T20 WC: Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 9 runs

Bangladesh's quick bowlers came good as they pulled off a nine-run win over Netherlands, with Taskin Ahmed the star of the show. He picked up wickets with the first two balls of the Netherlands chase of Bangladesh's 144, and finished with career-best figures of 4 for 25. Hasan Mahmud, too, was impressive with his change-ups as he returned 2 for 15, while Bangladesh's fielding also looked the part, which is not always the case. The win was Bangladesh's first at the Super 12 stage of any men's T20 World Cup.

Only Colin Ackermann stood out with the bat for Netherlands, hitting his first T20I half-century, an effort that lifted them from 15 for 4 by the fourth over, and took them not too far from the target after they looked, at times, as though they wouldn't cross 100.

Ackermann batted from the first over to the 17th, falling for 62 when he became Taskin's final wicket. Paul van Meekeren's six in the final over, bowled by Soumya Sarkar with 24 to get, gave Netherlands some hope, but it was always a bridge too far.

It might not have been so if the batters had added to the work of the bowlers, who gave away runs at the top but sent Bangladesh from 43 for no loss to 76 for 5 between the sixth and 11th overs, and kept them down to a reasonable total.

Source: ESPNcricinfo