On Thursday, June 13, at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St. Vincent, Bangladesh and the Netherlands will play Match 27 of the T20 World Cup 2024. Having won the toss, the Dutch chose to field first. The Netherlands made a significant alteration by substituting Aryan Dutt for Teja Nidamanuru, although Bangladesh started the match with the same lineup that played South Africa.
The Dutch started the innings off well, removing Najmul Hossain Shanto, the opposition captain, for just 1(3) in the second over. Alongside Tanzid Hasan, the other opener, Litton Das assumed responsibility for swiftly scoring runs. However, Das did not get many strikes, and when he did, he attempted to slog sweep the ball off spinner Dutt in the direction of deep square leg. Sybrand Engelbrecht, who was sprinting in from behind square, intercepted the ball as it rose higher than it had gone. Engelbrecht had to dive all the way to his left and cover a significant distance in order to make an incredible catch, so it was no ordinary capture.
As the score read 23/2 in 3.1 overs, the Dutch were encouraged by the celebrations that followed, which demonstrated how excellent the catch was.
The catch can be seen in this video:
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Bangladesh steadies after initial setbacks
Shakib Al Hasan, who has also been experiencing problems with short deliveries this tournament, then joined Tanzid. Before Tanzid was caught by Bas de Leede off Paul van Meekeren in the deep in the ninth over, the two enjoyed a significant partnership of 48(32). Tim Pringle bowled Towhid Hridoy for 9(15), and he was unable to accomplish much. After Mahmudullah joined Shakib, the two veterans scored 41 runs in 32 balls for the fifth wicket. After Van Meekeren’s delivery, Mahmudullah was out at 130/5 in 17.3 overs. Shakib had scored 50 runs and was still at the crease at the time of publication.