England's Joe Root celebrates after hitting the winning runs in the ICC Champions trophy cricket match between England and Bangladesh. Pic/AFP

The sun was out and the Oval pitch was benign. In such perfect conditions defending even a total of 300 was not easy. Bangladesh discovered this much to their chagrin as riding on Joe Root's undefeated century (133*, 11 fours and one six), England cantered to an eight-wicket win in the opening match of the Champions Trophy. It was the first time 300-plus had been chased down in the tournament's history.