Shortly before midnight on the eve of this match a violent storm shook Dharamsala, thunder rousing the restful as lightning turned night into day. This was not quite a performance to match from England but, having sleepwalked into the tournament, they were at times electric here, rolling over Bangladesh with some hammer blows from Dawid Malan, thunderbolts from Reece Topley and lightning pace from Mark Wood, winning by 137 runs.
Malan's career-best one-day international innings of 140 - aided by half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root - set England on their way to a potentially earth-shattering score. If their total of 364 for nine was not quite that, it left Bangladesh with something many non-cricketing visitors to these parts are actively seeking: a mountain to climb.
Enter Topley, who replaced Moeen Ali in England's lineup and in his first over, the second of Bangladesh's reply, dismissed Tanzid Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto with successive deliveries, snaffled at second slip and backward point respectively. From there, and despite an outstanding innings from Litton Das, Bangladesh's only real ambition was damage management.
Topley also took the key wickets of Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's talisman and captain, with a delivery that tore into the top of middle and off, and Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored.
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