Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between the Netherlands and Bangladesh, in Hobart, on Monday.
Pacer Taskin Ahmed produced career-best figures of 4 for 25 as Bangladesh bounced back from an insipid batting show to defeat the Netherlands by nine runs in their opening Super-12 game of the T20 World Cup, in Hobart, on Monday.
Bangladesh needed to lift themselves in the bowling department and they did that via Ahmed, who helped his team dismiss the opposition for 135.
The fast bowler got into the act straightway, inflicting a twin blow off the first two balls.
Colin Ackermann fought valiantly with a 48-ball 62 but did not get support from the other batters.
This was Bangladesh's first ever win in the second round of a T20 World Cup. They next face South Africa in Sydney on Thursday.
The Netherlands take on India next.
Defending a modest 145, Bangladesh got off to a sensational start when Taskin rattled the Netherlands with two wickets off as many balls to send back Vikramjit Singh (0) and Bas de Leede (0).
Bangladesh then effected two run-outs -- of Max O'Dowd (8) and Tom Cooper (0) -- inside the Power-play to leave the Netherlands' chase in disarray after being reduced to 15 for 4 inside four overs.
Just when the Dutch looked set to recover, veteran Shakib Al Hasan removed his counterpart Sctott Edwards (16) with a delivery going down the leg side.
At the other end, rookie Hasan Mahmud calmly went about his job with his skiddy and quick arm action and returned miserly figures 4-1-15-2 to edge the team closer to a come-from-behind win.
Earlier, Paol van Meekeren led the show with the ball as the Netherlands bounced back to restrict Bangladesh to a modest 144 for 8.
Van Meekeren (2/21) effected the first breakthrough with the wicket of Soumya Sarkar (14) inside the Powerplay to trigger a mini collapse as Bangladesh lost five wickets for 33 runs.
It was Atif Hossan who held the innings together at one end with a spirited 27-ball 38 but there was hardly any support for him in the middle, with the likes of skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das (9) getting out cheaply.
Afif slammed two boundaries and as many sixes with Mosaddek Hossain (12) giving him company to prop up the total.
Making his T20 World Cup debut, 19-year-old leg-spinner Shariz Ahmed had the prized scalp of Shakib when the Bangladesh skipper miscued a slog-sweep and was caught at the square boundary. Ahmed returned impressive figures of 1/27.
Playing two young spinners was a bold decision by Dutch skipper Scott Edwards as 20-year-old left-arm spinner Tim Pringle also returned a tidy 1/10 in two overs to dent Bangladesh's recovery.
Sent in, Bangladesh got off to a solid start with Najmul Hossain Shanto (25) and Soumya Sarkar (14) putting on a 43-run opening wicket partnership in five overs.
Sarkar took on Fead Klaasen who looked wayward as he smashed the Dutch pacer for two boundaries to get them off to a flier.
Left-handed Shanto also played a perfect foil as he cracked back to back fours against Bas de Leede as Bangladesh cruised to 33 for no loss.
But a change of ends to Van Meekeren did the trick for the Dutch as the pacer provided the vital breakthrough of Sarkar which brought on the imminent collapse.
Rain came to Bangladesh's rescue briefly after they slipped to 63 for 4 in the 10th over.
