The Netherlands lost the T20I series to Bangladesh with a game to go. However, Netherlands assistant coach Ryan van Niekerk feels that the poor shot selection cost them the series and not the absence of senior players.
“Very disappointing (to lose the series in this manner) as we certainly hold high standards for ourselves and have been training that way,” he said following the series loss. “I think Bangladesh are playing really good cricket at the moment in their home conditions. I don’t think it is necessarily our batting depth (reason for the poor outing). I think it’s just our decision making at the moment.
“When you play a top side like Bangladesh in their home conditions, those small margins all of a sudden make a big difference in terms of what totals you can put on the board. Their bowlers don’t give you opportunities to score boundaries as well as they have quality fielding.
“If you’re making poor decisions or taking a little longer to sum up conditions, when it comes to a quality side like Bangladesh, that’s going to hurt you,” he added.