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England beat Bangladesh by 137 runs

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Dawid Malan bludgeoned 140 and paceman Reece Topley took 4-43 as England beat Bangladesh by 137 runs on Tuesday, finding form at the World Cup after their thumping opening defeat against New Zealand.   


The defending champions racked up 364-9 in their 50 overs in Dharamsala and dismissed their opponents for 227. AFP  


Chief scores 

England 364/9 in 50 overs (Jonny Bairstow 52, Dawid Malan 140, Joe Root 82, Jos Buttler 20, Harry Brook 20, Shoriful Islam 3/75, Mahedi Hasan 4/71)  
Bangladesh: 227 in 48.2 overs (Litton Das 76, Mushfiqur Rahim 51, Towhid Hridoy 39, Chris Woakes 2/49, Reece Topley 4/43).