Overview
- Taskin Ahmed led the bowling with 4-28 as the Netherlands were restricted to 136/8 in Sylhet.
- Litton Das struck an unbeaten 54 off 29 balls and Saif Hassan finished 36 not out as Bangladesh cruised to 138/2 in 13.3 overs.
- The victory was Bangladesh’s biggest T20I home win by balls remaining in a decade.
- The series moves to the second T20I on Monday, September 1, at the same venue with Bangladesh leading 1-0.
- The visitors were without Bas de Leede (injured) and Roelof van der Merwe, with Logan van Beek also absent; streaming continues on FanCode in India and on T Sports/Tapmad platforms in other markets.