T20 WC: Bangladesh set 145-run target for Netherlands

Bangladesh set a target of 145-run for Netherlands in their opening match of the T20 World Cup at the Bellerive Oval in Australia on Monday. 

Bangladesh scored 144 runs in the 20 overs losing 8 wickets.

Earlier, Bangladesh was asked to bat first after its captain Shakib Al Hasan Hasan lost the all-important toss against Netherlands.

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards felt that the chasing team will do well and hence he didn’t hesitate to send Bangladesh to bat first.

Squads

Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (captain) Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan Sohan (wk), Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Hasan Mahmud.

Netherlands: Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards(w/c), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren.