Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and opted to bowl against Bangladesh in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 at Bellerive Oval on Monday.
While Bangladesh qualified directly for the Super 12, their form since the 2021 World Cup has been ordinary, playing 19 T20 internationals and losing 14 of them.
They enter the tournament after crashing in all four games in their tri-series warm-up with New Zealand and Pakistan.
In contrast, the Dutch are on a high and with momentum after coming through the preliminary round, winning two of three games.
Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Shanto, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Mossadek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud.
Netherlands: Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (capt), Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren.
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