Aiming for a spot in the Super Eight stage, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards chose to field first after a rain delay. The Dutch bowlers started brilliantly, giving away only five runs and taking a wicket in the initial overs.
However, Bangladesh’s Tanzid counterattacked by hitting a four and a six off Vivian Kingma in the second and third deliveries of the third over.
Yet, Kingma had a trick up his sleeve, unsettling the Bangladesh opener just two balls later. On the fifth delivery of the over, Kingma bowled a sharp bouncer that Tanzid tried to hook over square leg.
The ball’s steep bounce caught Tanzid off guard, striking his helmet’s grill with a loud thud. The ball got lodged in the helmet’s grill for a moment, and Tanzid had to remove his helmet to free the ball.
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The Bangladesh physio quickly came out to check on him, and the unusual incident of the ball sticking to the helmet soon had Twitter buzzing with reactions.
