Bangladesh eying first ever series victory against Netherlands

Bangladesh determined to secure their first ever series victory against Netherlands as they take on the Dutchmen in the second T20 game of their three-match series at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today (Monday), reports BSS.

The match, which starts at 6 PM, will be aired live on T-sports and Nagorik TV.

Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 following their comprehensive eight-wicket victory in the first game.

The hosts justified their favourite tag preciously by dominating Netherlands in all departments in the first match.

Rating their performance as near perfect, captain Litton Das urged his teammates to replicate it in the second game in a bid to confirm the series with a match to go.

Pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed hit Netherlands with 4-28 and Saif Hasan, who returned to the fold after four years, complimented him with 2-18.

The visitors were eventually restricted to 136-8. Hardly anyone could bet on Bangladesh's defeat in this match, but the hosts needed a statement victory, which was only possible to dominate the opponents thoroughly.

And Bangladesh ticked the box beautifully. Captain Litton Das led the charge with 29 ball-54 not out that helped the side bring up the victory in just 13.3 overs.

After taking two wickets, Saif Hasan made 19 ball-36 with the willow to make his comeback a memorable one. Most importantly Saif struck two consecutive sixes to confirm the victory, which Litton believes would boost his confidence.

"The dew was a major factor, but our bowlers were brilliant. Taskin, Fizz (Mustafizur), and Saif all bowled exceptionally well," Litton said.

"While Rishad struggled to grip the ball due to the dew, their collective effort kept the target to a manageable 137 on this wicket. The momentum of the game then swung completely in our favor after Emon's explosive start in the very first over."

Bangladesh are unlikely to tinker with their playing XI as they want to confirm the series first.

Netherlands may bring up changes to the squad in a bid to stay alive in the series.

Bangladesh:

Litton Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Saifuddin

Netherlands:

Scott Edwards (c), Noah Croes, Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Sikander Zulfiqar, Cedric de Lange, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Shariz Ahmad, Ben Fletcher, Daniel Doram, Sebastiaan Braat and Tim Pringle.