Yorkshire pair Root and Plunkett lead England to Trophy win

Root (133no) was required in only the third over of England’s Group A chase of 305-6, after Jason Roy’s miserable run of form continued with just a single on his home ground.

Alex Hales (95) was the dominant presence in a second-wicket stand of 159 that put England on course to outdo Tamim Iqbal (128) and Mushfiqur Rahim (79).

Root and Eoin Morgan (75no) did the rest in another unbroken three-figure partnership as the hosts got up and running in their own tournament with eight wickets and 16 balls to spare.

For his trouble, though, Root was noticeably inconvenienced by a sore right leg, although it is Chris Woakes’s side strain, a notoriously awkward injury for any pace bowler, which is likely to be most significant as England plot the remainder of their campaign.

Yorkshire’s Liam Plunkett (4-59) was England’s banker with the ball here, after Woakes left the field having bowled only two overs, but a longer-term replacement may well be required over the next two and a half weeks.

Tamim put on 166 runs for the third wicket with Mushfiqur, passing his ninth one-day international hundred from 111 balls as he paced an assault that brought Bangladesh 83 in the last 10 overs – despite the dismissal of both set batsmen to successive Plunkett deliveries.

England faced an early test of their big-hitting credentials. But they proved they have both the necessary firepower and knowhow as they exacted a measure of revenge for the defeat against these same opponents in Adelaide that ended their hopes at the 2015 World Cup.

Roy, so unequivocally backed by Morgan to open for the entire tournament despite his lack of runs, had to reflect on his fifth single-figure score in his last six ODI innings after paddling an attempted ramp-sweep just within the clutches of short fine-leg – where Mustafizur Rahman held a memorable leaping catch above his head.

Hales and Root responded with a calm authority, picking off the boundaries, but taking few undue risks until – with the opener’s hundred only one more big shot away immediately after hitting Sabbir Rahman for his second six to add to his 11 fours, he found the hands of deep midwicket in the part-time leg-spinner’s solitary over.

Root had already hurt himself setting off for a run. But after Morgan escaped a close call on 21, Tamim far from amused to see his tumbling take ruled no catch at long-on because the ball was grounded, England’s No 3 dug in to pass his 10th ODI century with a trademark scamper for two into the leg-side to add to his eventual tally of 11 fours and a six.

Earlier Moeen Ali had put down a straightforward chance, reprieving Soumya Sarkar – who was unable to take significant advantage before cutting a slow long-hop in Ben Stokes’s first over straight to substitute Jonny Bairstow in the deep to end an opening stand of 56.

New man Imrul Kayes edged Stokes through a vacant slip to get off the mark, but that was not especially costly either as the No 3 was soon very well-caught by a diving Mark Wood at mid-on off Plunkett.

Mushfiqur’s innings was a gem, his 48-ball 50 brought up with his fourth four when he drove Root’s part-time spin past mid-off to also complete the century stand.

Tamim greeted the start of the last 10 overs with a six over long-on off Moeen before falling in the 45th to Plunkett when he skied a catch to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler before Mushfiqur holed out in the deep next ball.