Bangladesh defeated the Netherlands by eight wickets in the first T20 match. With this, Bangladesh has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series. This is Bangladesh’s biggest win over home ground in the last 10 years.
Bangladesh won a strong victory in the first T20 match against the Netherlands on Saturday. Bangladesh won by 8 wickets in the match played in Sylhet. Batting first, the Netherlands scored 136 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Bangladesh team won the match with 39 balls remaining, which is the biggest T20 win of the team’s remaining ball at home. Earlier, the team won the 2014 T20 World Cup against Afghanistan with 48 balls remaining.
Bangladesh lost the first wicket in the third over in response to 137 runs by the Netherlands. Parvez Hussain was dismissed for 15 runs in 9 balls. After this, Tanjid Hasan and captain Litton Das shared a 66 -run partnership for the second wicket. Tanjid Hasan Tamim was dismissed for 29 runs in 24 balls. After this, Bangladesh did not lose any wicket. Saif Hasan returned unbeaten after scoring 36 runs in 19 balls. Captain and wicketkeeper Litton Das remained unbeaten by scoring 54 runs in 29 balls. Litton hit 6 fours and two sixes in his innings.
Earlier, the Netherlands, batting first, scored 136 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. For the Netherlands, Max scored 23, Vikramjit 4 and captain Edwards scored 12 runs. Teja scored 26 runs in 26 balls. Shariaj Ahmed scored 15 runs in 14 balls. Kyle was dismissed by nine, Noha scored 11 and Tim 16. From Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed took 4 and Saif Hasan took 2, Rahman took one wicket.