DHAKA, Aug 31, 2025 (BSS)- Bangladesh oozed with confidence to confirm the 
three-match series as they take on Netherlands in the second T20 game at 
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium tomorrow (Monday).

The match which starts at 6 PM will be aired live on T-sports and Nagorik TV.

Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 following their comprehensive eight-wicket 
victory in the first game.

The hosts justified their favourite tag preciously by dominating Netherlands 
in all departments in the first match.

Rating their performance as near perfect, captain Liton Das urged his 
teammates to replicate it in the second game in a bid to confirm the series 
with a match to go.

Pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed broke the spine of the Netherlands with 4-28 and 
Saif Hasan who returned to the fold after four years, complimented him with 
2-18 as Netherland found them wanting.

The visitors were eventually restricted to 136-8. Hardly anyone could bet on 
Bangladesh's defeat in this match but the hosts needed a statement victory, 
which was only possible to dominate the opponents thoroughly. 

And Bangladesh ticked the box emphatically. Captain Liton Das led the charge 
with 29 ball-54 not out that helped the side bring up the victory in just 
13.3 overs.

After taking two wickets, Saif Hasan made 19 ball-36 with the willow to make 
his comeback a memorable one. Most importantly Saif struck two consecutive 
sixes to confirm the victory, which Liton believes would boost his 
confidence.

"The dew was a major factor, but our bowlers were brilliant. Taskin, Fizz 
(Mustafizur), and Saif all bowled exceptionally well," Liton said.

"While Rishad struggled to grip the ball due to the dew, their collective 
effort kept the target to a manageable 137 on this wicket. The momentum of 
the game then swung completely in our favor after Emon's explosive start in 
the very first over."

Bangladesh are unlikely to tinker with their playing XI as they want to 
confirm the series first.

Netherlands may bring up changes to the squad in a bid to stay alive in the 
series.

Bangladesh: 

Liton Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, 
Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Nurul Hasan Sohan, 
Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan 
Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Saifuddin

Netherlands: 

Scott Edwards (c), Noah Croes, Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, 
Sikander Zulfiqar, Cedric de Lange, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van 
Meekeren, Shariz Ahmad, Ben Fletcher, Daniel Doram, Sebastiaan Braat and Tim 
Pringle.