Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 1st T20I, Aug 30, Netherlands tour of Bangladesh 2025

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Litton Das: The dew is the big factor. The way our bowlers bowled, Taskin, Fizz and in between Saif bowled really well. When Rishad came to bowl, already there was dew and he was struggling to grip the ball. On these wickets 137 is not a big deal and the way Emon struck in the first over, the momentum shifted.

Taskin Ahmed | Player of the Match: Always a great feeling to have a match like this, especially the first match of the series. After injury I was struggling for rhythm but day by day it's getting better. I worked hard on the last few days in training and hard work always pays off. That wicket is very good to bat on and dew factor as well. I followed the basics and mixed it up with my variations.

Scott Edwards: Not an ideal start. Max played well at the start and we lost momentum through the middle. Credit to the Bangladesh batters and bowlers, we were outclassed. They put us under pressure and every time we put a partnership they took a wicket. 130 was never going to be enough there. There will be some things we will go back and look at. We have got to come back better in the next game.

21:03 Local Time, 15:03 GMT, 20:33 IST: Bangladesh have polished off this chase with ease. It started in the first over when Parvez Emon struck 14 to the first three balls of the innings. From then on, it was one-way traffic. Litton Das showed his class with delightful strokes and made a fine fifty. Saif Hassan completed an excellent day with an aggressive cameo which saw the chase end so quickly. Netherlands started with spin but they were no match to this Bangladeshi batting lineup. A good learning experience for the young Netherlands side in alien conditions. Stay tuned for the post-match stuff...

13.3 Vikramjit Singh to Saif Hassan, SIX, Saif Hassan finishes it off with a biggie. A half-volley on the stumps, he gets forward and lofts powerfully straight down the ground and that's that as far as the game is concerned

13.2 Vikramjit Singh to Saif Hassan, SIX, down leg, length and swiped away over fine-leg, was a poor delivery and Saif Hassan is in no mood to let go of such gifts

13.1 Vikramjit Singh to Saif Hassan, 2 runs, full and gentle medium-pace outside off, Saif Hassan gets forward to loft over cover for two

Vikramjit Singh, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

12.6 Paul van Meekeren to Saif Hassan, 1 run, short outside off, Saif Hassan gets on top of it, pulls straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket for one

12.5 Paul van Meekeren to Saif Hassan, 2 runs, short of length on off, Saif Hassan goes on the back foot and pulls hard and wide of mid-wicket for two

12.4 Paul van Meekeren to Litton Das, 1 run, slower-ball on a length on off, pushed off the front foot to the mid-on region for one

12.3 Paul van Meekeren to Saif Hassan, 1 run, back of a length on off, Saif Hassan goes on the back foot and dabs it to third man

12.2 Paul van Meekeren to Saif Hassan, FOUR, good hit. Length delivery and around off, Saif Hassan gets forward and lofts on the rise over mid-on and it's into the gap, was the cross-seamer from Paul van Meekeren

12.1 Paul van Meekeren to Saif Hassan, no run, back of a length just outside off, tapped to backward point

Paul van Meekeren [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

11.6 Tim Pringle to Litton Das, 2 runs, now sweeper cover gets across and cuts it off with a dive to his left, saves two. Length ball on off, Litton Das goes on the back foot and makes room to cut wide of backward point

11.5 Tim Pringle to Saif Hassan, 1 run, wide of the crease and full on off, Saif Hassan gets forward to drive to long-off

11.4 Tim Pringle to Saif Hassan, SIX, Saif Hassan on the charge. It's slower and tossed up on leg-stump, Saif Hassan comes down the track and lofts high and it has the elevation to clear long-on

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