Bangladesh registered their first win in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2022, beating the Netherlands by nine runs on Monday in Hobert. Taskin Ahmed, the right-arm pacer, bagged four wickets for the Tigers to lead the way to the victory. Another right-arm pacer, Hasan Mahmud, also did well, taking two important wickets in this match. Taskin ended up taking four for 25—his best in T20Is now. His previous best was two for 12 against Papua New Guinea. Read:T20 World Cup: Bangladesh strike early, Netherlands lose 4 quick wickets Winning the toss, the Netherlands opted to bowl first. Bangladesh posted 144 for eight. In reply, the Netherlands lost two wickets in the very first two balls of their innings. Taskin’s pace looked too good for the Netherlands batters. The hard-working pacer provided Bangladesh with a dream start. In the first ball, Yasir Ali took a tough catch at the first slip, and in the second ball, wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan took a regulation catch to dismiss the second wicket. The Netherlands lost two more wickets, trapped by run out in the fourth over when Shakib Al Hasan came to bowl and conceded a six off his first ball. Max ODowd hit him for a six off the first ball, but on the next ball, Max was trapped in run-out. In the same over, Bangladesh sent back Netherlands captain Tom Cooper as well, who suffered a diamond duck—didn't face any balls before getting run out. Najmul Hossain Shanto saved a boundary in great fashion and threw the ball to the wicketkeeper Nurul, who broke the stumps in a flash. And thus, Tom lost his wicket for a duck. Colin Ackermann came up with a heroic knock for the Netherlands, but it was not enough for them as he hardly got any support from his teammates who came a cropper today. Scott Edwards and Ackermann had a 44-run stand for the fifth wicket, but that was not enough for them. In the last over, the Netherlands needed 24 runs. Soumya Sarkar defended it, conceding 14 runs with a six and a wicket off the last ball of the match. In the 19th over, Mustafizur Rahman conceded only eight runs and made the task tough for the Netherlands. Read:T20 World Cup: Bangladesh set 145 victory target for Netherlands The Netherlands innings eventually ended up at 135 in 20 overs, and Bangladesh sealed the match by 9 runs. They came close, but they needed to display more potent batting to win the match against a quality bowling attack. Earlier, Bangladesh got a good start as the openers, Shanto and Soumya, made a good start, posting 43 in the opening stand. But the middle order failed to deliver well. Afif Hossain was the best batter for Bangladesh, scoring 38 runs. Shanto posted the second highest score of 25 runs. At the lower order, Mosaddek Hossain scored 20 off 12 balls and helped Bangladesh post a fighting total of 144 for eight. For the Netherlands, Paul van Meekeren and Bas de Leede took two wickets each. After registering their first Super 12 Round win against the Netherlands, the Bangladesh team will be full of confidence to play their second T20 World Cup 2022 match against South Africa on October 27 in Sydney.  Read: T20 World Cup: Bangladesh bat first vs Netherlands

Despite having a good start, Bangladesh only managed to give the Netherlands a 145-run target in their first match of the T20 World Cup 2022 against the Netherlands in Hobert. Afif Hossain posted the highest score, 38 runs off 27 balls, with two fours and two sixes. But he was dismissed when he needed to press the accelerator. Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 25, Soumya Sarkar posted 14, and Mosaddek Hossain scored 20 for the Tigers. Bangladesh lost five wickets while going from 43 to 76. That was the best part of the match so far for the Netherlands, who were quite impressive in their bowling. They took wickets when they needed them most, and thus, Bangladesh failed to have a challenging total. Soumya and Shanto managed a good start, posting 43 runs in their opening partnership. But they departed in a span of seven balls. Right after the openers departed, Bangladesh lost two more quick wickets as Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan fell for nine and seven respectively. After the 9.3 overs, the rain came in and the players left the field. The match resumed after the conditions improved. Read: T20 World Cup: Liton, Shakib fall for 9 and 7 In the first five overs, Bangladesh posted 43 for none. But on the first ball of the sixth over bowled by Paul van Meekeren, Bangladesh lost Soumya for 14 off 13 balls. On 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 boundary against the spin, but he could not make it properly. Van Beek took an easy catch at midwicket. Liton looked shaky from the start of his innings. He played a few loose shots before falling prey to another loose shot. It was a short ball from Van Been. Liton tried to clear through the off region but ended up with a loose shot. Shakib fell prey to Shariz Ahmed. The left-handed batter tried to play a big shot, but De Leede took an outstanding catch at deep midwicket. Mosaddek Hossain smashed 20 off just 12 balls, which helped Bangladesh to get a total. That might be good one of the Tigers can bowl well. For the Netehrands, who won the toss and opted to bowl first, Paul van Meekeren and Bas de Leede took two wickets each. Bangladesh have never played a T20 match in Australia before this one. But will they be able to defend a 145-run target they set for the Netherlands? The Dutch side will surely pose a strong challenge to continue their good run in the T20 World Cup 2022 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 Read: T20 World Cup: Bangladesh bat first vs Netherlands

Bangladesh have been losing wickets fast after the openers made a good start in their first match of the T20 World Cup 2022 against the Netherlands in Hobert. Right after the openers departed, Bangladesh lost two more wickets fast as Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan fell for 9 and 7 respectively.   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. On the first ball of the seventh over, Bangladesh lost Najmul Hossain Shanto as well, who was playing really well. Read: T20 World Cup: Bangladesh bat first vs Netherlands 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 midwicket. Liton looked shaky from the start of his innings. He played a few loose shots before falling prey to another loose shot. It was a short ball from Van Been. Liton tried to clear through the off region but ended up with a loose shot. Shakib fell prey to Shariz Ahmed. The left-handed batter tried to play a big shot, but De Leede took an outstanding catch over the boundary rope at deep midwicket. Bangladesh lost four wickets in 10 overs for 63 runs.  Earlier, the Netherlands won the toss and opted to bowl first in an overcast condition at the venue. Bangladesh have never played a T20 match in Australia before this one. Bangladesh will look to have their first win today in the T20 World Cup but the fall of Liton and Shakib has put them under pressure at the moment. The Netherlands will surely pose a strong challenge to continue their good run that started well in the first round.  Read: T20 World Cup: Openers Soumya, Shanto gone within 7 balls after a good start 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