T20 World Cup 2024, Bangladesh vs Netherlands Award Winners: Bangladesh secured a crucial victory in the T20 World Cup, defeating the Netherlands by 13 runs in a tightly contested match. Also read: Most Runs in T20 World Cup | Most Wickets | Most Sixes | Complete Points Table
Bangladesh posted a competitive 160/6, thanks to Shakib Al Hasan's steady half-century and a late surge by the middle-order batsmen. In response, the Netherlands struggled to chase down the target, finishing at 147/9, despite Colin Ackermann's valiant effort.

Man of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan - 64 not out off 46 balls
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh Captain: "Boys showed a lot of character. Was a very important match for us and everyone was calm on the field. He was struggling in the last couple of innings, but he showed his skill (talking about Shakib). We didn't know how the conditions would behave.
"Very hard for the batters but they did a great job. Very good outfield and the pitch also looked good. There was some uneven bounce with the new ball but that can happen. We all know how capable Mustafizur is. Rishad bowled well under pressure. I think all the bowlers did a good job."
Scott Edwards, Netherlands Captain: "Credit to Bangladesh. I thought they played really well. We just weren't up to it in all three departments. They got wickets in hand. We didn't execute which was a shame. It was probably 10-15 runs more than we would've liked.
"We obviously knew they've got some quality bowlers at the death and tried to get some runs in the middle. He's been sensational for us for a few years now (Dutt). In general, he's always been one of our best T20 bowlers. Just felt these conditions would suit him. It's out of our hands now. Will focus on playing a good game against SL. Will see what happens from there."
Shakib Al Hasan, Man of the Match: "It was important for someone from the top four to bat throughout the innings. Happy with the way I contributed with the bat. It wasn't an easy wicket at the start of the innings. We held our nerves, put on a decent total. I won't say it was a winning total, but it was a challenging total.
"Bowlers chipped in perfectly, especially the Fizz and Rishad. Those two bowlers took the game away from the Netherlands. Hardly any international game has been played in the last 4-5 years, so we didn't know what's a good score. That's why we had to keep our wickets in hand and see where we are at maybe 14-15th over and then decide how far we can go.
"It was a decent total, we put the runs on the board. 160 in a WC game is always tricky and that proved. They had their moments, at the 12th over, they were 80 or 90 for three. Ten runs an over on this wicket, wind going one way, it wasn't easy for us to restrict them. Credit should go to all the bowlers the way they bowled, they held their nerves. (On batting with neck braces while practising) I was just practising something."
Rishad Hossain in this WC:
First 50+ score for Shakib Al Hasan in the last 20 T20I innings and first in the last 17 innings in the T20 World Cups
Towhid Hridoy against Spin in this WC
Litton Das against Spin in this WC
Statistics courtesy: Cricbuzz