Summary

  • Defending champions England qualify for semi-finals of World Cup

  • Bangladesh never in contention in run-chase - three wickets apiece for Ecclestone & Dean

  • Dunkley's 67 off 72 lifts England to 234-6

Live Reporting

Mike Peter and Tawhid Qureshi

  1. Ban 76-3

    Just a single off Davies's over.

    It's a sunny day in Wellington now and I hope everyone present has remembered their sun screen - the wind may be making it deceptively cold, but you can still pink up.

  2. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport's chief cricket writer in Wellington

    England are in complete control and heading for the semi-finals.

    The worm shows Bangladesh Women are 25 runs behind England Women. Bangladesh Women are 75 for 3 after 27 overs. At the same stage England Women were 100 for 4.

  3. Ban 75-3

    Sultana Joty edges through slip for three. Six off the over but it's the wicket that matters - Charlie Dean has justified her return to the side already.

  4. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Charlie Dean has been brilliant for England in this World Cup. It's a simple wicket for her there.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Pinky c Sciver b Dean 11 (Ban 69-3)

    Pinky looked like she might be trying to up the run-rate in the last over, but she's out before she had time to slip in another gear. She chips Charlie Dean to mid-wicket and it's an easy snaffle for Nat Sciver.

    Rumana Ahmed is the next batter in.

  6. Ban 69-2

    Thanks Tawhid.

    A tad more impetus from Pinky, who drops a drive just short a driving Cross at mid-off before pushing one wide of mid-wicket for two.

  7. Ban 65-2

    To take you through the next passage of play, let me hand back to Mike Peter.

  8. Ban 65-2

    Dean continues with her off-spin. Joty collects her first boundary with a fine under-edged sweep and then repeats the shot more convincingly off the last ball of the over. A rare fruitful over.

  9. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport's chief cricket writer in Wellington

    DaviesGetty Images

    The fact Freya Davies got the nod today ahead of Tash Farrant shows where she is in the pecking order.

  10. Ban 57-2

    Freya Davies is into the attack, she bowls a nagging line and length.

    It's becoming cooler in Wellington, there's a couple wrapped in a blanket in the crowd, trying to keep warm. The Bangladesh batters waiting to come in are doing the same, but with towels not blankets.

  11. Ban 55-2

    The Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty rotates the strike with Pinky by scoring singles but you feel that Bangladesh need more at this stage.

  12. You can never keep Sophie Ecclestone out of the game, can you?

  13. Ban 51-2

    Pinky almost edges to slip but it falls agonisingly short. It's another maiden from Ecclestone.

  14. Ban 51-2

    Charlie Dean bowls her first over and concedes two singles. The Bangladesh fifty comes up, it's been a rather long time coming.

  15. Ban 49-2

    A couple of runs off the last ball of the over means that it's not another wicket maiden but Ecclestone won't mind too much, she's made an instant impact with her bowling.

    The worm shows Bangladesh Women are 21 runs behind England Women. Bangladesh Women are 49 for 2 after 20 overs. At the same stage England Women were 70 for 2.Getty Images

  16. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Shamima just looking to go up and over mid-off, spooning the ball right up in the air. It can be difficult to field at this ground, it's very windy, the ball can be caught by gust of wind and end up not where you're expecting.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Shamima c Cross b Ecclestone 23 (Ban 47-2)

    Bangladesh lose their second wicket as Shamima tries to charge down the track but she mistimes her shot, spooning a simple catch to mid-off.

  18. Ban 47-1

    Shamima plays an unorthodox looking pull through the leg side for three runs, otherwise Cross continues to squeeze the batters

  19. Ban 42-1

    Ecclestone completes a wicket maiden. Fargana Hoque Pinky is the new batter.

  20. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    No, they weren't getting twitchy... they only had one fielder outside the circle.