Netherlands assistant coach Ryan van Niekerk stated that his team lost the T20I series to Bangladesh due to poor shot selection, rather than the absence of senior players. The Dutch have conceded the away series against the Bangla Tigers 0-2 with a game to go after getting a sound beating in the second T20I on Monday, September 1.
The Dutch were dismissed for just 103 in the second T20I as they shot themselves in the foot with Nasum Ahmed taking three wickets. Speaking, after the match, Niekerk reflected on the loss.
"Very disappointing (to lose the series in this manner) as we certainly hold high standards for ourselves and have been training that way," he said following the series loss. "I think Bangladesh are playing really good cricket at the moment in their home conditions. I don't think it is necessarily our batting depth (reason for the poor outing). I think it's just our decision-making at the moment.
"When you play a top side like Bangladesh in their home conditions, those small margins all of a sudden make a big difference in terms of what totals you can put on the board. Their bowlers don't give you opportunities to score boundaries as well as they have quality fielding.
"If you're making poor decisions or taking a little longer to sum up conditions, when it comes to a quality side like Bangladesh, that's going to hurt you," he added.
Only three players made scores in double digits, with No.9 player Aryan Dutt being the top scorer at 30. Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman also took two wickets each. Bangladesh made short work of the chase. Tanzid Hasan Tamim hit a fifty, while Parvez Hossain Emon also scored 23 from 21 balls. Captain Litton Das' 18 and Tanzid's 54 closed the game with nine wickets to spare and 41 balls to go.
Bangladesh's Playing XI:
Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das (c & wk), Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Netherlands' Playing XI:
Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Shariz Ahmad, Noah Croes, Sikander Zulfiqar, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Daniel Doram
