T20 World Cup:
Bangladesh bowlers impress to secure victory over Netherlands
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group 2, Hobart |
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Bangladesh 144-8 (20 overs): Afif 38 (27); Van Meekeren 2-21 |
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Netherlands 135 (20 overs): Ackermann 62 (48); Taskin 4-25 |
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Bangladesh won by nine runs |
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Scorecard. Tables |
An inspired
performance in the field led Bangladesh to a nine-run victory over the
Netherlands in their Super 12s opener in the Men's T20 World Cup.
Defending 144, Tigers fast bowler Taskin Ahmed
took two wickets with the first two balls of Netherlands' chase.
Consecutive run outs in the fourth over then
had the Dutch reeling at 15-4 and they were unable to recover.
Colin Ackermann scored 62 from 48 balls but
they were bowled out for 135, Taskin claiming an impressive 4-25.
It was Bangladesh's first win in the main
stage of a T20 World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 2007.
After being put in to bat, the Tigers slipped
from 43-0 to 76-5, with Dutch seamer Paul van Meekeren taking 2-21.
Afif Hossain top-scored with 38 from 27 and
some late hitting from Mosaddek Hossain, who made 20 not out from 12, allowed
Bangladesh to post 144-8.
It looked a below-par total but the Bangladesh
bowlers responded brilliantly, assisted by some poor judgement by the
Netherlands batters.
Van Meekeren struck 24 from 14 balls at number
11 but was out from the last ball of the innings as Soumya Sarkar held his
nerve.
Both teams are back in action on Thursday,
with Bangladesh taking on South Africa at 04:00 BST and Netherlands facing
India at 08:00.
Bangladesh go second behind India in Group
Two, while Netherlands are now bottom on net run rate.
