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Roy smashes century as England eye big total
English opener Jason Roy scored his 12th ODI century in the second match of the three-match series against Bangladesh in the capital's Mirpur on Friday.
Riding on his century, England are looking to put a big total on the board. At the end of 39 overs, England scored 212-5.
Roy completed his century off 104 balls, hitting 12 fours and a six.
England's batting approach on the tricky Mirpur surface appeared to be working well. They did not appear extra aggressive against the Bangladesh's attack. They have so far played according to the conditions.
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Taskin Ahmed took two wickets, Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Shakib Al Hasan picked one each for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh lost the first match of the series by three wickets, making the second match a must-win affair for them if they want to win the series.
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first to maintain their record of not losing an ODI series at home in the past seven years.
The Tigers fielded an unchanged playing XI; England made two changes.
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