Tamim steers Bangladesh to 153

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Tamim Iqbal`s sensible batting display is propelling Tigers to set runs against Netherland in the side`s opening World T20 game against Bangladesh in Dharamsala in India on Wednesday. Tamim scored 83 off 58 balls hitting six groundbreaking boundaries and three huge maximums which secured 154-run target for Netherland. On the other hand, T van der Gugten bagged three wickets while PA van Meekeren took two wickets. Team Bangladesh fly for India on Monday morning to play the 6th edition of the tournament after completing the 13th Asia Cup mission as runners-up. In the remaining two qualifying round matches at the same venue, Bangladesh will play against Ireland and Oman on March 11 and 13. Bangladesh Squad: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed. Netherlands Squad: Stephan Myburgh, Wesley Barresi (wk), Ben Cooper, Tom Cooper, Peter Borren (capt), Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelar, Mudassar Bukhari, Logan van Beek, Tim van der Gugten, Paul van Meekeren.

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