Shakib guides Bangladesh to victory over Netherlands

T20 World Cup, Group D (St Vincent)

Bangladesh 159-5 (20 overs): Shakib 64*; van Meekeren 2-15

Netherlands 134-8 (20 overs): Engelbrecht 33; Rishad 3-33

Bangladesh won by 25 runs

Scorecard; Table

Bangladesh took a large measurement towards qualification for nan T20 World Cup Super 8s shape arsenic they hit nan Netherlands by 25 runs successful St Vincent.

Shakib Al Hasan struck an unbeaten 64 from 46 balls to guideline his broadside to 159, rebuilding nan innings aft they mislaid 2 early wickets to nan bowling of Aryan Dutt.

In reply, nan Dutch initially kept up pinch nan required run-rate, pinch Vikram Singh hitting 3 sixes successful a spirited 26 earlier being stumped by Litton Das.

Young leg-spinner Rishad Hossain past took nan wickets of Sybrand Engelbrecht and Bas de Leede successful nan 15th complete to stall nan pursuit astatine 111-5, pinch nan Netherlands making conscionable 23 runs from nan last 5 overs.

The triumph sees Bangladesh move 2 points clear of their opponents successful Group D, knowing a triumph against Nepal connected Monday (01:30 BST) will decidedly unafraid their spot successful nan 2nd round.

The Dutch must dream that Bangladesh suffer that fixture, and that they tin triumph and execute a large run-rate plaything against bottom-placed Sri Lanka.