Moments later Edwards could not reach an Afif top edge. It was a pity for the Netherlands that Pringle misjudged a simple chance at deep mid wicket in the sixteenth over. Yasir Ali Chowdury was late on a fast yorker of the outstanding Van Meekeren: 76/5. Moments later, T20 World Cup debutant Shariz Ahmad was ecstatic when Bas de Leede brilliantly caught a slog sweep from Shakib al Hasan on the square boundary: 63/4 in the tenth over.Īfter a short rain break, the Dutch struck again. Litton Das tried to drive a length ball 'on the up' and paid the price: 60/3.

Just like Pringle, Logan van Beek was successful in his first over. As a bowler, he seemed to be attacked on his very first ball, but the top edge was caught by Logan van Beek: 47/2. Van Meekeren, who again reached 145 km/h, was the bowler.Ģ0-year-old Tim Pringle brings a lot of energy onto the field. A mistimed pullshot by Soumya Sarkar swirled into the hands of Bas de Leede at short mid wicket. In the sixth over, the Dutch celebrated their first success. With Shariz Ahmad in for the injured Van der Merwe and Logan van Beek for Timm van der Gugten, the Netherlands looked eager. That will certainly have had to do with the weather forecast: eleven degrees, cloudy and rainy. Where most toss winners will bat first in this T20 World Cup, the Netherlands chose to field.

Lucky Go Happy by Paul Van Der Merwe