Summary

  • England win by 36 runs

  • Eng 153-7: Edwards 60, Sciver 27

  • Ban 117-6: Sultana 35, Shrubsole 2-25

  • Bangladesh's highest T20 score

  • England champions in 2009, runners-up in 2012 & 2014

  1. Bye for nowpublished at 13:11 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    That's it from us for now - you can read Stephan Shemilt's match report and watch the highlights on the BBC Sport website.

    After a rare chance to grab a quick bite to eat (thanks to the fact that women's cricket matches generally proceed at a quicker over-rate than men's), we'll be back at about 13:45 GMT for in-play highlights and live text on Sri Lanka v Afghanistan in the men's competition. See you then.

  2. How the table looks...published at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    A quick look at the Group B table shows three teams having won their opening game. India are top of the pile on net run rate, followed by England and then West Indies - Pakistan have one defeat, and Bangladesh two defeats.

    England's next game - against India in Dharamsala on Tuesday - looks very important.

  3. Postpublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

  4. Captain's viewpublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    Bangladesh skipper Jahanara Alam: "Congratulations to England, 117 was a good score for us and it was good preparation for our next match. Hopefully our tournament will be good. I wasn't in form with my bowling so I wasn't properly happy, but I got two wickets at the end."  

  5. Captain's viewpublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    England captain Charlotte Edwards: "Bangladesh played really well towards the end, and we've got a big game next against India. The new coaches have challenged us to express ourselves, there's still a lot to come from us as a team."

  6. Views from the press boxpublished at 13:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    #bbccricket

    Jeremy Fretter: Didn't get Charlotte Edwards' field sets. All batters were slogging to leg, but she had a traditional field set, giving easy runs to leg.

  8. Postpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "I'd like to have seen more from the middle order, where there was a little bit of a flutter of wickets. That will be punished by Australia or India. We talked about the reliance on Edwards and Taylor, and I'd like to see a big score coming from Heather Knight as this tournament flows, because that is the next generation."

  9. Final scorecardpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    Bangladesh 117-6 (20 overs) - England win by 36 runs

    Not out: Salma 32*

    FoW: 0-1 (Sharmin 0), 14-2 (Rahman 2), 38-3 (Fargana 19), 46-4 (Rumana 19), 110-5 (Sultana 35), 117-6 (Jahanara 2)

    Bowling: Brunt 4-1-17-1, Shrubsole 4-0-27-2, Sciver 3-0-22-0, Gunn 3-0-15-1, Hazell 4-0-20-1, Knight 2-0-9-0.

    England 153-7 (20 overs) - Edwards 60, Sciver 27, Jahanara 3-32.

  10. Postpublished at 12:59 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

  11. Player of the matchpublished at 12:57 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    England skipper Charlotte Edwards: "It's always nice to start with runs, but the win was the most important thing. It was a good total, there's a bit of work we can do on our bowling and fielding but we're pretty pleased. I love my fielding, and I think I'll be talking the girls through that run-out for a few days!"

  12. Postpublished at 12:55 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "A solid first game for England, they will be pleased. This gives them that momentum, the next game (against India) really is a big one. Sarah Taylor is maybe the only one who didn't quite catch today but you sense she'll come good as she's been on such good form."

  13. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 20 overs

    Jahanara c Greenway b Gunn 2 (Ban 117-6)

    Gunn's persistence is rewarded as skipper Jahanara is pouched by the safe hands of Lydia Greenway off the last ball of the innings.

    So England win by 36 runs - stay with us for the reaction and more highlights.

  14. Postpublished at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "The last time Bangladesh played England they were all out for 58. Compared to that this is a massive improvement. They've now scored their biggest ever total against one of the best nations in the world. Well done." 

  15. Bangladesh pass highest T20 totalpublished at 19.5 overs

    Ban 117-5

    Jenny Gunn gets the last over, foxing Salma with a slower ball as she misses an attempted Jos Buttler-style ramp shot and the ball goes for two byes. Bangladesh help themselves to three singles, so they've passed their highest T20 international total - a landmark that looked unlikely after the first over.

  16. Postpublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "42 off six. Unlikely... But you never know..."

  17. Ban 112-5 (Shrubsole 4-0-27-2)published at 19 overs

    Captain Jahanara Alam out for a little batting cameo. A single leaves the Tigers needing snookers - 42 needed from six balls - to win.

  18. Postpublished at 12:51 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2016

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    "Taylor's quick hands really have that extra impact for England. It's literally a fraction over the line. Shrubshole will be very happy about that after being hit for six the ball before."

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 18.4 overs

    Sultana st Taylor b Shrubsole 35 (Ban 110-5)

    That's out - Sultana's back foot was not grounded behind the line, and an entertaining innings by the Bangladesh keeper - 35 from 28 balls - is ended. But credit to Taylor for a smart stumping, standing up to a quick bowler.

  20. Third umpirepublished at 18.4 overs

    Ban 110-4

    Sultana overbalances slog-sweeping, and there's an appeal for a stumping...