Netherlands Playing 11 vs Bangladesh- 1st T20I, Netherlands Tour of Bangladesh 2025
Published - 30 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM
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Bangladesh will be up against the Netherlands in the first of the three-match T20I series. This article provides details about the Netherlands Playing 11 vs Bangladesh for the first match of the series.
Netherlands Playing 11 vs Bangladesh- 1st T20I, Netherlands Tour of Bangladesh 2025:
Openers: Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh
The Dutch will back themselves to get the better of Bangladesh in the upcoming first BAN vs NED T20I
The reason is that the Scott Edwards-led side has the habit of doing the unthinkable and has done it in the recent past as well.
The team management will back their batters to come good and put pressure on the Bangladeshi bowlers early in the innings.
The contribution of the opening pair of Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh will be of utmost importance in that regard.
If the openers are able to get the team off to a good start, then it will increase their chances of winning the match.
Both batters will look to get some crucial runs under their belt individually as well to build confidence for the next two games.
Both Max O'Dwod and Vikramjit are naturally aggressive batters and would wish to play in their natural attacking manner by getting the bowlers under pressure right from the first ball while batting first and while chasing as well.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Sikander Zulfiqar, Noah Croes, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c & wk)
The openers will be followed by batters like Sikander Zulfiqar, Noah Croes, Teja Nidamanuru, and Scott Edwards.
All the batters are capable of turning the match in favour of the Netherlands on their own, which is evident by a couple of wins over South Africa in the last few years.
Having said that, the top five batters will have to take the responsibility on themselves and guide the team to an above-par total.
The onus will be a lot more on the middle-order batters when it comes to chasing the target, as they will have to handle the pressure of the chase against a strong bowling lineup of Bangladesh.
Bowlers: Ben Fletcher, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Shariz Ahmad
The visitors would bank on their bowlers to step up and restrict the opposition to a chaseable total while bowling first.
When it comes to defending the target, captain Scott Edwards would hope for the bowlers to take care of the top five batters of Bangladesh, as they are the ones who will decide the fate of the game.
If the Dutch bowlers are able to pitch the ball in the right areas, then there will be enough help for them in the surface to trouble the opposition batters.
As far as the personnel in the Netherlands bowling arsenal is concerned, the fast bowling department of the team will be handled by Shariz Ahmad and Paul van Meekran, with Ben Fletcher being the medium pace bowling all-rounder.
Aryan Dutt and Tim Pringle will be the two spinners in the Netherlands' playing XI for the series opener against Bangladesh.
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