England (118/7) defeated Bangladesh (97/7) by 21 runsEngland secured a 21-run win in their opening World Cup fixture against Bangladesh, with Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s crucial first-innings 41 the difference between the two sides.

Heather Knight’s side begin their campaign against the nominal hosts in a night game in Sharjah. Join Daniel Gallan for updates

Bangladesh Women kept things tight to begin with in the field but soon enough, the England Women openers were able to accelerate towards the end of the Powerplay. Since then though, a couple of wickets have gone down and the Bangladeshi spinners are able to stem the flow of runs as well.