Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 2nd T20I at Sylhet, BAN vs NL, Sep 01 2025 - Match Result

That's a wrap on all the action from Sylhet for us today. Thank you for tuning in! Do join us again on September 3rd for the third and final match of the series at the same time. Until then, this is Rashad Mahbub signing off on behalf of M Venkat Raghav. Take care and goodnight.

Litton Das: "As a captain, I want to win every series, but it's not possible every time. All credit goes to the team members. It was a brilliant effort from the bowlers. We've been having a camp here for the last two weeks, and they've put in extra effort in practice. There was a little bit of grip in the wicket, but they bowled really well and executed their plan. They knew how to bowl to the wicket, with their variations and everything. You all know how good Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed are, and even Nasum Ahmed, who hasn't played too many games, came in and did his job. That's the good thing. It is nice to win the first match of a series, as it gives you the opportunity to test your bench strength. We did that, and it paid off. And because we're preparing for the Asia Cup, this is a crucial win for us. We'll try to build our team day by day. It's a good sign that whoever comes into the team, they deliver on their job. At the end of the day, if you win, everything will be fine."

Player of the Match, Nasum Ahmed: "What I achieved with the ball is understandable, with all the support I had. A local boy and got all the support from the crowd here, and they really encouraged me. We were a little worried about the dew factor, but it didn't really happen that much. There was an extra bit of turn on this wicket, which was the same one as the last game. Happy to get that award right now."

Scott Edwards: "It was an ordinary performance in all facets, and obviously, it's very disappointing. We've got one more game to rectify things and get into a position where we want to be playing our cricket. I think we probably didn't assess the conditions well. The wicket was on the slower side compared to what we're used to, and we were a little slow to react. All of a sudden, you're three or four wickets down, and you're chasing your tail. Aryan Dutt had a good knock, and Vikramjit gave us some hope, but we didn't have enough runs on the board. The wicket was a bit slow, but it was still pretty good. I think when you're defending 100 on a wicket like that, it's always pretty tough. I thought we started quite well with the ball; Aryan was awesome in his first three overs in the Powerplay. But when you're defending 100, you need to get three or four wickets in the Powerplay."

9:05 pm What a way to wrap up the series just before the Asia Cup! Under the leadership of Litton Das, Bangladesh secured their fourth series win in six attempts and their third consecutive series victory overall. This is the perfect way to build momentum heading into the big tournament. The Bangladesh opening duo started cautiously against a low total. They built a steady 40-run partnership, but Parvez Hossain Emon was dismissed while chasing a wide delivery just before the end of the Powerplay. Litton Das and Tanzid Tamim continued to rotate the strike with ease. O'Dowd dropped a catch off Tamim at long-on just before the drinks break, but apart from that, the Bangladesh batters made no mistakes in a straightforward run chase. Tanzid Tamim looked in great touch, scoring his 6th T20I fifty. It was one-way traffic for the bowlers, with Aryan Dutt being the only one to put the home batters under any sort of pressure. He finished his four-over quota with impressive figures, conceding only 14 runs without a wicket.

Bangladesh won by 9 wickets

Kyle comes in to bowl

Nabil: "I still feel emon will have real difficulties scoring against top sides with his style of trying to clobber the leather out of the ball. Hope soummya gets a game next time." Soumya isn't there with the squad, fyi.

Van Meekeren in

A slight pause in the game. LKD signals to bring a new helmet for him.

O'Dowd comes in to bowl