Tamim steers Bangladesh to 153 7 against Netherland

DHARAMSALA: Opener Tamim Iqbal played a responsible innings to steer Bangladesh to a competitive total against Netherlands in the third match of the World T20 first round group A here at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday.Sent into bat by Netherlands, Bangladesh made 153 for seven, thanks to Tamim, who stayed at the wicket from beginning till the end and scored an unbeaten 83. His 58-ball innings was laced with three sixes and six fours.No other batsman could make any significant contribution as only three players besides Tamim got into the double figures. They were Soumya Sarkar (15), Sabbir Rahman (15) and Mahmudullah (10).Seamer Timm van der Gugten was the most successful bowler for the Netherlands, taking three for 21 while Paul van Meekeren claimed two for 17.Bangladesh made one change, bringing in Arafat Sunny in place of left-arm pace bowler Abu Hider who was in the XI in the Asia Cup final. Netherlands went with the pace-bowling pair of Paul van Meekeren and Logan van Beek, and left out chinaman bowler Michael Rippon.This was Bangladesh’s first international match in India in nearly a decade