, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh begin what promises to be a packed few months of cricket on Saturday, with the first of three T20 internationals against the Netherlands at the Sylhet International Stadium.

For most in the squad, it will be their first competitive outing since the Pakistan series in July. The team arrives in Sylhet with confidence, having beaten Sri Lanka and Pakistan 2-1 in back-to-back series.

Head coach Phil Simmons, however, was keen to keep the focus narrow.

"Well, you have to run the preliminaries before you get to the final," he said ahead of the series, brushing aside talk of the Asia Cup. "This is an international series against an international team. That's where our focus is."

Bangladesh captain Liton Das will lead ...