BAN-W vs NED-W Match 5 Highlights - Birmingham (14 June 2026)

Tossed up, on leg, Shorna Akter drills this down to long on for one. 

Quicker one, around off, Sharmin Akhter taps this in front of covers and takes one.

Full and on middle and leg, Shorna Akter tucks this through square leg for a single more. 

Tossed up, around off, Sharmin Akhter rocks deep inside her crease and guides this to short third for a dot. 

 FOUR! Poor delivery this time from Frederique Overdijk and Sharmin Akhter makes her pay. Short and down the leg side, Sharmin Akhter just helps this past the keeper to her left for a boundary towards the fine leg region. 

Fuller on middle and leg, Sharmin Akhter nudges this through mid-wicket for a run. 

Touch short, around off, Sharmin stabs it off the back foot to the left of cover for a single.

Very slow and too short, outside off. Shorna has to wait for a while for the ball to arrive and slaps it straight to the cover fielder.

Another short delivery, on middle, Shorna Akter hangs back and drags it down to long on for a single.

WIDE! This won't help the Dutch! Wayward and far down leg. Sharmin tries to sweep and misses. Wide called.

 Beaten! Loopy delivery, around off, Sharmin Akhter is months early into her sweep shot and misses as the ball bounces a bit and spins across to beat the bat. The keeper is quick to whip the bails off but Akhter has her foot grounded.

 Shortish ball, outside off stump, Sharmin rocks back and cuts the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

Good effort in the deep! A tossed-up length ball outside off. Shorna skips down the track to punch it to the left of covers. The sweeper does well, diving to her right to cut it off and keep it down to a couple. 25 needed off 24.

Dropped short on middle, sliding in. Sharmin pulls it across to deep square leg for a single.

Shortish delivery, just around off, and it spins away. This is swatted back to the bowler off the back foot.

 BEATEN! Slower loopy short ball, outside off. Shorna Akter goes for a hard cut off the back foot, only to miss out.

 In the air... lands safely! Pitched fuller on the stumps, Akter lofts it over mid on for a single as the long on fielder collects it on the bounce.

 FOUR! Pierces the gap nicely! Short ball outside off, Sharmin backs away to cut it late, beating the backward point fielder to her left for a boundary. That will ease the nerves massively in the Bangladesh camp.

BEAUTY! Drifts in and spins away from off, on a length. Sharmin Akhter is caught in the crease, hanging her bat loosely and is beaten on the outside edge. Bangladesh require 19 off 18.

Back of a length, on the pads. Shorna Akter gets a bit across and whips it to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. 17 needed from 17 balls now.

A glorious hit but just for a single. Fuller and straighter on the stumps. Shorna Akter backs away to make room for her and blasts it down the ground. The umpire is forced to duck under it and does so in time. The ball rolls to the left of long on for a single.

Fractionally fuller and outside off, Sharmin Akhter steers it to deep cover and they hustle back for the second run. The throw is a bit slow from the deep towards the keeper and that allows Sharmin to get back home safely.

Bangladesh can breathe easy. Down leg by Iris, on a length. Sharmin Akhter shapes up to tickle it fine but misses. The ball seems to have grazed something before it went behind. A good take by Babette de Leede by staying low and moving to her left. The Dutch seemed to have heard something, and they take the review. However, there was no bat, confirmed by the UltraEdge.

Wide! Floated up, well wide on off, Shorna Akter lets it go.

Pace on now, fuller and outside off. Sharmin Akhter flashes but fails to connect.

Fuller in length, on off, Akhter gets the front leg out of the way and bludgeons it down to long on for a single. Just 12 needed from the last 2 overs .

WIDE! Fired far outside off, on a length. Akhter leaves as the ball goes beyond the tramline.

A little quicker on a shorter length, outside off. Sharmin Akhter is beaten all ends up on the attempted cut shot.

 FOUR! Into single figures now. Fuller and outside off. Sharmin Akhter springs out of the crease and thumps it powerfully, finding the gap in the cover region for a cracking boundary. 7 needed from 10 balls.

Length ball that turns away from off. Sharmin hangs back and punches it to mid off. She wants a single but is rightly sent back by her partner.

Floated fuller on the stumps, Sharmin Akhter gets inside the line and sweeps it to the deep fine leg region for a couple of runs. That brings up the 50-run partnership between this pair.

Flatter on the leg stump, Sharmin Akhter crouches a bit and paddles it off the top edge through the vacant short fine leg region. They hustle back for the second as the deep square leg fielder has to cover a lot of ground to her right. Just 3 needed now from 7 balls.

Looped up on a fuller length, outside off. Akhter stretches out and works it to cover.

 FOUR! That will do it. Bangladesh Women win by 6 wickets. This is their third-highest successful run chase in Women's T20Is, as per the on-air commentators and their highest in the T20 World Cups. A special moment indeed for them and their joy knows no bounds. Tough luck for the Dutch women, who gave it their all but have to settle for a defeat in their maiden World Cup outing. Coming to the ball, Iris bowls it fuller and outside off. Shorna Akter get the front leg out of her way and smashes it over the mid off fielder for a boundary to get the job done for her team.