Tamim Iqbal’s unbeaten 83, Bangladesh managed to eke out a narrow eight-run win over the Netherlands.
Riding on opener Tamim Iqbal’s unbeaten 83, Bangladesh managed to eke out a narrow eight-run win over the Netherlands in their first match of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers on Wednesday.
Put in to bat, Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals but Tamim almost single-handedly lifted the team to 153 for seven and then restricted the Dutch to 145 for seven in their allotted 20 overs.
Brief scores: Bangladesh 153/7 in 20 overs (T. Iqbal 83*, T. Van der Gugten 3/21) beat Netherlands 145/7 in 20 overs
