Shakib Al Hasan hails his side after their first ever win in Super 12 stage

Taskin Ahmed (Source: AP Newsroom)

After putting up 144 on the board, Bangladesh defended their score against the strong Netherlands side, thanks to a commendable bowling effort from their bowlers. Incidentally, this was their first-ever win in the second stage of the T20 World Cup ever.

During the post-match presentation, skipper Shakib Al Hasan was delighted with his team's effort to script their win. He expressed his joyousness by admiring the bowling attack that defended the total even when they felt they were about a few runs short.

"It was very important to get a win. I have played all the editions, but we haven't won, and that was on the back of my mind. We kept losing wickets at regular intervals and that wasn't helping us. We knew that 155 would have been a great total, we were 10 runs short. The fast bowlers bowled well."

Furthermore, he was all praise for pacer Taskin Ahmed whose experience came in handy, along with his side's fielding effort, which did wonderfully well to save additional runs.

"We understand the importance of fast bowling, we have found some very good bowlers. Taskin has been a good bowler for us, he has the experience and pace. Most of the fielders in our team are agile and quick, in the field, we can save 5-10 runs, and that could be the big difference."

Bangladesh will play their next game in the T20 World Cup against South Africa on 27th October.

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