Bangladesh clinches thrillling victory against Zimbabwe whereas Pakistan comfortably thrashes Netherlands

The excitement reached another level in yet another triple header day in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in a nail bitting thriller whereas Pakistan comfortably thrashed the Netherlands in a one-sided fixture.

Bangladesh elected to bat first after winning the toss and had a poor start to their inning as they lost 2 wickets inside the powerplay. Najmul Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan then put up a 54-run stand for the 3rd wicket before the latter was dismissed in the 13th over.

Bangladesh had few partnerships in between but kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Najmul on the other hand was looking in good touch and went on to score the maiden half-century of his T2OI career.

Afif Hossain provided a crucial contribution of 29 runs in just 19 balls late in the innings as Bangladesh posted a total of 150/7 in their 20 overs. Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani were brilliant with the ball as they both took 2 wickets with Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams getting a single wicket each.

Chasing the target, Zimbabwe suffered a calamity of disastrous start as the top order departed for a negligible contribution. They were struggling at 35/4 inside the powerplay with the inform batter Raza and skipper Craig Ervine already been dismissed.

Sean Williams at the other end was carrying his team towards the target but was running out of partners. He then put up partnerships with Regis Chakabva first and then with Ryan Burl to take his team close to the target.

He went on to score the 10th half-century of his T2OI career before getting dismissed with 16 runs needed in the last over. Mosaddek Hossain held his nerves even after a no-ball drama and took his team to a thrilling 3-run victory.

Taskin Ahmed took 3 wickets and was adjudged as player of the match for his remarkable bowling performance.

Pakistan VS Netherlands Match report:-

Netherlands elected to bat first against Pakistan after winning the toss in the 2nd match of the day at the Perth Stadium. Pakistan bowling was once again up to the mark as they displayed an exhibition of fierce fast bowling performance.

The Netherlands had no answers with the bat and struggled a lot in the whole of their inning as they managed to score just 91/9 in their 20 overs.

Colin Ackermann was the highest run-getter for the Dutch who scored 27 runs with skipper Scott Edwards scoring 15 runs. None of the rest of the batters managed to touch the double figure.

Shadab Khan was magnificent with the ball as he took 3 wickets with Mohammad Wasim jr taking 2 wickets for just 15 runs in his 3 overs. Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf provided great support as they got a single wicket each. 

Chasing the target, Pakistan once again had a nervy start as the skipper departed cheaply in the 2nd over. Fakhar Zaman then put up a small partnership with Mohammad Rizwan before getting dismissed for 20 runs.

Rizwan was also dismissed for 49 runs after taking his team near to the total in the 13th over, followed by Shan Masood's dismissal in the very next. Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed took no time in finishing the game as Pakistan chased the target in the 14th over with 6 wickets in hand.

This was their first win in the ongoing tournament and 1st T2OI win on Australian soil. Shadab Khan for his brilliant bowling performance was adjudged as player of the match.