In a recent cricket match between England and Bangladesh, Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bowl first.
This decision came after England suffered a heavy nine-wicket defeat in their previous Cricket World Cup match against New Zealand.
Jonny Bairstow, playing his 100th One Day International (ODI), and Dawid Malan opened for England and got off to a strong start.
England made a change in their lineup by including pacer Reece Topley in place of spinning all-rounder Moeen Ali. However, Ben Stokes remained sidelined due to injury.
The defending champions, England, were looking to bounce back from their previous loss, while Bangladesh was riding high on confidence after a convincing six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their World Cup opener.
In that match against Afghanistan, Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan and spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz played crucial roles, taking three wickets each.
Mehidy Hasan also contributed with the bat, scoring 57 runs in a player-of-the-match performance.
To strengthen their spin options, Bangladesh included Mahedi Hasan in their playing XI.
Both teams were expected to rely on spin as a key element of their strategy in the match, given the conditions at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
However, they also had express pace bowlers in their squads to target the opposition batters.
Mark Wood, who had a tough outing against New Zealand, was expected to improve his performance for England.
Taskin Ahmed, who impressed against Afghanistan, was vital to Bangladesh's hopes.
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Reece Topley, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman