Kingstown [St Vincent and the Grenadines], Rishad Hussain's three wickets and Shakib Al Hasan's unbeaten 64 kept Bangladesh's hopes of a Super 8 berth alive as the Tigers defeated Netherlands 25-0 in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Arnos. Defeated by runs. Vale Ground on Thursday.
With Bangladesh's win, former champions Sri Lanka become the first team to be eliminated from Group D of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Bangladesh won two crucial points in Group D, consolidating their position at second place in the rankings. Bangladesh's experienced all-rounder Shakib Akh Hasan and young leg spinner Rishad Hossain provided support on Thursday to keep the team in the tournament.Netherlands were involved for some time but Bangladesh proved too strong in the end. The match was in the balance when Netherlands needed 56 runs from 36 runs with 7 wickets left, but things fell apart for them with the wicket of Sibrand Engelbrecht (33), who was looking good in the middle.
For Bangladesh, Hossain remained calm despite taking some hits and took three important wickets, including the big wicket of Engelbrecht. Mustafizur Rahman performed brilliantly with the ball and the bowlers conceded just 12 runs and took one wicket in his entire spell.
Chasing a target of 160, the Netherlands struggled to utilize the powerplay and had little effort on the board as both openers lost their wickets.Vikramjit and Sybrand Engelbrecht worked together to keep the ship stable, but Vikramjit left when it was becoming dangerous.
Captain Scott Edwards then took charge and supported Sybrand Engelbrecht, who was smashing boundaries. The Netherlands got them into a good position, but then lost two wickets in the same over, leaving them behind again. The captain's wicket was the last nail in the coffin for the Netherlands as they were unable to recover from the batting collapse.
Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan's brilliant unbeaten 64* off 46 balls enabled Bangladesh to reach a respectable score of 159/5 with contributions from Tanjeed Hasan (35), Mahmudullah (25) and Zakhar Ali (14) , after which the Dutch decided to field.First.
The Dutch relied on pace, with off-spinner Aryan Dutt (2/17 in 4 overs) and medium pace bowler Paul van Meekeren (2/15 in 4 overs) proving to be their most efficient bowlers.
Dutt proved to be tough in the powerplay by taking the wickets of Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Liton Das, but the latter had to face defeat due to an incredible catch by Sibrand Engelbrecht.
Play stopped briefly for a helmet check after a bouncer stuck in the grill of Tanzid Hasan, who was quick to touch the ball into the turf to prevent any potential controversy over the possibility of being 'caught' after removing the ball. ran for. ,
A fiery partnership between Tanjid Hasan (35 off 26) and Shakib Al Hasan took Bangladesh to a competitive score.Paul van Meekeren slowed the runs when he caught Tanzid in the deep, and Tim Pringle struck to remove the well-set Tauhid Hridoy, as spin proved the most successful tactic for the Dutch on a sticky surface. Thanks to Shakib's brilliant innings of unbeaten 64* runs in 46 balls, Bangladesh could reach a respectable score of 159/5.
Brief scores: Bangladesh 159/5 (Shakib Al Hasan 64*, Tanjeed Hasan 35; Aryan Dutt 2-17) vs Netherlands 134/8 (Sybrand Engelbrecht 33, Vikramjeet Singh 26; Rishad Hussain 3-33).
With Bangladesh's win, former champions Sri Lanka become the first team to be eliminated from Group D of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Bangladesh won two crucial points in Group D, consolidating their position at second place in the rankings. Bangladesh's experienced all-rounder Shakib Akh Hasan and young leg spinner Rishad Hossain provided support on Thursday to keep the team in the tournament.Netherlands were involved for some time but Bangladesh proved too strong in the end. The match was in the balance when Netherlands needed 56 runs from 36 runs with 7 wickets left, but things fell apart for them with the wicket of Sibrand Engelbrecht (33), who was looking good in the middle.
For Bangladesh, Hossain remained calm despite taking some hits and took three important wickets, including the big wicket of Engelbrecht. Mustafizur Rahman performed brilliantly with the ball and the bowlers conceded just 12 runs and took one wicket in his entire spell.
Chasing a target of 160, the Netherlands struggled to utilize the powerplay and had little effort on the board as both openers lost their wickets.Vikramjit and Sybrand Engelbrecht worked together to keep the ship stable, but Vikramjit left when it was becoming dangerous.
Captain Scott Edwards then took charge and supported Sybrand Engelbrecht, who was smashing boundaries. The Netherlands got them into a good position, but then lost two wickets in the same over, leaving them behind again. The captain's wicket was the last nail in the coffin for the Netherlands as they were unable to recover from the batting collapse.
Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan's brilliant unbeaten 64* off 46 balls enabled Bangladesh to reach a respectable score of 159/5 with contributions from Tanjeed Hasan (35), Mahmudullah (25) and Zakhar Ali (14) , after which the Dutch decided to field.First.
The Dutch relied on pace, with off-spinner Aryan Dutt (2/17 in 4 overs) and medium pace bowler Paul van Meekeren (2/15 in 4 overs) proving to be their most efficient bowlers.
Dutt proved to be tough in the powerplay by taking the wickets of Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Liton Das, but the latter had to face defeat due to an incredible catch by Sibrand Engelbrecht.
Play stopped briefly for a helmet check after a bouncer stuck in the grill of Tanzid Hasan, who was quick to touch the ball into the turf to prevent any potential controversy over the possibility of being 'caught' after removing the ball. ran for. ,
A fiery partnership between Tanjid Hasan (35 off 26) and Shakib Al Hasan took Bangladesh to a competitive score.Paul van Meekeren slowed the runs when he caught Tanzid in the deep, and Tim Pringle struck to remove the well-set Tauhid Hridoy, as spin proved the most successful tactic for the Dutch on a sticky surface. Thanks to Shakib's brilliant innings of unbeaten 64* runs in 46 balls, Bangladesh could reach a respectable score of 159/5.
Brief scores: Bangladesh 159/5 (Shakib Al Hasan 64*, Tanjeed Hasan 35; Aryan Dutt 2-17) vs Netherlands 134/8 (Sybrand Engelbrecht 33, Vikramjeet Singh 26; Rishad Hussain 3-33).
