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Bangladesh to take on Netherlands today in 2nd T20
In a bid to confirm the three-match T20 International series, Bangladesh take on Netherlands in second T20 game today at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
The match starts at 6 PM and 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 Liton 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 broke the spine of the Netherlands with 4-28 and Saif Hasan who returned to the fold after four years, complemented him with 2-18 as Netherland found them in wanting.
The visitors were eventually restricted to 136-8. Hardly anyone could bet on Bangladesh's defeat in this match but the hosts need a statement victory to prove their T20 credential further.
Bangladesh, however, ticked all boxes with the performance that was expected. Captain Liton Das led the charge with 29 ball-54 not out that helped the side notch the victory in just 13.3 overs.
After taking two wickets, Saif Hasan made an unbeaten 19 ball-36 with the willow to make his comeback a memorable one. Most importantly Saif struck consecutive sixes to seal the game, which Liton believes would boost his confidence.
Bangladesh are unlikely to tinker with their winning combination as they aim to wrap up the series. The Netherlands, however, are expected to consider changes in their lineup to keep their hopes alive.
Bangladesh: Liton 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, 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, Tim Pringle, reports BSS.