Netherlands v Bangladesh - Bangladesh tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751 and Netherlands - 1st T20I - Bangladesh won the match eight wickets - Live Score and Update
Netherlands 144/7 (20/20 ov) v Bangladesh 145/2 (18.0/20 ov) - Bangladesh won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
On Wednesday, July 25, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 took lead in the two-match T20I series against Netherlands after winning the opening match by eight wickets, at Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague.
On winning the toss, the Dutch chose to bat first, and amassed a total of 144 runs in 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets.
With this decent tally on the board, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Netherlands-c753 had a serious chance of going one-up against the tourists.
On the other hand, Bangladesh knew they needed to steadfast and keep wickets in hand in order to chase down the required tally.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Junaid-Siddique-c1749 once again proved a handful as they made the fielders run all around the park by smashing some of the finest shots in modern-day cricket.
Things went awry for Netherlands from here, as they needed to make early inroads to put the batting side under considerable pressure.
After conceding 45 runs, the Dutch, finally broke the Bangladesh opening partnership when T van der Gugten dismissed Siddique after the batsman had smashed an innings of 25 runs.
Iqbal was then joined by star all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990 failed to give a befitting show as he was caught and bowled by MAA Jamil after scoring an innings of 12 runs off 11 deliveries.
Securing their second wicket with 63 runs on the board, Netherlands were hoping to make a few more inroads to stop their opponents from successfully chasing down the required tally.
However, their hopes were shot down by the insurmountable partnership between Iqbal (69) and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472eam to victory in 18 overs.
From Netherlands, T http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Gugten and MAA Jamil were the only two bowlers who were success, while the rest of the bowling squad were neutralized by Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, in the batting department, opener MR Swart stood tall with an innings of 57 runs as he played an important role in helping his side amass a respectable total.
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