Netherlands beat Zimbabwe whereas India regains top spot in Group 2 after beating Bangladesh

The Netherlands have defeated Zimbabwe in the 34th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup at Adelaide by 5 wickets. With this loss, Zimbabwe's hopes of advancing in the tournament licked the dust.

Zimbabwe elected to bat first after winning the toss and looked struggling throughout their inning whereas the Netherlands chased the target without facing any difficulties.

Zimbabwe totally looked out of color throughout the match and disappointed their fans with an embarrassing performance.

Zimbabwe had a poor start to their inning after they decided to bat first. No other batters than Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams managed to put any impact and even failed to touch the double-figure mark.

Raza scored 40 runs in just 24 balls whereas Williams made a contribution of 28 runs. Zimbabwe's decision to bat first proved to be a nightmare as they were all out for 117 runs in 19.2 overs.

The Dutch bowlers on the other hand were up to the mark. Van Meekeren took 3 wickets with Glover, and van Beek and de Leede took 2 wickets each. Fred Klaassen also managed to pick up a wicket.

Max ODowd's magnificent batting took Zimbabwe out of the match completely. He scored 52 runs in 47 balls with the help of 8 fours and a six. Tom Cooper provided commendable support to him and scored 32 runs in 29 balls.

The Netherlands chased the target quite comfortably in the 18th over with 5 wickets in hand. Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani were the key contributors for Zimbabwe as they both took 2 wickets each with Luke Jongwe getting a single wicket.

India vs Bangladesh match report:-

 

The 35th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup was played between India and Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval. Shakib Al Hasan elected to bowl first after winning the toss and India put up a total of 184/6 in their 20 overs after being asked to bat first.

Virat Kohli played an unbeaten knock of 64 runs in 44 balls. Chasing the target, Bangladesh were given the target of 151 runs in 16 overs due to rain interruption but Shakib's men managed to score 145 runs as India clinched a 5-run victory.

Virat Kohli was adjudged as player of the match for his effective performance.

After being put to bat first, the men in blue had a disappointing start as skipper Rohit Sharma departed for 2 runs in just the 4th over. He was dropped once but couldn't make it count and was dismissed in the very next over.

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul then put up a 67-run stand for the 2nd wicket. KL Rahul after scoring the 21st half-century of his T2OI career was dismissed in the 10th over.

India suffered the third blow in the 14th over when Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for 30 runs in 16 balls with the help of 4 fours. Hardik Pandya scored 5 runs followed by Dinesh Karthik's and Axar Patel's contributions of 7 runs each.

Virat and Ashwin remained unbeaten on 64 runs in 44 balls and 13 runs in 6 balls respectively. Hasan Mahmud took 3 wickets whereas skipper Shakib Al Hasan picked up 2 wickets for Bangladesh.

Chasing the target, Bangladesh had a fiery start to their inning as Litton Das was dropped in the 3rd over by Dinesh Karthik. Litton made the most of it and took no time in scoring a half-century in just 21 deliveries.

Bangladesh at once was looking very strong at 66/0 after 7 overs as the game was interrupted by rain for a while. The 2nd innings was reduced to 16 overs due to rain delay and the revised target was 151 runs.

Bangladesh then needed 85 more runs to win in 9 overs. Bangladesh lost the set batter, Litton Das, for 60 runs in 27 balls in the very 2nd ball after the game resumed. KL Rahul's brilliant direct hit from the deep provided the first success for India.

Bangladesh then lost their 2nd wicket in the 10th over as Najmul Hossain Shanto was dismissed for 21 runs in 25 balls. Their middle order failed to contribute as Afif Hossain was dismissed for 3 runs followed by Shakib's wicket for 13 runs.

Yasir Ali and Mosaddek Hossain departed for 1 and 6 runs respectively. Nurul Hasan remained unbeaten on 25 runs and Taskin Ahmed on 12 runs.

Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya picked up 2 wickets each with Mohammad Shami getting a wicket as well.