The Netherlands cricket team is set to embark on their first-ever bilateral T20I series in Bangladesh, offering the hosts crucial match practice ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, scheduled to begin on September 9 in the UAE.
The Dutch squad is expected to land in Dhaka on August 26, after which they’ll head to Sylhet for a three-day training camp. The much-anticipated three-match T20I series will start on August 30, with all matches to be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The remaining two matches will be held on September 1 and September 3, with each game scheduled to start at 6:00 PM local time.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆-𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒖𝒑,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝑩𝑪𝑩 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.
Bangladesh Adjusts Schedule After India T20I Series Postponement
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) arranged the series against the Netherlands after a previously scheduled tour by India—which was set to include three ODIs and three T20Is between August 17 and 31—was postponed indefinitely due to geopolitical tensions. BCB had also explored hosting Nepal before finalising the Netherlands series.
While the Netherlands have played in Bangladesh previously, including a memorable win against Ireland during the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup, this marks their first bilateral series on Bangladeshi soil. Historically, the two teams have met five times in T20Is, with Bangladesh winning four of those matches. Their only prior bilateral series came in 2012, when Bangladesh toured the Netherlands for two T20 games.
Bangladesh Camp Gears Up in Dhaka, Then Sylhet
To prepare for both the Netherlands series and the Asia Cup, Bangladesh will begin a training camp on August 6 at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur, Dhaka. The initial phase will focus on fitness and conditioning under trainer Nathan Keily, with skills training beginning on August 15. The entire camp will shift to Sylhet on August 20, just ahead of the series.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒂 𝒐𝒏 6𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈,” 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝑪𝑩 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑵𝒂𝒛𝒎𝒖𝒍 𝑨𝒃𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏. “𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 11𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐 13𝒕𝒉. 𝑶𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒚𝒍𝒉𝒆𝒕,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.
With this historic series set to take place, both teams are expected to gain valuable preparation and exposure ahead of major international tournaments.
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