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Bangladesh will face Netherlands today in the 27th match of the T-20 World Cup. Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka in the first match, but lost to South Africa in the second match. Now they have to win today’s match and the last two matches against Nepal to qualify.
On the other hand, the Netherlands beat Nepal in the first match, but the team suffered a loss against South Africa in the second match. Netherlands need to win matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka today to stay in the race.
Match Details…
Tournament: T-20 Men’s World Cup
Match No. 27: Bangladesh Vs Netherlands
Date: 13 June
Time: Toss- 7:30 PM, Match Start- 8:00 PM.
Place: Arnos Well Ground, Kingstown
Bangladesh hands up
Bangladesh and Netherlands have faced each other in 4 T20 International matches so far. Out of them 3 matches were won by Bangladesh and 1 by Netherlands. 2 out of these 4 matches are from the World Cup. Bangladesh won both these matches.
Previous Match: Bangladesh won the match
The last match between the two teams took place in the 2022 T20 World Cup. In which Bangladesh lost the toss and scored 144 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Netherlands were bowled out for 135 runs in 20 overs and lost the match by 9 runs.
In this match, Taskin Ahmed took 4 wickets for 25 runs and was adjudged the player of the match.
Shakib is Bangladesh’s highest wicket-taker in T-20 Internationals, Max O’Dowd is Netherlands’ top scorer…
Players to watch…
Bangladesh
- Shakib Al Hasan: Former Bangladesh captain and star all-rounder Shakib is the team’s top wicket-taker and top scorer in T-20 Internationals. He has scored 2451 runs in 124 matches. During this time he has scored 12 half-centuries.
- Mustafizur Rahman: Mustafizur is the highest wicket-taker for the team in the last 12 months. He has taken 23 wickets in 15 matches.
The Netherlands
- Michael Levitt: Netherlands top order batsman Michael Levitt is known for his brilliant batting. He has scored 350 runs in 11 matches in the last one year. He is the team’s top scorer during this period.
- Logan Van Beek: He is the highest wicket-taker for the team in T20 World Cup 2024. He has taken 5 wickets in last 2 matches. He is the second highest wicket-taker for the team in the last 12 months.
Importance of the Match: Whoever wins the T-20 World Cup 2024 match between Bangladesh and Netherlands today will strengthen their claim for a spot in the Super-8. The losing team’s hopes of reaching the next stage will suffer.
Role of Toss- Arnos Well Ground’s pitch proves to be helpful for both the batter and the bowler. Spinners get a little more help here. Only two T20 International matches have been played here so far. The team winning the toss will elect to bat first.
Weather report
The weather in Kingstown, Saint Vincent on June 13 will be very good. It will be cloudy with some sunshine throughout the day. Rainfall is 25%. The temperature here on the match day can range between 26 to 32 degrees Celsius.
Possible Playing-11 of both the teams
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hussain Shanto (captain), Tanzeed Hasan, Zakir Ali, Liton Das (wicket-keeper), Tauheed Hrdoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hussain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzeem Hasan Shakib and Mustafizur Rahman.
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (captain and wicketkeeper), Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Paul van Meekren and Vivian Kingma.
