After his team's 25-run win over Netherlands in the ICC T20 World Cup match in Kingstown [St Vincent and the Grenadines], Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto praised his team for showing character and the experienced batsman for the match-winning innings. Praised Shakib Al Hasan.

Rishad Hossain's three wickets and Shakib Al Hasan's unbeaten 64 kept Bangladesh's hopes of making the Super 8s alive as the Tigers defeated Netherlands by 25 runs in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Arnos Vale Ground on Thursday. .

At the post-match presentation, Shanto said, "The boys showed great spirit. It was a very important match for us and everyone was calm on the field. They were struggling in the last few innings, but they showed their performance." Kaushal (talking about Shakib). We didn't know what the conditions would be like. It was very tough for the batsmen, but they had a very good outfield and there was some uneven bounce with the new ball. We all might have Know how capable Mustafizur is, he bowled well under pressure.,

Talking about the match, Netherlands won the toss and decided to bowl first. After restricting Bangladesh to 23/2, a 48-run partnership between Tanzeed Hasan (35 from 26 balls, with five fours and a six) and Shakib Al Hasan (64* from 46 balls, with nine fours) Stabilized the innings. Shakib later put together some valuable partnerships with Mahmudullah (25* from 21 balls, two fours and two sixes) and Jakar Ali (14* from seven balls, three fours), helping Bangladesh to 159/7 in 20 overs. Helped to reach 5.

Paul van Meekeren (2/15) and Aryan Dutt (2/17) were the bowlers selected for the Netherlands.

Chasing the target of 160, Netherlands were 69/3 in 9.3 overs.Then, Sybrand Engelbrecht (33 from 22 balls, three fours and a six) and Scott Edwards (25 from 23 balls, three fours) put on a 42-run partnership that put the game in the balance. A spell from Rishad Hussain (3/33) disrupted the Dutch run-chase leaving them 25 runs short at 134/8 in 20 overs.

Taskin Ahmed (2/30) also performed well with the ball for Bangladesh. Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib and Mahmudullah got one wicket each.

Shakib received the 'Player of the Match' award for his half-century.Bangladesh is second in Group D with two wins and one loss, giving it four points. Netherlands is at third place with one win and two losses, giving it two points. Both teams are still in the race for a place in the Super Eight.