Grabbing their second win within the competitors, the Dutch climbed off the underside of the World Cup desk with a outstanding win over Shakib Al Hasan and co. on the iconic Eden Gardens.
Chasing a tough 230 for victory, Bangladesh collapsed to 70 for six inside 18 overs with Van Meekeren (4 for 23) operating via the center order.Bas de Leede (2 for 25) supplied the proper assist together with different bowlers as Bangladesh finally folded for 142 in 42.2 overs.
The defeat was Bangladesh’s fifth in 6 matches as they inched nearer to the World Cup exit. The Netherlands’ win additionally meant that the defending champions England have been additionally pushed to the underside of the desk.
Edwards overcame an edgy begin to rating a second World Cup fifty and take them to a modest 229 all out after they opted to bat on a recent Eden wicket internet hosting its first match of the worldwide showpiece.
As It Occurred
Bangladesh discovered themselves ‘at house’ with the 15,000-odd crowd strongly rooting for them to revive their marketing campaign after shedding 4 video games on the trot.
However their batters as soon as once more got here up with an insipid present as they have been unable to deal with the additional bounce because the Netherlands bowlers, led by Paul van Meekeren (7.2-0-23-4), aced the circumstances superbly to bundle them out for 142.
4 single-digit scores from their high six batters summed up the plight of Bangladesh batters as they did not stay as much as the expectations but once more.
Bas de Leede bagged 2/25 in seven overs, whereas Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek and Colin Ackermann took one every whereas bowling tidy spells.
This was a fifth defeat on the trot for Bangladesh and their marketing campaign is pretty much as good as over with three matches remaining for them.
They may tackle Pakistan right here on Tuesday in a seventh spherical conflict.
If beating South Africa was not sufficient, the Dutch, who’re the one Affiliate Nation within the match, proved that they’re far superior than the Check-playing nation as they executed their plans with scientific precision to emerge winners.
From Litton Das’ (3) uncalled for reverse sweep to off-spinner Aryan Dutt early within the innings to his opening accomplice Tanzid Hasan’s (15) incapability to deal with the odd bounce from in need of size deliveries, Bangladesh have been uncovered early by a spirited Dutch assault.
The 2 dismissals in consecutive wicket-maiden overs shook the struggling Bangladesh to the core.
With two new batters on the crease, Bangladesh performed 20 dot balls on the trot earlier than Shanto broke the shackles with a boundary off Van Beek within the eighth over.
After that Shanto and Mehidy Hasan Miraz batted with a number of intent in a 26-run partnership off 39 balls to revive Bangladesh’s hopes. However Paul van Meekeren lower it brief by dismissing Shanto with a large yorker.
With captain Shakib Al Hasan for firm, Miraz continued taking part in the position of the aggressor however not for lengthy.
The skipper, again from a quick session together with his private coach in Dhaka, made 5 off 14 balls, finished in by the additional bounce off Van Meekeren.
Simply when the scenario demanded Miraz to point out some restrain, the Bangla batter bought out to go away his staff reeling at 69/5 in 16.5 overs.
Earlier, determined to revive their fortunes after 4 successive losses, Bangladesh made good bowling adjustments and their assault seemed incisive.
However complacency in fielding ensured that the Dutchmen lasted the space after shedding half of the aspect for 107 runs inside 27 overs.
Edwards bought three lifelines as he was dropped twice on duck and as soon as on 12 when his edge flew previous the three-man slip cordon.
With Sybrand Engelbrecht (35), Edwards added 78 runs for the sixth wicket earlier than Mustafizur Rahman ended the Dutch skipper’s chancy innings.
In direction of the top, Logan van Beek performed a cameo of 23 not out from 16 balls (2×4, 1×6) because the Netherlands scored 36 runs in final three overs earlier than being bowled out within the final ball of the innings.
Mustafizur (2/36) was the decide of Bangladesh assault and his wickets of the dangerous-looking Wesley Barresi (41) within the center overs and Dutch skipper on the loss of life ensured Bangladesh restricted them to inside 230.
The brand new-ball assault of Shoriful Islam (10-0-51-2) and a fit-again Taskin Ahmed (9-1-43-2) gave Bangladesh an ideal begin after Edwards opted to bat.
Taskin, who missed their matches in opposition to India and South Africa due to a sore shoulder, dismissed Vikramjit Singh in his opening over.
Shoriful then had Max O’Dowd for a duck to have Netherlands struggling at 4/2 within the third over earlier than Baressi performed essentially the most entertaining knock of the Dutch innings.
The oldest participant of the match, Barresi confirmed the way in which in his run-a-ball knock, milking the the assault of Taskin and Shoriful.
The 39-year-old, who’s the one surviving member of the Netherlands aspect from the 2011 World Cup, began with a leg-side flick to boundary in opposition to Shoriful and adopted it up with one other boundary in the identical over.
Taskin checked out his tidy greatest in his first spell, however Barresi was nonchalant and pulled him in entrance of sq. leg after which elegantly lofted him over the mid-off area for 2 boundaries in a single over.
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The duo raced to a fifty-run partnership very quickly earlier than a intelligent bowling change broke the stand.
(With inputs from PTI)
