Bangladesh v England 2nd ODI tips: Stokes and Ball can perform in Mirpur

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Bangladesh v England 2nd ODI tips

Jake Ball (left) and Ben Stokes (right) were key to England beating Bangladesh in Dhaka.

The tourists can wrap up a One Day International series win with victory in Mirpur, as Coral cricket experts give their Bangladesh v England 2nd ODI tips.

A thrilling 21-run victory over their hosts in Dhaka, courtesy of some excellent pace and spin bowling from debutant Jake Ball and Adil Rashid respectively, puts Trevor Bayliss’ travelling team in the driving seat.

What are the best bets for the second ODI which follows hot on the heels of the first? Read on and you’ll discover what our experts have picked out…

Ben Stokes wincast to be best away batsman and England win

A Ben Stokes wincast of 15/2 is among Bangladesh v England 2nd ODI tips we fancy.

All-rounder Stokes proved to be top dog at the crease for England in Dhaka, with a maiden One Day century of 101 off 100 balls.

The absence of top order trio Joe Root (rested), Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales (both opted against touring) gives the Durham man time to shine.

Who’d bet against Stokes being best batsman again, with James Vince struggling and Ben Duckett getting his feet under the table at this level?

Coral’s top tip: Side with the Ben Stokes wincast at a fabulous 15/2. He needs to be top scoring tourist with the bat and England win again.

Jake Ball to be top England bowler

Jake Ball took impressive figures of 5-51 on his One Day International debut for England.

If you take a five-for on your One Day International debut as Nottinghamshire paceman Ball did, then you inevitably attract betting attention.

Figures of 5-51 on his England bow in this form of cricket also gave Ball the best economy besides most wickets in Dhaka.

Ball is available at a sweet 7/2 price to be best visiting bowler again. Should a two-day turnaround come too quickly for him, then side instead with spinner Rashid in this market at 11/4.

Imrul Kayes to be best Bangladesh batsman

Opening for the hosts is part-time wicketkeeper and left-hander Kayes, and he top scored in Dhaka with 112.

Imrul Kayes (112) eclipsed Ben Stokes (101) to be top scoring batsman in Dhaka.

Hitting 13 boundaries (11 fours and two sixes) put him ahead of even Stokes’ sublime century.

A repeat performance could well be on the cards, especially as the rest of the Bangladesh top order disappointed.

Kayes rates a 7/2 chance to be best at the crease for the home team once again.

Mashrafe Mortaza to be best Bangladesh bowler

We put forward more pace bowling to pay off in Mirpur, as 33-year-old Mortaza beat all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to be best with the ball in Dhaka on economy.

Mashrafe Mortaza is leading by example with the ball in the Bangladesh attack.

Taking six wickets in his last four ODIs, Mortaza is definitely in-form. Siding with him to do most damage to England again gives a fine 4/1 price.

Al Hasan alternatively proved to be the only other Bangladeshi bowler to give away an average of less than six runs per over and get wickets. He is thus a 3/1 consideration in this market.

Bangladesh to score the most fours

Although they lost to England in Dhaka, the hosts (28) managed to hit three more fours than the tourists (25).

It is therefore worth backing Bangladesh to do so once more at 23/20. All-rounder Al Hasan and the confident Kayes contributed 21 of those, so they should be looking for big scores and boundaries again.

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