T20 World Cup 2024: NED’s Qualification Scenario: Can they advance past Bangladesh to the Super 8?

At the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown on June 13, Bangladesh (BAN) and the Netherlands (NED) squared off in Match 27 of the T20 World Cup 2024. The Netherlands elected to bowl first after winning the toss. By getting rid of Najmul Shanto and Litton Das, Aryan Dutt gave the Dutch an early advantage. Then, for the third wicket, Shakib Al Hasan and Tanzid Hasan formed an important partnership of 48 runs.

After eventually hitting 35 off 26 balls, Tanzid went out, but Shakib and Mahmudullah joined him to continue to toil. The two joined for a 41-run partnership following Towhid Hridoy’s departure, helping Bangladesh to a respectable total. Shakib finished unbeaten with 64 off 46, while Mahmudullah hit 25 off 21 before being out. The Tigers scored 159 runs for five runs thanks in part to Jaker Ali, who scored 14 runs in just seven deliveries.

Michael Levitt and Max Dowd, the Netherlands’ openers, had a rough start to their hunt. With just 36 runs scored during the powerplay, they each scored 18 and 12 runs. Then, before Vikramjit Singh was removed for 26 off 16 balls, he and Sybrand Engelbrecht shared a 37-run stand. With the help of captain Scott Edwards, Sybrand kept up his impressive scoring, amassing 42 runs in total.

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Edwards and Sybrand both left the game with scores of 25 and 33, respectively. Bangladesh brought in Rishad Hossain, who dismissed Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek, two significant breakthroughs. The lower-order batsmen for the Netherlands struggled as 36 runs were needed from 12 deliveries. In the T20 World Cup 2024 match, Bangladesh won by 25 runs after successfully tackling them. Bangladesh’s prospects of making it to the Super 8 stage were maintained by this win.

What has to be done by NED in order to get into the Super 8 round of the T20 World Cup in 2024?

For the Netherlands, winning the remaining game by a wide margin is the primary goal. They will need to hope that in their upcoming match, Bangladesh defeats Nepal by a greater margin. The Netherlands has an extremely difficult trip ahead of them, with a negative Net Run Rate (NRR) of 0.408, given that South Africa has already qualified. With Sri Lanka officially out of the competition, the Netherlands can take advantage of their bad performance against Bangladesh and hope for a miracle from Nepal.