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Logan Van Beek, ahead of Netherlands’ encounter with Bangladesh in the 2024 T20 World Cup, highlights its paramount importance.

Logan Van Beek, the Netherlands cricketer, emphasized that their upcoming match against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2024 carries paramount significance, considering it as the pivotal encounter in their tournament journey.

Addressing reporters in a pre-match media briefing, Van Beek expressed satisfaction with the team’s preparations leading up to their match against Bangladesh, highlighting a sense of readiness among the players and emphasizing their relaxed demeanor.

“This is the biggest match that we’re probably going to play for this tournament. And so, the preparations have been very nice. We’ve stayed at a very nice hotel in Sandals . The boys have been relaxed. We’ve been by the beach. We’ve been in the waters. We’ve done some sunset cruises. We had a great training yesterday. Today’s our first time at the ground, and it looks like it’s in wonderful shape. The practice wickets have been great and I think tomorrow’s match is going to be one that the island has waited a long time for – but it’s great to have cricket back in St. Vincent,” Van Beek said.

In Group D standings, the Netherlands currently occupy third place, securing two points thus far. Their sole victory in the tournament came against Nepal, with their recent outing resulting in a loss of four wickets against South Africa.

On the other hand, Bangladesh enters this fixture following a narrow four-run loss to South Africa, positioning them in second place in the Group D points table. They clinched victory against Sri Lanka but have just one win to their name so far.

Netherlands Squad: Michael Levitt, Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards , Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Paul van Meekeren, Vivian Kingma, Saqib Zulfiqar, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Wesley Barresi.

Bangladesh Squad: Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto , Litton Das , Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Soumya Sarkar.