ODI World Cup – Netherlands beat Bangladesh by 87 runs

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Kolkata, , In the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match played at Eden Gardens here on Saturday, middle-order fast bowler Paul van Meekeren took four wickets on the basis of brilliant bowling, which helped Netherlands win by 87 runs over Bangladesh. Half-century of Scott Edwards. helped the Dutch reach a competitive score of 229 in the first innings clash. But their bowling attack also took advantage of the favorable surface to complicate Bangladesh’s reply and the Tigers were all out for 142 runs. With the win, the Netherlands, who had earlier defeated South Africa in the event, moved up to eighth with four points. Reached the place. That left him ahead of Bangladesh and England, who have two points each. At the Eden Gardens, Netherlands captain Edwards won the toss and gave his team a chance to get on the board, but a steady fall of wickets helped Bangladesh win the match before the first innings. Controlled the match in part, with Taskin Ahmed particularly impressive. When the Netherlands were in trouble, Edwards led the way with a brilliant half-century to take his team to the total, keeping them in the game.And Paul Van Meekeren led the way with the ball for the Dutch, taking 4-23 as part of a bowling unit that increased the pressure on an under-performing Bangladesh team. The Tigers suffered early setbacks in search of 230 to win, Liton Das was out first, having scored three runs in 12 balls, caught behind off the bowling of Aryan Dutt. Fellow opener Tanjeed Hazan (15) was back in the dugout after just an over, caught behind the stumps again by Edwards. Bangladesh looked set to recover from early wickets, but suffered another blow when Paul van Meekeren dismissed Nazmul Hossain Shanto for 9, leaving the Tigers at 45/3. And it needed a significant rebuild. Netherlands’ pace remained sharp, as Shakib Al Hasan (5) and Mehidy Hasan Miraj (35) were both invaluable to leave Bangladesh at 69/5 and a few overs to avoid defeat. Something special was needed. Victory came a step closer when Mahedi Hasan was run out at the non-striker’s end, which made clear both the talent of the Dutch and the scrappy nature of Bangladesh that night. It seemed that Mahmudullah would finish in a special style, but Dutt took a brilliant catch off De Leede’s ball on 20 runs, due to which Netherlands seemed to be getting closer to victory. After the ninth wicket partnership, the last wicket fell soon. Ackerman bowled Mustafizur Rahman and Van Meekeren dismissed Taskin after just two balls. The Netherlands faltered early in their innings and lost both their openers early. Vikramjit Singh (3) hit a four through mid-off off Taskin Ahmed, while Max O’Dowd (0) took a single outside off and was caught in the slip off Shoriful Islam. After this, the experienced Wesley Barresi And Colin Ackerman handled the innings. Barresi in particular showed good aggression, hitting seven fours in the first powerplay. His run-a-ball cameo ended suddenly when a slower ball from Mustafizur Rahman had him caught, leaving the batsman out for 41. Ackerman’s anchoring innings ended when he scored 15 runs in 33 balls and swept the ball of Shakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh’s momentum continued, meanwhile Bas de Leede scored 17 runs and went away by giving the ball to the keeper off the ball of Taskin. , which did not give the umpire time to take a decision before returning to the pavilion. Edwards was eventually out after scoring an excellent 68 runs in 89 balls. Siebrand Engelbrecht (35) and Logan van Beek (23*) took the score past 200, so it wasn’t the end of the innings the Dutch were hoping for. Shakib Al Hasan took 1-37 from his ten tough overs , while four other bowlers took two wickets each – Taskin Ahmed (2-43), Shoriful Islam (2-51) Mustafizur Rahman (2-36) and Mahedi Hasan (2-40). Brief scores: Netherlands 50 overs All out for 229 (Scott Edwards 68, Wesley Barresi 41, Shoriful Islam 2-51, Taskin Ahmed 2-42, Mustafizur Rahman 2-36, Mahedi Hasan 2-40) left Bangladesh all out for 142 in 42.2 overs. Scored: (Mehdi) Hasan Miraj 35, Paul van Meekeren 4-23, Bas de Leede 2-25).–IANS

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