Postpublished at 03:56 British Summer Time 27 March 2022
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special
Were England getting twitchy before that wicket?
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
Mike Peter and Tawhid Qureshi
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special
Were England getting twitchy before that wicket?
Alex Hartley
England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
That one skids off the surface with no turn. Shock, horror it's Sophie Ecclestone with the breakthrough.
Sharmin b Ecclestone 23 Ban 42-1
Ecclestone begins her fifth over, she thinks she's got Sharmin caught behind but can't convince anyone else to review.
The very next ball she beats Sharmin all ends up with a lovely delivery, England claim the first wicket.
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special
England are trying to squeeze Bangladesh by having the field in, but their insurance policy is to spread the field out.
Amy Jones is up to the stumps for Cross's third over, possibly to stop the batters leaving their crease. There's a half-hearted lbw appeal from Cross but there was an inside edge before the ball struck the pad.
Shamima plays a cross-batted shot for four welcome runs off the last ball of the over - that's better intent.
It's consecutive fours as Shamima plays a nice stroke over mid-on, off Ecclestone's first ball. Shamima then reverts to type as she plays out five dot balls.
The Bangladesh batters are really struggling to get going and Cross gives them very little to hit in her second over. Finally Sharmin steps down the track and flashes a thick edge through the slip region for four.
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Raj: I can’t for the life of me understand why Heather Knight doesn’t give Sophie Ecclestone a slip. Another case of defensiveness from an England captain. Where have we seen that before…
It's weak appeal for lbw from Ecclestone against Shamima, no one else seems interested and the game goes on.
Sharmin tucks a single off her legs to get Shamima on strike, who prods at the last ball of the over and gets another single.
There's a few ice creams being eaten in the crowd, it's a lovely day for it.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport's chief cricket writer in Wellington
I think that went through Dani Wyatt's hands. It's a drop!
A sweep from Shamima catches the top edge and goes aerial, Dani Wyatt running in from the boundary can't quite get to the ball and two runs are added to the score.
A typically tight line bowled by Cross in her first over, just the two singles from the over.
Thanks Mike. It's a solid start for Bangladesh but they do look like they are happy to just bat out the overs rather than actually chase the total - go out in a blaze of glory would be my advice!
Kate Cross comes into the attack.
Metronomic from Ecclestone. Shamima sweeps her hard for two, England could have perhaps held her to a single there.
And with that I'll hand you back to Tawhid Qureshi.
England turn to spin as Sophie Ecclestone comes on to replace Natalie Sciver. And she finds turn and bounce straight away.
Sophie Ecclestone into the attack - and she did this from the last ball of England's innings...
A third maiden from Katherine Brunt, Bangladesh just can't get her away.
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David Emanuel: It is so nice to see England in control here - after a day of watching the men self-destruct against the Windies.
A lot of run rate chat in the TMS commentary box. Boiling it down, assuming England and India both win, it's whoever gets the bigger win who'll finish third in the group and face South Africa in the semi-finals. The fourth-place team will play the unbeaten Australia.
Will England regret batting first in this match?