The rivalry between the Bangladesh and the Netherlands National Cricket team is a brief yet interesting one. The Bangla Tigers have asserted their dominance over the Netherlands team throughout the time. Whereas, the Netherlands cricket team still has a long way to cover in their cricketing journey to achieve the milestones. The Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Netherlands National Cricket Team Timeline provides a detailed analysis of the clashes between the Bangla Tigers and the Flying Dutchmen.
| Bangladesh Team Player | Role | Captain / WK |
| Tanzid Hasan | Opening batter | – |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | Top‑order batter | Captain |
| Litton Das | Batter | – |
| Shakib Al Hasan | All‑rounder | – |
| Afif Hossain | All‑rounder | – |
| Yasir Ali | Middle‑order batter | – |
| Nurul Hasan | Wicket‑keeper batter | WK |
| Mosaddek Hossain | All‑rounder | – |
| Taskin Ahmed | Pace bowler | – |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Pace bowler | – |
| Hasan Mahmud | Pace bowler | – |
| Netherlands Team Player | Role | Captain / WK |
| Max O’Dowd | Opening batter | – |
| Vikramjit Singh | Batter | – |
| Bas de Leede | All‑rounder | – |
| Scott Edwards | Wicket‑keeper batter | Captain / WK |
| Colin Ackermann | All‑rounder | – |
| Tim Pringle | Bowler | – |
| Logan van Beek | Bowler | – |
| Shariz Ahmad | Bowler | – |
| Fred Klaassen | Bowler | – |
| Paul van Meekeren | Pace bowler | – |
| Vivian Kingma | Bowler | – |
2010 to 2016: Close Contests
Between the period of 2010-2016, the Bangla Tigers and the Netherlands team played a set of 5 matches. The contest between the two teams was very competitive, as the Bangladesh team won 3 matches, whereas the Netherlands team bagged 2 victories to their name. The Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Netherlands National Cricket Team Timeline provides an analysis of the encounters between the teams.
- 2010-2011 Bangladesh v Netherlands (ODI): The single match of the ODI series between the Bangla Tigers and the Flying Dutchmen was played at Titwood, Glasgow, on 20th July, 2010. Batting first, the Bangladesh team scored a total of 199 runs, with major contributions from Imrul Kayes(52 runs) and Jahurul Islam(41 runs). In reply, crucial knocks from Eric Szwarczynski(67 runs) and Wesley Barresi(64 runs*) helped to guide the Netherlands to a victory by 6 wickets.
- 2010-2011 ICC World Cup (ODI): The 32nd match of the cup was played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, 14th March, 2011. Bangla Tigers won the match by 6 wickets, and Imrul Kayes’s unbeaten knock of 73 runs earned him the Player of the Match award.
- 2012 Netherlands v Bangladesh (T20): The 2-match series was hosted by the Netherlands. The result of the series was head-to-head, as the 1st match was won by the Bangla Tigers by 8 wickets and the 2nd match was won by the Netherlands team by 1 wicket. Key performers for the Bangladesh team were Mashrafe Mortaza(2 wickets), Shakib Al Hasan(2 wickets), Tamim Iqbal(69 runs*), and Mushfiqur Rahim(37 runs*). Whereas the key performers for the Netherlands were Michael Swart(2 wickets), Timm van der Gugten(3 wickets), Mudassar Bukhari(2 wickets), and Michael Swart(61 runs).
- 2015-2016 ICC World Twenty20: The 3rd match of the cup was played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, on 9th March, 2016. Batting first, a brilliant unbeaten knock from Tamim Iqbal of 83 runs aided the Bangla Tigers to set a total of 153 runs in 20 overs. In the run chase, the Netherlands team was left restricted at the score of 145 runs, leaving them 8 runs shy of the target.
2017 to 2024: Recent Clashes
The Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Netherlands National Cricket Team Timeline sheds light on the recent encounters between the teams from the time period of 2017-2024. The Bangla Tigers and the Flying Dutchmen have played a total of 3 matches till present. The Bangladesh team has won 2 matches. Whereas, the Netherlands team bagged 1 victory to its name.
- 2022-2023 ICC T20 World Cup: The 17th match of the cup was hosted at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on 24th October, 2022. Batting first, the Bangladesh team was limited to a total of 144 runs, with a major contribution from Afif Hossain(38 runs). In reply, the crucial bowling spell of Taskin Ahmed(4 overs, 25 runs, and 4 wickets) helped the Bangladesh team restrict the Netherlands team to a total of only 135 runs.
- 2023 ICC World Cup (ODI): In the 2023 edition of the ODI World Cup, the 28th match was played between the Bangladesh and Netherlands National Cricket teams at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on 28th October, 2023. Paul van Meekeren was named the Player of the Match for his splendid bowling spell of 7.2 overs, 23 runs, and 4 wickets.
- 2024 ICC T20 World Cup: The 27th match of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup was hosted at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St. Vincent, on 13th June, 2024. Batting first, the Bangla Tigers set a target of 159 runs with major contributions from Tanzid Hasan(35 runs) and Shakib Al Hasan(64 runs*). In reply, bowling spells from Taskin Ahmed(2 wickets) and Rishad Hossain(3 wickets) restricted the Netherlands to a score of 134 runs.
