsey Smith to Sobhana Mostary, A loopy full toss, around off, driven to cover-point. Mostary will feel that she missed out on this.

Linsey Smith to Sobhana Mostary, On a length, around off, tapped off the back foot to cover.

Sobhana Mostary is in at 4.

Linsey Smith to Nigar Sultana Joty, OUT! GONE! CAUGHT! A soft, soft dismissal. The Bangladeshi skipper is stunned and cannot quite believe it! Tossed up with a good bit of flight, full and around off. It just holds on the surface and tempts the batter to drive. Nigar Sultana Joty gets on the front foot, but plays early and chips it towards Charlie Dean at short cover. Dean dives low to her right and takes a fine catch. Linsey Smith gets her first. Nigar Sultana Joty departs for 0 (2) and Bangladesh Women are 25/2 after 5.3 overs.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Length ball, outside off, Sharmin cuts off the back foot between backward point and short third for a single.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Pushed through outside off, on a length. Akhter is rushed on the back foot, trying to cut it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Lauren Bell to Nigar Sultana Joty, On a length, at the stumps, Nigar covers the stumps and blocks it off. A successful over for Bell. A wicket and just 1 off that over. Her figures so far - 3-0-20-1.

Nigar Sultana Joty, the skipper, is in at 3.

Lauren Bell to Rubya Haider, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! Didn't sound great off the bat and Lauren Bell provides the first breakthrough for England. Bell pitches this on a fractionally fuller length, keeping the line of attack around the off stump. Rubya Haider tries to loft it over the infield, but mistimes off the toe end. It pops over mid off where Sophia Dunkley takes a good reverse cup catch over her head at the edge of the ring. An impressive fifty in the previous game, and 4 (9) in this fixture. Bangladesh Women are 24/1 after 4.5 overs.

Lauren Bell to Rubya Haider, Pitched on a length, outside leg, Rubya Haider hangs back and tucks it across to square leg.

Lauren Bell to Rubya Haider, One slip for Rubya! Full and on off, Haider prods forward and knocks it back to the bowler.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, Short of a good length, angling in from middle. Akhter waits back and steers it through backward square leg for a single.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, Bell continues with two slips in place. Hurls it outside off at 111.5 kph, on a good length. Sharmin Akhter feels for it, but then decides to leave off the back foot.

Linsey Smith to Rubya Haider, Round-arm delivery, around off and full, Rubya Haider strides across to knock it back to Smith.

Linsey Smith to Rubya Haider, At 77.3 kph, full and on off, Rubya Haider lunges forward with a giant stride and pushes it back to the bowler.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Quicker one, full and around off. Sharmin Akhter weighs back and taps it across in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Flighted up into the blockhole, on middle. Akther digs it out and carves it to the off side.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Full and in front of the stumps, drifting in. Sharmin Akhter leans forward and eases it to the bowler.

Linsey Smith to Rubya Haider, Pitched full and on middle. Rubya sweeps it a bit uppishly and on the bounce to deep square leg for a single.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, BEAUTY! This one just straightens enough from the deck, full and outside off. Sharmin Akhter plays inside the line, looking to drive it through, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, FOUR! The third boundary of this over! A positive start for Bangladesh Women! Bangs one short and outside off, does Lauren. Sharmin Akhter plays with an angled bat from the crease, and deliberately opens the bat face to guide it past the right of the second slip fielder for a boundary.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, Decent outswing at 113.4 kph, full and on off. Sharmin Akhter presses forward and blocks it to the off side.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Two in two for Sharmin! Angling into the batter, good length. Sharmin Akhter tries to nudge that across, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball runs behind to deep fine leg, beating the deep square leg fielder's dive to her right.

Lauren Bell to Sharmin Akhter, FOUR! Beautifully placed! The first boundary of the match! Shapes it away, pitching further up, outside off. Sharmin Akhter leans onto the drive and cracks it to the left of the diving cover fielder for a boundary!

Lauren Bell to Rubya Haider, Onto the pads, full and swinging down the leg stump. Rubya Haider uses her wrists to clip it towards deep fine leg for a single. A slight appeal from Bell for LBW, but that has clearly gone off the bat.

Lauren Bell to Rubya Haider, WIDE! Slides down the leg stump line, on a length, Haider misses to glance that away. Wide called.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Arm ball, quicker and flatter, drifting into the pads on a length. Sharmin Akhter is rushed on the back foot. She tries to cut, but chops off the inside edge onto the pads.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Nice and full, tossed around off, pushed by Akhter to mid off.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Around off, on a fullish length, Akhter dabs it to backward point.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, A bit of yes and no, but no harm done eventually. Full and on middle and leg, Sharmin clips it to mid-wicket. Both look to pinch in a single initially, before Haider is sent back by Sharmin as the fielder throws towards the bowler. Could have been a better throw there.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, WIDE! Slides one down leg on a length. Akhter misses to flick. Wide called.

Linsey Smith to Sharmin Akhter, Length, on middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

Linsey Smith to Rubya Haider, Length ball, on off, Haider taps it to the left of the bowler with soft hands and calls Akhter for a quick single.

Linsey Smith to bowl from the far end.