Watch Bangladesh Vs. England Cricket Live Stream: 1st ODI, Start Time, Preview For Landmark Series Opener

Bangladesh takes on England in the first One Day International of a cricket series that almost didn’t happen, a match that will live stream Friday to open what now promises to be one of the most exciting ODI trilogies in years and the start of a new rivalry between two teams whose fortunes in the 50-overs format have skyrocketed since the 2015 Cricket World Cup early last year.

In fact, it was Bangladesh who inflicted one of the most disheartening defeats in England’s white ball cricket history, eliminating England from the World Cup tournament in the group stage — as the Tigers then advanced to the knockout round for the first time.

While the loss was dispiriting for England, the win was inspirational for Bangladesh — the greatest victory in the country’s cricketing history. Bangladesh were eliminated in the World Cup quarterfinals by India but since then have played 16 ODI matches and won 14 of them, including series victories over India, Pakistan, and South Africa.

England have also seen a resurgence, taking an aggressive and positive approach, in a break with England tradition, under one-day Captain Eoin Morgan.

But Morgan will be absent from the Bangladesh series, electing to stay home due to the same worries about security and terrorism that nearly scuttled the entire England tour. Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler takes over the skipper’s reins.

But without Morgan or batsman Alex Hales, who also took a pass with security concerns, as well as resting Joe Root, injured pacer Mark Wood, and Chris Jordan who was simply left out of the side, England come into the ODI series as surprising underdogs.

Watch highlights of the Bangladesh vs. England World Cup match from March of 2015 in the video below.

To watch a live stream of the Bangladesh vs. England First ODI match, see the video near the top of this page — or use the streaming links at the bottom of this article for English-language streams in the United States, United Kingdom, Bangladesh, and around the world.

First ball is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Bangladesh Standard Time on Friday, October 7, at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.

For fans in the United States, the live stream will get underway at 4:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 1:30 a.m. Pacific. In the U.K., the live stream begins at 9:30 a.m.

Here are the projected teams for the first Bangladesh vs. England ODI match.

Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Sabbir Rahman, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mosaddek Hossain, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), 9 Mosharraf Hossain, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Taskin Ahmed.

England: 1 Jason Roy, 2 James Vince, 3 Ben Duckett, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 David Willey, 10 Liam Plunkett, 11 Adil Rashid.

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Gazi TV in Bangladesh offers a live stream at this link, which can be viewed only inside of Bangladesh.

In the United States, the best way to watch a live stream as the Bangladesh Tigers open what promises to be one of the best ODI series of the year, against visiting England, at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is through Willow TV, which is available via this YouTube link with a monthly subscription fee, as well as on Willow TV’s own site, accessible by clicking here.

There are legal ways to watch cricket on Willow TV for free. Certain promotional offers make it possible to watch the all-cricket network, including the entire Bangladesh vs. England three-ODI cricket series, for a limited period of time, such as the offer at this link.

But the most reliable method is to use the week-long free trial of Sling TV’s International Sports Package, which includes Willow TV and the Bangladesh vs. England ODI cricket series, which concludes next Wednesday, within the seven-day free period. Information on how to sign up for the free and legal Sling TV offer can be found by clicking on this link.

In the United Kingdom, a live stream of Bangladesh vs. England cricket will be available to Sky Sports subscribers using the Sky Go streaming service, which can be accessed at this link.

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