On Thursday, June 13, the Bangla Tigers and the Dutch will play at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown.
After Bangladesh emerged victorious from a closely contested two-wicket match against Sri Lanka thanks to an impressive low-scoring run chase, the team struggled to chase down a manageable total of 114 against South Africa.
Throughout the T20 World Cup 2024, the bowlers have shown great form, but the hitters have faced several difficulties. In order for Bangladesh to have any hope of making it to the Super 8, every member of the team must play as a cohesive one.
Despite having only played four Twenty20 Internationals against the Netherlands, they have a strong head-to-head record, having won three of their matches.
Tanzid Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto are the openers.
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Tanzid Hasan. (Source: Twitter/X)
In both games, Tanzid Hasan opened, although he was unable to have a big influence. In a similar vein, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto did not make the most of his promotion to the starting role following Bangladesh’s opening game.
In an effort to stay at the crease longer than they have thus far, both left-handers will be keen to make amends against the Netherlands.
Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, and Litton Das are middle-order
Litton Das, the wicketkeeper-batter, scored just nine runs in the second game after playing a calm 36 against Sri Lanka.
For the Bangladeshi team, young Towhid Hridoy has been the most impressive player, scoring 40 and 37, respectively. His efforts have essentially built the team’s backbone on their own. He’ll be looking to build on his successful streak when playing the Netherlands.
Shakib Al Hasan, a seasoned player, will be trying to use his extensive expertise to improve both with the bat and the ball. Shakib hopes to have a big influence in the T20 World Cup 2024, despite having a poor run of form with the ball leading up to it—he has only taken one wicket in his last six T20I matches.
Mahmudullah is an all-arounder.
With his batting skills, the 38-year-old almost brought victory to Bangladesh the other day, but the Proteas captain cleverly caught him off guard. Bangladesh intends to leverage his extensive knowledge and abilities, as he has continuously proven to be dependable.
keeper of wickets: Jaker Ali
Shakib and Jaker Ali are facing a similar situation, but with the bat. Only once, in his last six T20I innings, has he scored more than twenty. His goal would be to correct this and solidify his place as the team’s starting wicketkeeper.
Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and Rishad Hossain are the bowlers.
Rishad Hossain, the young leg-spinner, showed incredible skill in the USA series, and he carried that form into the T20 World Cup in 2024.
Taskin Ahmed, a right-arm bowler, demonstrated his skill by getting two wickets in each of Bangladesh’s last three games. He has actually been in form ever since taking 12 wickets in six innings during the Zimbabwe series.
With respect to the pacers, Tanzim Hasan Sakib won praise from all quarters following a challenging first over, recovering well with the ball to instill fear in the Proteas batting order. His goal would be to maintain this excellent performance.
After a brilliant IPL 2024 campaign, Mustafizur Rahman, who is lanky in stature, has shown remarkable economy with the ball, averaging just 4.375 in the competition thus far.
Bangladesh’s Likely Starting Lineup
Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Litton Das (wk),
