Bangladesh lost their openers after they made a good start in their first match of the T20 World Cup against the Netherlands in Hobert.
In the first five overs, Bangladesh posted 43 for none. But off the first ball of the sixth over, bowled by Paul van Meekeren, Bangladesh lost Soumya for 14 off 13 balls. Off the first ball of the seventh over, Bangladesh lost Najmul Hossain Shanto as well who was playing well.
Shanto made 25 off 20 balls with four fours. Shanto looked to sweep towards the short leg side boundary against the spin, but he could not make it properly. Van Beek took an easy catch at the midwicket.
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At the end of the seventh over, Bangladesh scored 51 for two.
The Netherlands have won the toss and opted to bowl first in an overcast condition in the venue.
Bangladesh have never played a T20 match in Australia before this one. While Bangladesh will look to have their first win today, the Netherlands will surely pose a strong challenge to continue their good run that started well in the first round.
Bangladesh XI: Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman
Netherlands XI: MP O'Dowd, Vikram Singh, BFW de Leede, TLW Cooper, CN Ackermann, SA Edwards, TJG Pringle, L van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, FJ Klaassen, PA van Meekeren