England beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets whereas New Zealand disposed of the South African problem by seven runs, each courtesy Duckworth-Lewis technique of their respective World Cup warm-up video games on Monday. In the match at Guwahati which grew to become a 37-overs-per-side affair, Bangladesh scored 188 for 9 using on Mehidy Hasan Miraj’s 74 off 89 balls. Tanzid Hasan with 45 was the opposite helpful contributor. England used as many as 9 bowlers with left-armer Reece Topley taking three wickets. In reply, England’s revised goal was 197 and so they knocked it off in simply 24.1 overs. Moeen Ali hit six sixes in his 56 off 39 balls whereas Jos Buttler hit a quick-fire 15-ball 30.

In the opposite sport at Thiruvananthapuram, New Zealand posted a wholesome 321 for six in 50 overs with Devon Conway (78 off 73 balls) and Tom Latham (52 off 56 balls) scoring half-centuries. Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen each bought three wickets apiece.

Due to inclement climate, South Africa wanted 219 in 37 overs as per DLS rating and so they fought nicely however ended up scoring 211 for 4 within the stipulated overs. Quinton de Kock, set to retire after the World Cup, seemed in good contact, scoring 84 of 89 balls. Rassie van der Dussen with 51 was the opposite half-century maker.