Swart leads Netherlands home
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 3:27 PM
Netherlands registered a thrilling one wicket win over Bangladesh off the last ball in the second Twenty20 International at The Hague on Thursday and levelled the series 1-1.
Bangladesh batting first was bowled out for 128 in its 20 overs. Tamim Iqbal (50: 46b, 2x4, 1x6) and Mahmudullah (41) were the key scorers for Bangladesh.
Timm van der Gugten (3-18), Michael Swart (2-18) and Mudassar Bukhari (2-13) were the key wicket-takers for the Netherlands.
In its reply, Swart (61: 49b, 4x4, 2x6) led the charge for Netherlands. In the end van der Gugten, Pieter Seelaar and Ahsan Malik held their nerves to lead their side home.
Abdur Razzak (2-23), Shafiul Islam (2-26), Shakib Al Hasan (2-28) were the key wicket-takers for Bangladesh.