INTRODUCTION
Ryan van Niekerk, the assistant coach for the Netherlands, stated on Monday, September 1, that he does not think the lack of experienced cricket players contributed to their series defeat to Bangladesh; rather, he thinks that poor shot selection was the cause.
BANGLADESH SEAL SERIES WITH DOMINANT WIN
After Bangladesh defeated the Netherlands by nine wickets in the second game after their eight-win in the series opener, the Netherlands has barely fought in the series thus far, losing the three-match series with one game remaining.
Senior players like Bas de Leede, Roelof van der Merwe, Fred Klaassen, and Colin Ackermann were absent from the series as the visitors were bowled out for 103 in the second game after scoring just 136 in the first. Van Niekerk, however, would not concede that their lackluster performance was due to the seniors’ absence.
After the series loss, he remarked, “Very frustrating (to lose the series in this fashion) as we obviously hold high expectations for ourselves and have been training that way.” “In my opinion, Bangladesh is currently playing excellent cricket at home. Our batting depth isn’t always the cause of the bad performance, in my opinion. Right now, I believe we are the only ones making the decisions.
“Those tiny margins suddenly have a significant impact on the totals you may post when you play a great team like Bangladesh in their home environment. They have good fielding, but their bowlers don’t give you many chances to score boundaries.
“If you’re making poor decisions or taking a little longer to sum up conditions, when it comes to a quality side like Bangladesh, that’s going to hurt you,” he added.
Bangladesh cruise to easy win over Netherlands in series opener
Bangladesh began the T20I series against Netherlands with a convincing eight-wicket win in the first match in Sylhet, chasing down a target of 137 with 6.3 overs to spare. Taskin Ahmed starred with the ball, picking four wickets in a fiery spell before Litton Das anchored the chase with a fluent half-century. Saif Hassan contributed with both bat and ball, picking a couple of wickets to go along with an unbeaten cameo to wrap the chase with 6.3 overs to spare.
Max O’Dowd gave the Netherlands a strong start when he was put in to bat, hitting three fours and a six in his 23. After drawing a leading edge to cover, Taskin undid him on the opening ball. That discovery led to a collapse. Vikramjit Singh was also dismissed by Taskin while attempting to hit down the ground whereas skipper Scott Edwards perished to a sharp catch in the deep off Hassan’s bowling. Teja Nidamanuru, who struck a few powerful shots including a six over mid-wicket, was removed by Saif Hassan in the same over as Edwards.
The middle order struggled against pace variations, with Shariz Ahmad top-edging a pull off Mustafizur Rahman and Kyle Klein holing out against Taskin to deep mid-wicket. Taskin’s fourth scalp was Noah Croes who chipped tamely to extra cover.
The Netherlands concluded at 136 for 8, which appeared considerably below par on a surface that could get easier under lights with dew. However, lower-order runs from Tim Pringle and Aryan Dutt helped to raise the score.
Bangladesh was upfront about their goals. By the end of the PowerPlay, the hosts were far ahead at 57/1 as Parvez Hossain Emon hit Aryan for two boundaries and a six in the first over. Litton Das stormed to a half-century off 26 balls by playing with authority and controlling his drives and sweeps. Even the addition of seam failed to slow the flow of runs, and the spinners provided little control as the dew set in.
By hitting three sixes and a four in quick succession, Hassan made sure that the game ended quickly and gave Bangladesh a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Brief scores:
- Netherlands 136/8 in 20 overs (Teja Nidamanuru 26, Max O’Dowd 23; Taskin Ahmed 4/28, Mustafizur Rahman 1/19) lost to Bangladesh 138/2 in 13.3 overs (Litton Das 54*, Saif Hassan 36*, Parvez Hossain Emon 29) by 8 wickets.
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