Shakib praises pace bowlers after 25-run win against Netherlands
Mustafizur carried the momentum by conceding just 4 runs in his 2 overs in the death when Netherlands needed just 49 runs in the last 5 overs. Taskin also got 2 wickets while Tanzim Hasan Sakib took 1 wicket.
Khan Mutasim Billah LifeEditor
Posted - 2024-06-14T03:28:28+06:00
Updated - 2024-06-14T05:30:33+06:00
Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan praises the whole bowling unit for the win against Netherlands in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 25 runs on Thursday (June 13) at Kingstown, ST Vincent. Earlier, Bangladesh posted 159 on the board. Bangladesh's veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's brilliant fifty, along with some late blitz from Jaker Ali and Mahmudullah Riyad helped Bangladesh reach to this total. In reply, miserly spell from Mustafizur Rahman and a match turning spell from Rishad Hossain snatched the game away from the Dutch. Netherlands were restricted to 134 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.
Bangladesh bowled really well in the match despite Netherlands fought hard in the chase. Captain Scott Edwards and Sybrand Engelbrecht made a good partnership in the middle-over featuring 42 runs in 5.1 overs. When Netherlands were 104/3, Rishad came to bowl the 15th over and took two important wickets of set batter Sybrand Engelbrecht and all-rounder Bas de Leede.
After that, Mustafizur carried the momentum by conceding just 4 runs in his 2 overs in the death when Netherlands needed just 49 runs in the last 5 overs. Taskin also got 2 wickets while Tanzim Hasan Sakib took 1 wicket.
“It was a challenging total, so we had to bowl well. The match was 50-50 till the 12th over. Credit to Mustafizur and Rishad. They bowled really well at that stage. Our bowling unit is doing well consistently for a while now, especially pace bowlers. Rishad's addition has also worked for me,” Shakib said.
“I think Rishad showed great character. The full bowling unit did well. Everyone did their job responsibly. Mustafizur, Taskin, and Tanzim have all bowled well, so it helps the rest of the attack too.”