Tuskin Ahmed takes four as Bangladesh beat Netherlands
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: Taskin Ahmed takes four as Bangladesh beat Netherlands
Bangladesh won their first-ever game in a Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 Monday, with Taskin Ahmed taking 4-25 as the Netherlands imploded early and never recovered, losing by nine runs.
Match Summary
Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 17th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Bangladesh 144/8 (20 ov)
Netherlands 135/10 (20 ov)
Result - Bangladesh won by 9 runs
Plenty of good signs for Bangladesh as they get their #T20WorldCup campaign underway with a victory ??#BANvNED
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 24, 2022
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Match Analysis
It was celebration for Bangladesh with pace bowler Taskin Ahmed returning figures of 4-25 in his team's nine-run win.
Netherlands, who battled through the preliminary round to reach the Super 12, held the Asian nation to 144-8 with Paul van Meekeren becoming his country's joint all-time T20 wicket-taker along the way.
But they got off to a horror start in the run chase, losing two wickets off the first two balls to Ahmed then suffered two run-outs in one over to slump to 15-4 in cold conditions at Hobart.
Colin Ackermann with 62 played a lone hand, making his maiden T20 half-century as the Netherlands were all out for 135 on the final ball.
Veteran Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has played in every edition of the World Cup since its inception in 2007 and this was his first Super 12 victory.
"It was an important win, I've played all editions but haven't won and that was on the back of my mind," he said.
"Taskin has been a good bowler for us, he has the experience and pace. Most of the fielders in our team are agile and quick, in the field we can save five to 10 runs, and that could be the big difference."
Defeat was a heavy blow for the Dutch with two points desperately needed in a group that witnessed India edge out Pakistan in a last-over thriller.
But it was relief for Bangladesh, who had suffered from poor form since the 2021 World Cup, playing 19 T20 internationals and losing 14.
Two run outs of Max O'Dowd and Tom Cooper in the fourth over saw the Dutch slip to 15-4.
Ackermann attempted to pull a rabbit out of the hat in his 48-ball knock laced with six fours and two sixes but the required run-rate was just too much.
"Our bowlers were quite amazing, but our run-outs were poor," said Netherlands skipper Shaun Edwards.
"Hopefully we can bring in a better performance with the bat, looking forward to the next challenge (against India)."
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, Fredrick Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren
Match Details
Start Time: 05:00
Toss: Netherlands won the toss and decided to field
Venue: Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Officials: Christopher Gaffaney, Nitin Menon, Michael Gough, Ahsan Raza, David Boon
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