Bangladesh will kick off their campaign for the 2022 T20 World Cup against Netherlands on Monday. The Bangladeshi team have been a bit under radar as far as their preparations is concerned. They will be led by their experienced player Shakib Al Hasan. Netherlands on the other hand come into the Super 12 stage after having qualified after Namibia lost to UAE. Make no mistake, Holland have some amazing players up their sleeve who can upset the apple-cart.
Venue – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Time – 9:30 AM IST
Likely Pitch conditions – Bellerive Oval, has seen 7 games being played so far on this surface. Sunday, the Sri Lankan team chased down the target with ease against Ireland in the Super 12 stage. This should be a bowl first wicket as the spinners could play a key role in the afternoon game.
Likely Bangladesh XI –
N. Shanto, S. Sarkar, L. Das, S.A. Hasan (Captain), A. Hossain, Y. Ali, N. Hasan (WK), M. Hasan, T. Ahmed, M. Rahman and H. Mahmud
Likely Netherlands XI –
V. Singh, M. ODawd, B. De Leede, T. Cooper, C. Ackermann, S. Edwards (Captain and WK), T. Pringle, S. Ahmed, TVD Gugten, P V Meekeren and F. Klassen
Head to Head record –
Games played -1
Games won by Bangladesh -1
Bellerive Oval T20I record –
Matches Played – 10
Matches won by home team – 3
Matches won by others – 7
Wins after 1st batting – 5
Wins after 2nd batting – 5
Wins after winning toss – 4
Wins after losing toss – 6
Highest Score at the venue – Glenn maxwell -103 vs England
Best bowling at the venue – Alzarri Joseph -4/16 vs Zimbabwe
Approaching milestones –
·Shakib Al Hasan needs 3 more sixes to reach 50 sixes in T20I cricket
·Nurul needs 96 runs to reach the 500 runs mark in T20I cricket
·Soumya Sarkar needs 7 more sixes to reach 50 sixes in T20I cricket
·Mustafizur Rahman needs 6 wickets to reach 100 wickets in T20I cricket