Netherlands to Bowl First Against Bangladesh

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Kingstown: Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and chose to field first in their T20 World Cup Group C clash against Bangladesh in Kingstown on Thursday.

Both teams are vying to advance alongside South Africa to the Super 8s, each having secured one win in their two previous group stage matches.

Off-spinner Aryan Dutt was included in the Dutch lineup in place of Teja Nidamanuru. Meanwhile, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto retained the same squad that narrowly lost to South Africa by four runs in their previous outing.

Teams:

Bangladesh – Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

Netherlands – Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (captain, wicket keeper), Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma

Officials:

Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL), Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND)

TV Umpire: Allahuddien Paleker (RSA)

Match Referee: Richie Richardson (WIS)