Netherlands got off to a good start before Taskin Ahmed took the first wicket in the 4th over.
Bangladesh have shown decent form in T20Is of late and defeated Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the last two T20I series, respectively. At home, they will start the series as big favorites, but the shorter format allows some chance to the Netherlands to pull off an upset.
Netherlands, on the other hand, have also delivered decent results of late. They won the ICC T20 World Cup Europe region qualifiers that also had teams like Scotland, Italy, Jersey and Guernsey. Despite this, they have not played a team of the quality of Bangladesh since the T20 World Cup 2024.
Bangladesh Vs Netherlands 1st T20I Pitch Report:
The wicket at Sylhet is generally good to bat, but there has not been a lot of international cricket played here in recent times, so the wicket could be slightly underprepared. The bounce could be up and down, and it could also be a slightly two-paced surface.
TOSS: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first.