Bangladesh clinched a win by 9 runs against the Netherlands in their opening Super 12 game of the T20 World Cup on Monday (24 Oct).
Bangladesh posted 144 for eight after the Netherlands opted to bowl first. The opening pair of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Soumya Sarkar got Bangladesh off to a strong start, however, following their dismissal the Asian side failed to carry forward the momentum and lost wickets at regular intervals. A 12-ball 20 cameo by Mosaddek Hossain towards the end helped Bangladesh post a fighting total on the board.
In response, the Netherlands were dismissed for 135 in 20 overs. Pacer Taksin Ahmed was the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers with four wickets. The Netherlands has reduced to 15/4 inside four overs. However, Scott Edwards and Colin Ackermann showed some resistance, before Shakib packed Edwards for 16. Ackermann led a lone battle and went to smash 62 off 48 balls.
Match Stats
Bangladesh Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Soumya Sarkar – 5.1 ov), 2-47 (Nazmul Hossain Shanto – 6.1 ov), 3-60 (Liton Das – 8.4 ov), 4-63 (Shakib Al Hasan – 9.1 ov), 5-76 (Yasir Ali Chowdhury – 10.6 ov), 6-120 (Nurul Hasan – 17.1 ov), 7-129 (Afif Hossain – 17.6 ov), 8-134 (Taskin Ahmed – 18.3 ov)
Netherlands Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Vikramjit Singh – 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Bas de Leede – 0.2 ov), 3-12 (Max O’Dowd – 3.2 ov), 4-13 (Tom Cooper – 3.4 ov), 5-59 (Scott Edwards – 11.3 ov), 6-66 (Tim Pringle – 12.4 ov), 7-81 (Logan van Beek – 14.2 ov), 8-96 (Shariz Ahmad – 16.2 ov), 9-101 (Colin Ackermann – 16.5 ov), 10-135 (Paul van Meekeren – 19.6 ov)
Playing XIs
Bangladesh – Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan(wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud
Netherlands – Max O’Dowd, Vikram Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(c)(wk), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad,
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